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With money tight, Du Quoin council debates new backhoeFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - What the city of Du Quoin should - and shouldn't - spend money on in these lean times is behind the ongoing debate over a backhoe. Commissioner Chuck Genesio, whose area...
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'Hospital transformation' plan will put money into critical access hospitalsFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - On one of the last days of the lame duck session, lawmakers passed a sweeping piece of bipartisan legislation that revamps how hospital services are delivered throughout...
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Perry County sentencesFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - Perry County State's Attorney David H. Searby Jr. announces the following sentences to the Illinois Department of Corrections in January 2021. Kenneth E. Ferguson, 58, ...
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Du Quoin police sergeants want to join unionFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - The Du Quoin Police Department's four sergeants are petitioning the Illinois Labor Relations Board to be included in the collective bargaining unit that includes the cit...
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Local author's book tells where to find the birdsJan 31, 2021 10:00 pm - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Former southern Illinois native Henry Detwiler knows a thing or two about birds. Detwiler, who now lives in Yuma, Arizona, has been an avid birder si...
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The American woodcock is a truly unusual birdJan 31, 2021 10:00 pm - The woodcock is an odd-looking brown bird, with an oversized head, thick neck, a long stout bill, rounded wings, and a short body. Native lore says that after the creato...
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SIU celebrates Black History Month with special events in FebruaryJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - SIU is recognizing Black History Month with a blend of special events with a purpose in February. "Black History Month is about more than recognizing the struggles Afric...
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Du Quoin area students named to JALC President's, Vice President's listsJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - Each semester, full-time students with 4.0 grade-point averages are recognized on the John A. Logan College President's list. Full-time students with grade-point average...
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Elks offer free children's orthopedic clinicJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - The South District Elks Lodges in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children's Care Corp. will sponsor a free children's orthopedic assessment clinic on Feb. 26 at Mars...
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Motherhood and children are indispensableJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - Greetings from Faith Lutheran Church in Eldorado, St. Paul writes, "On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable," (1 Corinthians 12...