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District 300 hopeful saliva tests for COVID will be available soonSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Du Quoin Unit District 300 has reached out to the University of Illinois in hopes of obtaining the SHIELD saliva tests that can determine within 24 hours if a student ha...
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Letter to the editor: U.S. must do more to strengthen power grid against attackSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - To the editor: We must do more to strengthen our power grid against an electromagnetic pulse event. Such an event can result from an attack by terrorists or by another c...
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CHS girls volleyball: team opens conference play with sweep of SpartaSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester High School Lady Jacket Volleyball Team split the last two games of Week 4 with a loss to the Gibault Lady Hawks and a sweep of the Sparta Lady Bulldogs in t...
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CGS students honored for characterSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Twelve CGS students have received the first Character Awards for the 2021-22 school year. Winners are Penelope Benson, Blake Brown, Hope Calvin, Jackson Conway, Wyatt Cu...
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'Welcome Home' planned for Veterans Honor FlightSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - MARION - After the cancellation of Honor Flights during the 2020 pandemic, the Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois will be flying again next week. "Community supp...
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CHS football: Week 4 Yellow Jackets buzz by Sparta in conference openerSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Chester opened its conference play against an old rival on Friday, leading Sparta 35-0 at halftime and wrapping up the game 48-6. Chester and Sparta both joined the Caho...
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Hamilton County's Jeff Fetcho is Egyptian Superintendent of the YearSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - Hamilton County Unit District No. 10 Superintendent Jeff Fetcho has been named the 2021-22 Superintendent of the Year by the Egyptian division of the Illinois Associatio...
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Du Quoin football: Indians lose barnburner with less than two minutes leftSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - In a game that saw no fewer than eight lead changes, it was Carterville that ultimately came from behind to beat Du Quoin 28-26 Friday night in the Lions Den. "It was a ...
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Local Comic Con draws fans from across regionSep 21, 2021 1:00 am -
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Du Quoin area briefs: JALC wins literacy grant; Metro East Boeing gets Navy contractSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - JALC program wins adult literacy grant John A. Logan College and the Monroe-Randolph Regional Office of Education received part of $5.6 million in adult literacy grants ...