News
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Timeline established in superintendent searchOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - With the school year nearly three months old, the Chester District 139 Board of Education met in special session Wednesday to hammer out some details regarding its super...
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Du Quoin chamber rethinks projectsOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - The Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce Wednesday night filled slots on its board of directors and put some of its major projects of the year on the table for possible makeover...
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Cooper B-Line welcomes new plant managerOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Perry County residents are proud to welcome 42-year-old John Dimos as the new plant manager of Cooper B-Line Industries of Pinckneyville, formerly GS Metals. In 2007, B-...
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Indian Pride Weekend October 10 & 11Oct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - The Indian Pride Weekend has been developed to provide a number of events to raise funds for the District #300 Educational Foundation and District #300 Athletic program....
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CHS boys golf finishes second at Pinckneyville RegionalOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Led by Chester High School junior Baylee Modglin, the Yellow Jacket boys golf team finished runner-up at the Class 1A Pinckneyville Regional on Tuesday at the Red Hawk C...
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The ability to see it clearly; Marshall Browning hosting elderly blind programOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Marshall Browning Estates, an independent living community located on the campus of Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin, will host a free Elderly Blind Program for th...
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Long Night: Six inch water main break on Line StreetOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - A major 4:30 p.m. break in a six-inch water line at the corner of South Line and East South Street across from the Du Quoin High School took four hours to repair Tuesday...
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Randolph County state's attorney case updatesOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - People v. Robert L. James: On September 10, Robert L. James, 38, of Desoto, Mo., pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of fleeing/eluding a police officer before the H...
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Water line break and can't find a shutoffOct 06, 2015 11:00 pm - This is what happened. A six-inch water main breaks on the corner across from the high school. A small river of water flows north on Line Street from the underground bre...
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Norm Hill to retire as assistant fair managerOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - The retirement of longtime Du Quoin State Fair Assistant Manager Norm Hill on Dec. 31 leaves both a gaping hole in the fair's staffing, but moreover is historically sign...