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By Christi Mathis CARBONDALE – When the midday sun goes black during the April 8 eclipse, there’s no place Doris Marlin and family members from far and wide would rather be than Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Three generations of the John Carl Marlin family will be attending the eclipse at SIU. Back row, from left,

CHESTER – February is American Heart Health Month, and each year Memorial Hospital hosts their annual Go Red for Women Event. This year’s event at the Chester County Club was on Thursday, February 22 and titled, “Take Charge of Your Heart Health”. With heart disease being the leading cause of death in women in the

CHESTER – Chester Grade School honored 16 students Friday February 23 with “HIVE” character awards for demonstrating respect, responsibility, safety, and/or Empathy.   Each student received a certificate and his or her name was announced over the CGS Public Address System.     (Front row, sitting, left to right) are Wyatt Dillman, Rhett Kennedy, and