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First of 10,000 donated masks arrive in regionJul 18, 2020 1:00 am -
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Du Quoin students return to school Aug. 17; 'blended' schedule at least through Labor DayJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Du Quoin students will return to class on Aug. 17, and will receive three days of instruction each week, with the other two days reserved for homework, District 300 admi...
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Student tests negative for COVID-19; football practice resumes SaturdayJul 17, 2020 1:00 am - Du Quoin Indians football workouts will resume Saturday, now that a student-athlete feared to have COVID-19 has tested negative for the virus. Players and coaches had ju...
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Local group is seizing opportunity to triple donationsJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Most people would immediately jump on the opportunity to triple their money. The Friends of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is offering that op...
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Du Quoin suspends football practice for second timeJul 15, 2020 1:00 am - Du Quoin Unit District 300 has suspended football team workouts for a second time, after one student-athlete reported Tuesday he was ill. Superintendent Matt Hickam said...
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Bost promotes bill to expand commercial truck parking areasJul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - MARION - There needs to be more parking available for commercial truckers, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost believes, and he's pushing legislation to fund it. "As many of you know, I...
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Egyptian Seniors Golf Association announces eventsJul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - The Egyptian Seniors Golf Association has set its schedule for next week. On Monday, July 20, the ESGA golf round will take place at the Franklin Cou...
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State agencies will now decide when prep sports returnJul 14, 2020 11:00 pm - The Illinois High School Association announced Tuesday it will defer to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois State Board of Education and the governor's of...
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Du Quoin athletes return to workoutsJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Football conditioning and some workouts have resumed at Du Quoin High School after a nearly two-week hiatus that was called June 30 after one player tested positive for ...
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More responses on the future of 'DQ Joe'Jul 14, 2020 1:00 am - LETTERS It's time to put DQ Joe in the museum To the editor: As a native of Du Quoin and graduate of the DTHS class of 1963, I am writing in support of Martha Malan's pr...