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Extended Weather OutlookOct 27, 2014 9:00 am - Monday Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a light south wind becoming south southwest 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Monday Night...
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Planned FFA 'Plow Day' Nov. 1 cancelled; too much work left to do in the fieldsOct 27, 2014 9:00 am - Joel Vancil of the Du Quoin FFA Alumni Association announced over the weekend that the planned Saturday, Nov. 1 "plow day" to benefit the FFA has been cancelled "due to ...
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Mayor Duncan wants Amtrak station project to be shovel-readyOct 27, 2014 9:00 am - Amtrak is pressuring communities with passenger stops to buy into its goal of rebranding its image and functionality by constructing new passenger stations. For small co...
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Old Glory comes to ChesterOct 26, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- With much fanfare, the American flag crossed the Chester Bridge on Oct. 23, completing another leg of the Old Glory Coast-to-Coast tour that started on Sept. ...
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Seen-on-Scene: Spook WalkOct 26, 2014 11:00 pm - St. Mary's Catholic Grade School in Chester sponsored a Spook Walk on Sunday at Chester High School's track and field complex. Children came dressed in costume to promot...
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County Board approves engineer's study on courthouse repairsOct 25, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- During its scheduled meeting on Friday, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with Honeywell Business Solutions fo...
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Chester football earns share of BDC titleOct 25, 2014 11:00 pm - For the third straight year, Chester has claimed at least a share of the Black Diamond Conference title. Blake Eggemeyer's 1-yard run with nine seconds left propelled Ch...
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Carroll Ray BridgesOct 24, 2014 9:00 am - Carroll Ray "Rocky" Bridges, 76, of Chester, Ill., passed away on at 2:55 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 at his residence in Chester, Ill. Rocky was born to Leslie and ...
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Extended Weather OutlookOct 24, 2014 9:00 am - Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South southwe...
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Breathing Better: Marshall Browning staff celebrates Respiratory WeekOct 24, 2014 9:00 am - Oct. 19-25 is Respiratory Care Week, a week set aside to recognize respiratory therapists for their hard work and dedication. "The respiratory therapists at Marshall Bro...