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Pinckneyville schools will resume all in-school on MondayAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Unlike Du Quoin, which is approaching the start of the 2020-21 school year with a blended approach of both in-school and remote learning, Pinckneyville Community High Sc...
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Chester City Council says major work expected at Cole ParkAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - The city of Chester is working to fix the ball diamond at Cole Park, which suffered the most erosion from the excessive rain this past spring and last fall - including l...
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Involuntary manslaughter charges filed in death of Du Quoin manAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - A Carterville man accused of pushing a Du Quoin man to his death in Carbondale last month now faces charges that include involuntary manslaughter. Jackson County State's...
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The 20,000-year-old man: 'Toar' is coming to the Popeye Character TrailAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Elzie Segar was truly a man with an amazing imagination. We know that many of his characters were inspired by people in his hometown of Chester. He also was fascinated w...
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So far, so good: Classes open Monday for roughly half the Du Quoin student bodyAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Du Quoin Unit District 300 opened for classes on Monday with few problems, Superintendent Matt Hickam said. "It went better than I thought," Hickam said Monday afternoon...
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48 new cases of COVID in Perry County since late last weekAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Forty-eight new cases of coronavirus and one additional death have been reported in the last seven days in Perry County - including 20 cases that were identified in one ...
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Bob Welker given Rotary's highest honorAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Chester Rotarian Bob Welker, the owner of Rozier's Country Market, has been named a Paul Harris Fellow, the highest honor given by Rotary International. Welker was honor...
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CHS Cross Country gets off and running next weekAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - The 2020 edition of Chester High School cross country is a little beefed up this fall, since football and volleyball have been moved to the spring and several athletes h...
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JALC is open with remote learning in place after opening day fireAug 17, 2020 11:00 pm - John A. Logan College is open, but all classes will continue remote learning through at least Aug. 21 following a fire on the first day of school last Wednesday that sen...