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Teresa Jackson named hospital employee of the quarterAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Memorial Hospital CEO Brett Bollmann has named Teresa Jackson the Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter 2020. Teresa has worked at Memorial Hospital's Rural Hea...
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Bittersweet ceremony: Pat Knowles' final awards are handed out to Lady JacketsAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - The 2019-20 Lady Jackets basketball team gathered for one final time on Aug. 5, as Jannelle Knowles, widow of Coach Pat Knowles, joined with Coach Rick Powley to make a ...
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Fermentation Science Institute is now producing 'Saluki Sanitizer' for SIU campusAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - The mixture might not be barley and hops, yet the latest products of Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Fermentation Science Institute will serve a vital role on ...
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Chester council to build safety area for city hall employeesAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - The Chester City Council approved an $18,500 estimate from Liberty Glass to construct an Airlock/Safety area in the City Hall, to offer protection to employees behind th...
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Randolph County removed from state's COVID warning listAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - Randolph County has come off the Illinois Department of Public Health list warning list of counties, dropping out because the county no longer is missing the mark on two...
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LEAD LIKE A GIRL Marion Girl Scout to host summitAug 11, 2020 11:00 pm - MARION - Victoria Shore, Marion High School Senior and Juliette Ambassador of Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, is hosting the Lead Like a GIRL Summit, Sept. 5-7, to com...
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COVID-19 Update: Positivity rate stays at 4.1 percent as state reports 20 more deaths Southern Illinois, Metro East regions still have highest positivity ratesAug 11, 2020 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The state on Tuesday announced another 20 COVID-19-related deaths and 1,549 new confirmed cases of the virus. Three of those deaths are from the southern I...
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Fire closes the JALC campusAug 11, 2020 11:00 pm - CARTERVILLE - A fire on campus trapped two employees in an elevator and forced the evacuation and closure of John A. Logan College on Wednesday. According to Steve O'Kee...
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Show us your masks!Aug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Perry County readers: If you live or work in Perry County, we're inviting you to send us a closeup selfie of yourself or your family wearing masks and face coverings. Po...
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37 new COVID-19 cases and a second death in Perry CountyAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Thirty-seven new cases of coronavirus and a second death were reported to the Perry County Health Department on Saturday and Sunday (eight on Saturday and 29 on Sunday),...