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After 30+ year absence, Miss Du Quoin pageant is backJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Rachel Marks has been appearing in scholarship pageants since she was 16, but on Wednesday she had maybe one of her proudest moments yet - and she wasn't competing. Mark...
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Chester boys basketball: Carterville wins, 50-43, over JacketsJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - A cold shooting day for the Yellow Jackets and a hot day for Carterville's top scorer led to a 7-point loss for Chester in a nonconference game Jan. 11 at home. The game...
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Perry County still waiting for its first cannabis dispensaryJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Perry County Board Chairman Dallas Bigham watched with interest on Jan. 1 as crowds swarmed the new recreational marijuana dispensaries in Marion, Harrisburg and Anna, a...
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Du Quoin Indians have Friday night showdown with 16-3 NashvilleJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - After winning their first conference game at Sparta, the Du Quoin Indians are coming off two hard losses to Mascoutah and Anna-Jonesboro and have the league-leading Nash...
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Du Quoin girls basketball Lady Indians in middle of tough stretchJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - A week ago the Lady Indians were sitting pretty, having won three of four games. But Du Quoin then faced three of the top teams in the region and came away with only thr...
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Popeye Trail statues to get their own QR codesJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - The Chester City Council opened 2020 with news that the city's Beautification/Tourism Committee will buy QR codes for all the Popeye Character Trail statues. The codes w...
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Du Quoin mobile market distributes more than 7,000 pounds of foodJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - The line of cars stretched nearly out of the parking lot and onto Washington Street Monday, as people patiently waited for the basic food supplies being offered by the W...
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Hemp processing facility opening in Du Quoin by springJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - A hemp processing facility is under construction and planning to open in the Du Quoin Industrial Park this spring, bringing with it 30-40 "living wage" jobs with benefit...
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CHS Class of 2020 boasts nine Illinois State ScholarsJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - "We are very proud of our students here at CHS. We are especially proud of this exceptional group of young men and women who have gone above and beyond to represent our ...
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Murphysboro mayor drops out of GOP statehouse raceJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Murphysboro Mayor Will Stephens has dropped out of the Republican primary for the 115th state House seat after his petitions were challenged by a rival. Stephens, who wa...