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Fire prevention week in Du Quoin Oct. 6-12Oct 01, 2013 11:00 pm - Children age 4 and younger, those least able to make their way to safety without help, account for roughly half of all childhood deaths and injuries suffered in fires. T...
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Du Quoin man's will to surviveOct 01, 2013 11:00 pm - A 30-year-old Du Quoin man who survived a two-year tour of Afghanistan, is laying in a St. Louis hospital with a broken neck after his new Chevrolet truck plowed through...
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New Pinckneyville Chamber directorSep 30, 2013 11:00 pm - The Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce announces it has hired a new executive director, originally from Hungary. She fills the vacancy of Jill Fox, who has taken a positi...
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Ruth E. HillSep 30, 2013 11:00 pm - Ruth E. Hill, 90, of Sparland, Ill., formerly of Tamaroa, passed away at 5:00 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013 at her daughter's home in Sparland, Ill. Ruth had been a homem...
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Hospital Groundbreaking: The wait is finally over for PinckneyvilleSep 30, 2013 11:00 pm - Members of the Pinckneyville Community Hospital Board of Directors used ceremonial gold shovels to dig the first patch of dirt Monday on the northwest corner of the lot ...
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Dear Du Quoin: Worst kind of economic development is that which is done in the public eyeSep 30, 2013 11:00 pm - In February of this year John Rednour stepped down as mayor after a very strong 24 years of productive service to Du Quoin. John loved being mayor, and I know that resig...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 30, 2013 11:00 pm - Today Partly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 10 mph. Tonight A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6...
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Lorraine E. WalkenhorstSep 29, 2013 11:00 pm - Lorraine Elizabeth Walkenhorst, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 at the age of 95 in Athens, Ala. She was born Feb. 26, 1918, the third child and daughter of Albe...
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Rollover accident on Pyatt Blacktop injures driver late SaturdaySep 29, 2013 11:00 pm - A 29-year-old Du Quoin man received minor injuries in an 8 p.m. single truck rollover accident on the Pyatt-Cutler Blacktop at Red Squirrel Road. The driver was identifi...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 29, 2013 11:00 pm - Today Cloudy, with a high near 77. South wind 3 to 5 mph. Tonight Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southeast wind 3 to 5 mph. ...