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Baby birds a cause for joy all summerJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Spring and summer are the seasons when birds across the United States settle down to breed. During this time of year you'll hear many of them singing in an attempt to at...
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Facebook reaction to the question of DQ JoeJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Plenty of you have had opinions on the suggestion by 1964 Du Quoin High School graduate that the "Crazy Indian" mascot, or "DQ Joe," is a relic of the 1950s and should b...
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Du Quoin briefs: Used book sale, shop local event both on July 25Jul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Used book sale in Keyes Park July 25 The Du Quoin Public Library and Marshall Browning Hospital will co-host a book sale, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 25 in ...
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NJCAA Basketball Schedule Pushed To 2021Jul 09, 2020 11:00 pm - You can call it fickle. You can call it indecisive or you can call it what Kyle Smithpeters does: a headache. In mid-June the NJCAA released a new start schedule for col...
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District 95 to require masks this fallJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - District 95 schools will reopen for in-person learning in the autumn, but everyone will be required to wear masks due to the continuing threat of COVID-19. "All the indi...
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SIU continues adding to hoops rosterJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - SIU men's basketball coach Bryan Mullins thinks the attitude of a basketball recruit is sometimes more important to their fit in a program than their game-day stats. Mul...
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Student project part of PBS film festivalJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Voting starts next week for the 2020 PBS Short Film Festival, which features a film by two SIU cinema and photography students. "Do Not Disturb," a film by Mackenzie Ro...
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Free webinars aimed at helping local businesses with reopening issuesJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - SIU's Small Business Development Center is hosting two virtual workshops this month to help companies with human resource concerns as their businesses adapt and start to...
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Survey: Should our kids go back to school next month?Jul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Currently, there is a lot of uncertainty about children returning to the classroom in August. We're looking for a broad spectrum of thoughts from parents in Perry County...
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Poshard Foundation receives 'Neighborly' awardJul 08, 2020 11:00 pm - With a mission of helping abused, abandoned and neglected children in southern Illinois, the Poshard Foundation for Abused Children has been bridging gaps and caring for...