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Extended Weather OutlookSep 23, 2014 9:00 am - Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Tuesday Night Clear, with a low around 47. East northeast wind around 5 mph becomi...
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Pool report spawns much opinion on facility's futureSep 22, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- As expected, the results of the Burbach Aquatics' inspection report on Chester Municipal Pool was discussed at length on social media. The report estimated co...
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Bond Monument rededicated in grand fashionSep 22, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The ceremonial scissors were put to good use on Sept. 21, as the Shadrach Bond Monument was rededicated in a formal ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery. Originally...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - Monday Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light northeast wind. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 72. East...
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Indian Pride weekend, budget, parents dropping children off at football games discussed by boardSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - The Du Quoin Board of Education Thursday expressed concerns about parents dropping children off at Du Quoin football games and leaving them there largely unsupervised. T...
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Albert Jean YatesSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - Albert Jean 'Gene' Yates, 89, of Elkville, passed away at 7:27 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Gene was a successful farm...
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Everette SchumaierSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - Everette "Gene" Schumaier, age 87, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at 4:40 p.m. in Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Ill. Gene was bor...
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Retired Du Quoin public works director city council candidateSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - Dale Spencer, 67, of 515 Hope Street in Du Quoin, who served on the city council from 1997 to 1999 and for 13 years was the city's public works director, today announced...
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Seen-on-Scene: Carson and Barnes CircusSep 20, 2014 11:00 pm -
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Carson and Barnes Circus makes positive impressionSep 20, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Carson and Barnes Circus came and went on Sept. 17 and reaction to its visit has been primarily positive. "I couldn't be more pleased," said Chester Mayor...