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SIU delivers first batch of key COVID-19 test substanceApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - A team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this week delivered its first round of a key substance needed for COVID-19 tests to health authorities in Springfield. ...
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SIU alumni pony up to help current students hurt by pandemicApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - More than $240,000 has been collected by the SIU Foundation to help SIU students who are in financial crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many college students are curr...
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Gilster Mary-Lee closes Chester cake-mix plant for 2 weeksApr 19, 2020 1:00 am - Gilster Mary-Lee Corp. voluntarily closed the Chester cake-mix plant on Saturday, and it will remain closed for two weeks due to reported positive COVID-19 cases in the ...
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Shelter Insurance makes donation to help southern Illinois foster familiesApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - Southern Illinois Shelter Insurance Agent Merissa Madden has announced a $1,000 donation to the Foster Family Resource Center of Southern Illinois in an effort to assist...
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It's final: 2019-2020 school year will end remotelyApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday announced Illinois' public and private schools will remain closed for the rest of the school year. "Folks, I've said time and ...
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Doing what she loves, at a place she loves: John A. Logan College names Outstanding Full-time Faculty Member for 2020Apr 16, 2020 11:00 pm - CARTERVILLE - Assistant Professor of Biology and Life and Physical Science Department Chair, Cheryl Thomas has been named the 2020 Outstanding Full-time Faculty Member a...
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Local educator uses 'pandemic time' to organize a half-century of memoriesApr 16, 2020 11:00 pm - HERRIN - Karen Sala has spent many of her "shelter in place" hours organizing photos and mementos from her 53-year teaching career. "I'm trying to fill dead time," said ...
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Maintaining mental health amid COVID-19 pandemic Lawmakers, experts talk concerns, resources, ways to copeApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers put mental health on center stage Wednesday during a virtual town hall in which medical professionals offered advice to Illinoisans struggl...
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Du Quoin schools change Grab & Go scheduleApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Effective Monday, April 20, the Du Quoin schools will change their schedule for curbside pickup of the Grab & Go bags, the cold breakfasts and lunches that the district ...
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Du Quoin briefs: Businesses apply for funds; lights go on Friday at Van Metre FieldApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Local businesses apply for funds As of Monday, 35 to 40 Du Quoin businesses had applied with the city of Du Quoin for the Downstate Small Business Stabilization program,...