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Local COVID-19 cases are on the riseAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker didn't mince words this week when describing the rising tide of COVID-19 in Carbondale and Jackson County. "It's worse than in Chicago," Pritzker said...
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Cleaning your mask is as important as wearing itAug 06, 2020 11:00 pm - Jim Dawe knows the importance of wearing a mask. "I've been doing it for a long time," said Dawe, a local retired career Army veteran. "What I didn't know was exactly h...
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The Pavilion to host 'Food Truck Fridays and Movies on the Lawn'Aug 06, 2020 11:00 pm - MARION - With many venues closed or operating at limited capacity due to social distancing measures, finding something to do is not an easy task in southern Illinois. Fo...
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On the Trail: Let leaves enrich your backyard parkAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - It's sort of crazy that by the end of fall, in many suburban landscapes, you can barely tell that trees ever had any leaves at all. Of course, this time of year the fore...
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2020 and the baseball season from hellAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - I've been a die-hard baseball fan since I saw my first Pittsburgh Pirates game in 1948. I've seen baseball played at its best and at its worst, but in over 70 years of ...
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On the Trail: The fall color show is underwayAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - Fall is a great time to get outside and go for a hike! The temperatures are cooler, the bugs are fewer, and the poison ivy has started to turn bright red, making it much...
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Birth noticesAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - The following births were reported at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. October 14 Charis and Aaron Beard of Marion, a daughter, Violet Sharonda and Kristopher Marshall...
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Birth noticesAug 06, 2020 12:00 am - The following births were reported at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. January 13 Shelby Trammel and Micah Foster of Harrisburg, a son, Declan; grandparents Sarah Hatch...
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Pet of the weekAug 06, 2020 12:00 am - Juniper is a 1-year-old girl who is quite the beauty queen. She enjoys exploring and would love a house where she can search all the nooks and crannies. ...
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Steeleville Area Nutrition SiteAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - The Steeleville Area Nutrition Site, 107 W. Broadway, Steeleville, is serving meals Monday through Friday; closed holidays. During the COVID-19 crisis meals can be picke...