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Free dental care, vision screenings at 'Give Kids a Smile Day' March 1Feb 13, 2019 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE - The annual "Give Kids A Smile Day" at Southern Illinois University has an additional purpose this year - free vision screenings. The March 1 event is provid...
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Man charged with making 11 bomb threatsFeb 13, 2019 10:00 pm - An Elkville man now faces 11 felony charges after he allegedly made a series of bomb threats to locations in Canada over the weekend. An Information was filed in Jackson...
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Big Muddy Film Festival returns next week National, international films to play at venues across CarbondaleFeb 13, 2019 10:00 pm - The Big Muddy Film Festival is once again set to bring some of the best of independent international and national films to the region later this month. The SIU festival,...
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BrieflyFeb 13, 2019 10:00 pm - Waring to speak at SILIR meeting George Waring, professor emeritus in the SIU Department of Zoology, will discuss "Birding the Highlands of Ecuador" at the Southern Illi...
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Chester Grade School names Students of the Month for JanuaryFeb 13, 2019 5:00 am - Ten Chester Grade School students have been recognized as the Students of the Month for January 2019, all nominated by the CGS teachers and staff. The winning students a...
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Good idea or more bureaucracy? Dealers discuss state's new gun legislationFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - MARION - Along with the more than 400 local residents who showed up to a town hall meeting in Marion last week, at least two local gun range owners are concerned that ch...
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Local florist keeps busy as Valentine's Day nearsFeb 12, 2019 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - Sherry Rice is no stranger to hard work as owner of Thill's Flowers (800 N. Washington St.) in Du Quoin. And with Valentine's Day tomorrow, her workload has n...
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George Washington, America's first statesmanFeb 11, 2019 10:00 pm - PEORIA - History reveals that great and noble leaders are forged in adversity. Valley Forge was that crucible for George Washington where the mettle of his character was...
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Legislation aimed at reforming public safety pension fundsFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A working group of public officials, including mayors from across Illinois, is pursuing legislation to reform and consolidate the state's more than 650 pub...