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From 'swamper' to author Roger Peach regales us with true tales of bygone Du Quoin State FairsAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - Where would you find raging bulls, carny confrontations and forced fairground haircuts? At the Du Quoin State Fair in the late 1960s and early 1970s, says an author who ...
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Dear parents: An open letter from Harrisburg Middle SchoolAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - Thank you HMS Parents: I would like to thank all the parents of Harrisburg Middle School students for their response to the emergency closing of school on Friday. I know...
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JALC volleyball season set to begin Friday at Missouri tourneyAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - CARTERVILLE - John A. Logan College volleyball is gearing up for a new season with a veteran team that will face a very tough schedule. "We have 10 sophomores and that r...
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Logan to host fall hoops league for high schoolersAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - CARTERVILLE - Only a few openings remain for the John A. Logan College men's basketball fall league. The popular event is for high school players from the classes of 202...
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Former Vols seeing the world with new teamsAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - CARTERVILLE - As the new school year begins, three former John A. Logan College basketball players are seeing the world with their new teams. Jonah Jackson of Drake Univ...
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Scalise tells Illinois Republicans they can come back; U.S. House Republican whip gives keynote speech at State Fair's Republican DayAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - One of the top Republican leaders in the U.S. House told the Illinois GOP Thursday that the state party can rebound, despite its devastating losses in the ...
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Back to school in PinckneyvilleAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - PINCKNEYVILLE - In addressing the whole school to start the 2019 Back to School Bash, PCHS Principal Tony Wilson encouraged students to get involved, to be a part of the...
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Harrisburg girls will make return trip to Adidas/Civic Memorial ShootoutAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - The Harrisburg girls' basketball team will be making a return trip to the Civic Memorial High School/Adidas Shootout. Harrisburg will take on Rochester at 1:30 p.m. on D...
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Miners suffer heartbreaking loss to Joliet Slammers take two of three to win seriesAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - JOLIET - The Southern Illinois Miners had a 5-1 early lead on the Joliet Slammers on Sunday afternoon, then a 9-8 lead late in the contest, but lost both in a 10-9 defea...
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Threshing show celebrates 60 years at Perry County FairgroundsAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - PINCKNEYVILLE - The 60th Annual Steam, Gas, and Threshing Show put on by the American Thresherman Association filled the Perry County Fairgrounds to overflowing levels l...