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Chester FD's water rescue unit called for recovery assistJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Chester Fire Department's water rescue unit was called to the city's riverfront around 4 p.m. on Monday. Crews discovered that a white Dodge Ram 3500 haul...
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Presbyterians find few answers in congregational meeting SundayJan 19, 2015 8:00 am - Members of the First United Presbyterian Church in Du Quoin have hope, but few answers in the early going of whether their congregation can be sustained. "We are interes...
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Extended Weather OutlookJan 19, 2015 8:00 am - M.L.King Day Sunny, with a high near 53. Light south wind. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind. Tuesday A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Pa...
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A long & very special celebration in Du QuoinJan 18, 2015 11:00 pm - Twenty-eight traveling softball teams competed at the sixth annual girls' winter indoor softball tournament Saturday and Sunday at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quo...
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Don Koeneman passes away in BellevilleJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - One of Chester and Randolph County's prominent citizens has died. Former Randolph County State's Attorney Don Koeneman passed away Friday at age 80 at Memorial Hospital ...
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Steeleville Board of Education approves Columbia's Perandoe withdrawJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - STEELEVILLE -- The Steeleville District 138 Board of Education met in regular session on Monday at Steeleville High School with only one action item on its agenda. The b...
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Du Quoin school board cannot agree on filling the Rice vacancy; Regional superintendent Donna Boros to decideJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - The Du Quoin Board of Education emerged from an hour-long executive session Thursday night and announced it could not reach agreement on filling the vacancy of the late ...
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CHS begins online registration for 2015-16 school yearJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- On one side of the computer screen, there is a list of classes. Some are required, while some are electives. Students can then pick their classes for the upco...
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Firefighters' quick knock-down saves most of Division St. apartment complexJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - It was only three minutes from the time the Emergency 911 call came in that a 749 N Division St. apartment complex was on fire until the time Du Quoin firefighters began...
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Pinckneyville police officer Gary Remer takes his own lifeJan 17, 2015 10:00 pm - A 29-year-old Pinckneyville police officer was found dead at his home across from the Pinckneyville Community High School on the city's east side Sunday morning. Officer...