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Boom goes Bust: Dairy industry faces falling pricesJan 16, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- Milk sales set records in 2014, but plummeting prices are forcing some dairy farmers to spill the surplus down the drain. Already disheartened by the c...
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Extended Weather OutlookJan 16, 2015 8:00 am - Friday Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 5...
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Mary Jane AxleyJan 16, 2015 8:00 am - Mary Jane Axley was born on June 5, 1924 in Sunfield, Ill. and returned to the Lord on Jan. 14, 2015, at the age of 90, from Phoenix, Ariz. Mary Jane was the middle of...
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Winter weather causes traffic crashes in ChesterJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - Icy road conditions on Jan. 15 in Chester caused a pair of single-vehicle accidents, both of which involved a utility pole, a minute apart in different sections of the c...
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Hoelscher appointed EMA coordinatorJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- Former Randolph County Sheriff Mike Hoelscher was appointed to the Randolph County Emergency Management Agency on Friday by the Randolph County Board of Commi...
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County Board approves new contract for Care Center administratorJan 15, 2015 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in regular session at the Randolph County Courthouse on Friday, with a new contract for Randolph County Care Ce...
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Extended Weather OutlookJan 15, 2015 8:00 am - Thursday A 20 percent chance of snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 37. West southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Thursday Night Partly...
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Artistic anniversary of First Baptist Church in PinckneyvilleJan 15, 2015 8:00 am - Preparing to mark the 150th anniversary of Pinckneyville First Baptist Church has been a nostalgic adventure into the history of the church and the many faithful members...
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Tamaroa Board accepts bid for new pavilion roofJan 15, 2015 8:00 am - The Tamaroa Village Board accepted a bid for a new metal pavilion roof from Alvis Brothers for just under $6,000. Trustee Bill Place moved to take $3,000 from the Commun...
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Weather may allow concrete pouring at new hospitalJan 15, 2015 8:00 am - There has been no time lost due to weather on the construction of the new Pinckneyville Community Hospital. However, some outside concrete work has been delayed due to l...