News
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New Wave rates going up again in NovemberOct 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Citing the cost of its investment in fiber optic technology and the growing cost of programing, New Wave Communications is telling customers in this market that it will ...
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Street commissioner: Critics need to 'get glad' with hands-on approachOct 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Looking for a hero. We may have found one in Commissioner Chuck Genesio who said he has fielded some criticism for his hands-on approach as commissioner in getting down ...
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Culley tries to tap Pinckneyville for soup kitchen supportOct 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Least of the Brethren Ministry founder and president George Culley Monday night asked the Pinckneyville City Council to support his plan to turn the vacated Pinckneyvill...
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Recycling Blanca's Corner: Alongi wants repairs made and the barricades downOct 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi says that after a year and a half of a sidewalk being closed, he wants to take whatever steps are necessary to take down the orange barrels an...
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'Employ Illinois' new Du Quoin Evening Call sectionOct 26, 2015 11:00 pm - A regular section premieres Friday to assist Southern Illinois' growing job market. As unemployment rates dropped in September in most counties in Southern Illinois -- w...
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Benson's Wine Bar to host 'Tap Takeover'Oct 25, 2015 11:00 pm - Benson's Wine Bar in Chester will be hosting a unique event on Friday. The establishment will be holding a "Tap Takeover" with Du Quoin-based St. Nicholas Brewing Compan...
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Dunning and Kattenbraker advance to sectionalsOct 25, 2015 11:00 pm - The Chester High School cross country teams competed in the Class 1A Chester Regional on October 24 at the Randolph County Conservation Area course. "Our kids were exc...
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State Street incident ruled suicideOct 25, 2015 11:00 pm - A Sunday afternoon incident on State Street near Hillcrest Drive has been ruled a suicide, according to Randolph County Coroner Randy Dudenbostel. Officers with the Ches...
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Old Glory returns to ChesterOct 25, 2015 11:00 pm - The second annual Old Glory Coast-to-Coast Relay, put on by Team Red, White, and Blue, made an overnight stop in Chester on Saturday. Team RWB is a nonprofit organizatio...
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Please, don't burn leaves in ditches and streetsOct 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Du Quoin City Hall is appealing to local residents NOT to burn your leaves in streetside ditches are in the streets and alleys. Doing so fills ditches with debris and cr...