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Extended Weather OutlookOct 08, 2013 11:00 pm - Today Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light east southeast win...
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Harvey E. SicklerOct 08, 2013 11:00 pm - Harvey E. Sickler, 60, of Du Quoin, passed away at 11:50 a.m., Monday, Oct. 7, 2013 at the Helia Healthcare in Carbondale. Harvey had been a farmer with his parents on t...
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Frank Maxton at 80; Reception Sunday, Oct. 13 at Presbyterian ChurchOct 08, 2013 11:00 pm - For decades, Frank Maxton embodied the very best of community service in Du Quoin. Retired director of Maxton Funeral Home. 2007 Du Quoin Citizen of the Year. 45-year vo...
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The vintage base ball club: Perry County Historical Society hears about a league that plays by 1860s rulesOct 08, 2013 11:00 pm - Members of the Du Quoin Historical Society Tuesday relived base ball as the game was meant to be played through the eyes of Craig Smith, marketing director of the Du Quo...
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Drug task force makes arrests in Du QuoinOct 08, 2013 11:00 pm - On Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 at 8:29 a.m. the Perry County Drug Task Force, Du Quoin Police, Perry County Sheriff's Department and the Pinckneyville Police executed a search ...
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Waste hauler suggests alternative to ordinanceOct 07, 2013 11:00 pm - The Perry County Board Friday agreed to allow Solid Waste Coordinator Becky Tracy to publish a proposed solid waste hauler's ordinance. The ordinance must be available t...
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USDA shutdown delays start of the new hospitalOct 07, 2013 11:00 pm - The Federal shutdown has directly affected a major project in Perry County. Work on the new Pinckneyville Community Hospital has been delayed while the USDA office in Wa...
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Extended Weather OutlookOct 07, 2013 11:00 pm - Today Sunny, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Tonight Clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Wednesday Sun...
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Health Department: Funding will continue WIC through at least the end of OctoberOct 07, 2013 11:00 pm - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in Illinois has received contingency funds from the USDA which will enable them to maint...
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Heartland Longhorns: A fresher, healthier meat at Du Quoin Farmer's MarketOct 07, 2013 11:00 pm - About five years ago Mr. and Mrs. Brad Morgenstern started giving Perry County residents a healthier choice at the dinner table. Their Heartland Longhorns fresh beef and...