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Perfect weather, perfect numbers: Du Quoin State Fair sees its best opening since at least 2010Aug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Not all of the numbers are in, but from those that are it can be said that the Du Quoin State Fair is off to its best start in at least the past five years. "This is ver...
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Blechle is promoted to Dean of Students at CHSAug 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Jeremy Blechle is by no means a stranger to Chester High School, but he recently took the reins of a new position at CHS with the beginning of the school year. Blechle, ...
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Marshall Browning administrator resignsAug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - The Marshall Browning Hospital Board of Directors has never strayed from the hospital's mission--provide quality hometown healthcare on a modern campus with an eye towar...
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Fast times, kids, music and unions: welcome to the fair!Aug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Illinois bred harness horses routinely shaved three to five seconds off their personal best records on the lightning fast Magic Mile at the Du Quoin State Fair. A millio...
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It's not your grandfather's ride; 'The Virus' part of a growing computer driven carnivalAug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - The midway at the Du Quoin State Fair is no longer your grandfather's carnival. Late last week, Freddie Miller of Miller's Spectacular Shows wasn't waiting on a case of ...
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County Board proclaims Retired Teachers' DayAug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - With a light agenda on the schedule last Friday, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners proclaimed Sept. 1 as Retired Teachers' Day in the county. Several local memb...
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Randolph County State's Attorney case updatesAug 29, 2015 11:00 pm - People v. Courtney L. Ray: On August 13, 19-year-old Courtney L. Ray, of Evansville, pled guilty to the offense of residential burglary before the Honorable Gene G...
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Defense, Berner power Chester past FairfieldAug 28, 2015 11:00 pm - EDITOR'S NOTE: See more pictures of the game in the Herald Tribune's "10 Best" gallery in our photos section online. Chester got the start it wanted to in jumping out to...
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Chester BOE deadlocks on Cohen projectAug 27, 2015 11:00 pm - What seemed like a sure thing weeks ago dissipated into a deadlocked vote during a special meeting of the Chester District 139 Board of Education on Thursday. With a 3-3...
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Wally's burnsAug 26, 2015 11:00 pm - EDITOR'S NOTE: To see more photos of the fire, visit the Herald Tribune's photos section. Video is also available on the newspaper's Facebook page. Six chairs, a table ...