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Field named District 95 board presidentApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Raising the gavel over her head, and paraphrasing Mark Twain saying she was "astonished and honored," Catherine Field took her seat last week as president of the Carbond...
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Du Quoin council finalizes reinstatement of raisesApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - The Du Quoin City Council, as expected, reinstated on Monday the 2021 raises for the city's laborers and nonunion workers. City workers who agreed to take a pay freeze a...
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City extends Kids Korner lease for another yearApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - The Kids Korner child care facility that adjoins Turley Park will remain in that spot at least a little longer following discussion this week by the Carbondale City Coun...
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Division and North now a full four-way stopApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - The intersection of Division and North streets in Du Quoin is now a full four-way stop, instead of the two-way stop that was there before. An additional two stop signs h...
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Remembering Carbondale's Neil DillardApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - It was a perfect attendance streak like no other. When Neil Dillard concluded his 16-year tenure as mayor of Carbondale in 2003, he ended the longest mayoral reign in th...
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Jerome Busler Gholson of McLeansboroApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Jerome Busler Gholson, age 85, longtime owner and operator of Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro and Dahlgren. ...
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Chamber to hand out annual awards at May luncheonApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - With its annual dinner earlier this year canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce still plans to honor the accomplishments and contr...
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Ferrell Hospital demolishes antiquated section of hospitalApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - ELDORADO - Workers continue to remove old parts of Ferrell Hospital no longer in use. The section of the hospital was the oldest part of the building, erected in 1928. A...
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Cairo port project shows the good side of politicsApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - It's very easy to pick on politics. Late-night comedians offer stories of political missteps by politicians as an everyday part of their featured broadcasts. Newspaper e...
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