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Ramona June StotlarAug 25, 2014 9:00 am - Ramona June Stotlar, age 80, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014 at 5:35 a.m. in her home, surrounded by her family. Ramona was born on Aug....
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'Nothing short of remarkable'Aug 24, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- With the 2014-15 school year only two days old, State Rep. Jerry Costello II (D-Smithton) returned to Chester on Aug. 21 to take a tour of the construction wo...
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Chester School Board hears curriculum presentationAug 22, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- With the 2014-15 school year only a few days old, the Chester CUSD 139 school board met in the band room at Chester Grade School for its monthly meeting on Au...
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Chester freshmen begin 2014 season with new staffAug 22, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- With a new staff and new jerseys, the Chester freshman football program heads into the 2014 season in the midst of one of its most successful stretch runs in ...
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Extended Weather OutlookAug 22, 2014 9:00 am - Friday Sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Saturday Sunny, with a hi...
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A Job Well Done: Randee Slover Celebrating 40th Year as Fair Acres Nursing Home AdministratorAug 22, 2014 9:00 am - A great healthcare career was celebrated on Wednesday as the staff at Fair Acres Nursing Home and the home's owner--Jamestown Management of Carbondale--came together to ...
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Elverado High School students taking the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” at 2:30 p.m. todayAug 22, 2014 9:00 am - Unless you've been living under a rock, you've seen the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge sweep the internet, prompting millions of people from Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy to Der...
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Perry County Board passes resolution opposing EPA coal plant proposalAug 22, 2014 9:00 am - Former Perry County Clerk Kevin Kern, now Chief of Staff for Congressman Bill Enyart (IL-12), asked the Perry County Board to pass a resolution opposing the EPA's propos...
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Perry County Board to go on record today opposing EPA's recent clean power plant planAug 21, 2014 9:00 am - The Perry County Board of Commissioners today will go on record opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plant Plan. Thee will be a formal r...
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Don't be afraid of the heat as 92nd fair opensAug 21, 2014 9:00 am - You can't ignore the National Weather Service's weekend heat advisory for Southern Illinois, but you don't have to stay away from the opening of he 92nd Du Quoin State F...