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Chuck Genesio retires from Du Quoin Emergency ServicesOct 15, 2013 11:00 pm - In 2003 Du Quoin Emergency Services became the gold standard in Illinois for establishing local disaster plans and then executing that plan for a best outcome. It was du...
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Extended Weather OutlookOct 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Tonight A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. N...
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Playing for keeps: Pam Loiacono didn't let breast cancer define herOct 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Courage isn't always loud. Sometimes courage is that little voice in your head that at the end of the day says I'll try again tomorrow and if I keep trying I'll be okay....
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It doesn't get any better: Sacred Heart Church's chicken & dumpling dinner this Sunday is a real “family affair”Oct 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Celebrating families and families' traditions are very strong at Sacred Heart Parish, and the annual chicken & dumpling dinner on Sunday, Oct. 20, is truly a family affa...
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Cordell Lavern AddisonOct 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Cordell Lavern Addison, 93, of Elkville, passed away at 12:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 at the Jackson County Rehab and Care Center in Murphysboro. Cordell Lavern Addi...
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Extended Weather OutlookOct 14, 2013 11:00 pm - Today Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 10 to 14 mph, wi...
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Robert E. HollowayOct 14, 2013 11:00 pm - Robert E. Holloway, 1940-2013, a generous, kind and faithful man, who battled to the end against numerous health complications, lost his life with his family at his beds...
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30 Years Ago: Crash of Air Illinois Flight 710 near TamaroaOct 13, 2013 11:00 pm - On October 11, 1983--30 years ago on Friday--a small commercial airliner (Flight 710) carrying 10 people plunged from the night in a thunderstorm between Pinckneyville a...
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Margueritte ZinkannOct 13, 2013 11:00 pm - Margueritte Zinkann, 92, of Du Quoin, passed away at 12:01 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 at her home. She was born on Aug. 19, 1921 at Burwell, Neb., the daughter of Frank...
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Jo Ann BrownOct 13, 2013 11:00 pm - Jo Ann "MeMe" Brown, 70, of Sesser, Ill., passed away at Pinckneyville Community Hospital on Oct. 11, 2013 at 11:55 p.m. after an almost five year battle with leukemia. ...