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Buy-a-Farm owner grand marshal of fair paradeAug 24, 2015 11:00 pm - With the Du Quoin State Fair's opening only four days away, one of its most prominent livestock sponsors -- Wayne Keller of nearby Steeleville -- has been named grand ma...
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Veterans ride to take place SundayAug 24, 2015 11:00 pm - A benefit ride for the Wounded Warrior Project will take place Sunday starting at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta. Coordinated by Joseph Price, all...
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Business as usualAug 23, 2015 11:00 pm - The mood was festive on Monday at the Chester Senior Center. More than three weeks after the facility closed due to lack of funds related to the state's budget impasse, ...
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Retirements, contract extensions in Dist. 300Aug 22, 2015 11:00 pm - The Du Quoin Board of Education late last week accepted five letters of planned retirement in District 300 and approved extended contracts for key administrative personn...
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Dist. 300 eyes first balanced budget in past four yearsAug 22, 2015 11:00 pm - The Du Quoin Board of Education could see its first balanced budget in four years. The board approved the tentative 2015-2016 school year budget on Thursday night. Accor...
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CHS Band prepares for halftime field showsAug 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Chester High School Band Director Steve Colonel held the Marching Yellow Jackets Band Camp August 3-5 in preparation for the upcoming CHS football season and correspondi...
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Chester BOE tables Cohen Complex agreementAug 20, 2015 11:00 pm - The intergovernmental agreement between the Chester District 139 Board of Education and the City of Chester is not quite ready. During the BOE's meeting last Thursday, I...
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CAMP COUNTDOWN: Chester line readying for Soup Game debutAug 20, 2015 11:00 pm - With the season opener a week away, the Chester High School football team heads into Soup Game tonight eager to give the fans a taste of what they can expect after an El...
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Chester BOE discusses cutsAug 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Forced to deploy a deficit reduction plan, the Chester District 139 Board of Education presented the first look at what that may look like on Thursday during its regular...
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Two-vehicle accident closes Chester BridgeAug 19, 2015 11:00 pm - A two-vehicle accident last Thursday morning closed the Chester Bridge for about an hour. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, 24-year-old Che...