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Tips for staying safe during winter activitiesJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - CHICAGO - With colder temperatures and the threat of more snow ahead of us, many adults and children will be heading outside to enjoy their favorite winter activities. S...
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Tree of Remembrance Drive ends with $5,588 collectedJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - The 2018 Tree of Remembrance fundraising drive has collected $5,588 for the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The collection has officially closed, and the money will help th...
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Harrisburg Democratic leader thrilled to be at Pritzker inaugurationJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Harrisburg woman, who happens to be a high-ranking Democratic state party vice-chair, said she enjoyed attending Gov. J.B. Pritzker's inauguration Monday...
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Du Quoin council approves purchase of new dump truckJan 14, 2019 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - The Du Quoin City Council Monday approved the purchase of a used dump truck from Holzhauer Auto Group in Nashville at a cost of $25,500. "We've been saving th...
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Electrical fire causes minor home damageJan 14, 2019 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - Dodging snowflakes Friday, Du Quoin firefighters responded to a 7 p.m. fire call at 18 S. Linden St. According to Fire Chief David Durkota, a faulty light swi...
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Historic Du Quoin home ravaged by Thursday evening fireJan 14, 2019 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - An early-evening fire badly damaged one of the oldest homes on record in Du Quoin Thursday as firefighters worked hard to extinguish the blaze and save as muc...
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Rockets shoot past Indians at tournamentJan 14, 2019 10:00 pm - OKAWVILLE - The Du Quoin High School boys basketball team fell behind early and couldn't recover Monday evening in a 62-48 loss to Okawville on the first night of the Ok...
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Early dismissals Friday in Du Quoin, Pinckneyville schools; no school MondayJan 14, 2019 10:00 pm - PERRY COUNTY - There will be a one-hour early dismissal Friday, Jan. 18 for all Du Quoin Community Unit School District #300 students due to a School Improvement Day. P...
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Council votes to condemn antiquated Mulberry St. home after fireJan 14, 2019 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - At the urging of Fire Chief David Durkota, the Du Quoin City Council Monday voted unanimously to condemn the two-story house at 12 N. Mulberry St. following a...
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People's Bank offers scholarship opportunityJan 14, 2019 10:00 pm - Peoples National Bank has provided financial services to southern Illinois since 1909. In keeping with a history and tradition of community service and commitment to the...