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'Together We Can' Fowler kicks off 2022 drive with hopes to break last year's recordJan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Once the holidays pass, area food pantries often find their shelves empty. Over the past two years, food insecurity has been even more pronounced by ...
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Do Dems face a 1994-style anti-crime, racialized backlash?Jan 17, 2022 12:00 am - House Speaker Chris Welch marked his one-year anniversary as his chamber's top leader with a series of news media interviews last week. One of the questions I asked was ...
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Du Quoin boys basketball: Roller coaster season continues for the IndiansJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - The Du Quoin boys basketball team's season has been like a fun park ride - winning its first four games at the Tip-Off Classic then losing its next two before winning th...
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Pinckneyville girls basketball: Panthers go 2-2 at Benton tournamentJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - Vienna 38; Lady Panthers 25 Coach Alan Engelhardt: "We guarded them really well in the first half but just couldn't put the basketball in the basket. (Emma) Rush is an ...
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Teacher and staff absences cause Du Quoin schools to close on FridayJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - A rash of COVID cases among teachers and staff in Du Quoin Unit District 300 has resulted in the district closing the schools on Friday and calling it an emergency day. ...
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Honor Flight 8 set : Next veterans trip to D.C. is on June 7Jan 16, 2022 12:00 am - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Veterans honor Flight of Southern Illinois will conduct its next flight on June 7. The eighth flight since it was founded in 2016, Veterans Honor Fli...
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Mayor Alongi: Not going to shut the town down during surge; asks Du Quoin residents to 'be smart, be safe'Jan 16, 2022 12:00 am - Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi said Thursday that as the COVID-19 virus once again surges in southern Illinois, he has no intention of calling for businesses to be closed or ...
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Former Perry County Agricultural Society treasurer pleads guilty to fraudJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - The former treasurer of the Perry County Agricultural Society pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the Agricultural Society out of more than $100,000. Billy E. Harris, ...
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Du Quoin girls basketball: Lady Indians hit slump without MocabyJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - Last week, with Abbi Mocaby and her 9.3 points a game sidelined because of the COVID protocols, her Du Quoin Lady Indians teammates had trouble making up her points and ...
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Du Quoin briefs: New squad car; city clerk's office gets spruceJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - New squad car will have bigger engine The Du Quoin City Council agreed with Commissioner Mike Ward's request to take the higher bid to buy a new squad car for the police...