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SIU enrollment down for 9th year in a rowSep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - Administrators say fall enrollment at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is down for the ninth year in row, though the freshman class there is the biggest in two...
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N. Marjorie KeeneSep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - N. Marjorie "Marge" Keene, age 89, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013 at 10:45 a.m. in Washington County Hospital, Nashville, Ill. Marge was bo...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - Today Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming northeast aro...
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Du Quoin will go to arbitration over water employee terminationSep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - It's not over yet. The City of Du Quoin has agreed to go to arbitration in the July 2013 termination of water department employee Drew Porter after Porter and Laborers L...
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Democrats endorse Epplin, Gross, Kellerman & Taylor in 2014 raceSep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - The Perry County Democrat Central Committee Tuesday formally announced its endorsements for the November 2014 general election. Local Democrats met Aug. 19 at the Perry ...
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Rednour: Record or near record fairSep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - This year's extreme heat midway through the Du Quoin State Fair was better than last year's seven-inch rainfall on Labor Day weekend and manager John Rednour said Tuesda...
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Deficit reduction on Du Quoin school board meeting at 5 p.m. todaySep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - The Du Quoin Board of Education is meeting at 5 p.m. today in special session and one of the items on the agenda is "Development of a deficit reduction plan as part of t...
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$4 million Du Quoin scratch-off lotto winnerSep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - Bob Bytnar, the owner of Ye Olde Country Store ice cream and fudge shop in downtown Du Quoin has already told employer General Dynamics of Marion that his last shift as ...
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Margaret Ann RitterSep 03, 2013 11:00 pm - Margaret Ann Ritter, 72, of Du Quoin, passed away at 9:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. Margaret had worked as a CNA at nursing hom...
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Helicopter lands on Rt. 51 after car hits motorcycleSep 02, 2013 11:00 pm - Du Quoin police are investigating an 11:25 a.m. accident Monday morning near the Family Restaurant on Rt. 51 near the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Police say a motorcycle...