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Ben Hunter heads for homeAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - A popular history teacher and coach at Chester High School will not be returning this fall. Instead, Ben Hunter has accepted a position teaching and coaching at Kewanee ...
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Marshall Browning introduces improved Emergency Department waiting areaAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin opened the doors to its new Emergency Department waiting room on Friday, the end to a highly-anticipated four-month project that e...
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Chester food pantry serves 333 individuals in JulyAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Chester Area Christian Food Pantry held its July 2021 Mobile Market on July 28 at the Cohen Recreation Complex parking lot. The event got an early 8 a.m. start to tr...
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Local team in hunt for Colt World Series championshipAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The Marion baseball team was on the verge Monday night of winning a place in Tuesday's Colt World Series final, being hosted by Rent One Park in Marion. After beating Br...
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Four scholarships for CHS grad ShinabargarAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Katie Shinabargar, a 2021 CHS graduate, was recently presented with several scholarships: the Bud Cohen American Legion Scholarship; the Chester VFW Scholarship; the Sch...
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Perry County heroes among those honored at 'Run For The Fallen'Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The first time Marla and Dan Uhles heard about the Run For The Fallen was the year it began - 2009, five years after their son, Marine Lance Cpl. Drew Uhles was killed i...
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Chester City Council Homeowner says city has responsibility to fix his streetAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Chester resident Gary Stull came back to the Chester City Council meeting on Monday, armed with maps he says he got from the Randolph County Clerk's office that show the...
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Secretary of State expands online driver's license and ID card renewalsAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is launching a comprehensive plan to address the heavy customer volume at Driver Services facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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State prefers masks in schools - Du Quoin holding off for presentAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Du Quoin school officials are watching the uptick in COVID-19 cases with concern, but are so far not changing their plans that call for students to return to class in mi...
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Beta Delta gets personal tour of Beers' new greenhouseAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Members of Beta Delta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International were pleased to finally hold an in-person chapter meeting. The meeting featured a tour of the ne...