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Goodbye Saturday mail; No planned staffing changes in Du Quoin post office: DinkinsFeb 06, 2013 10:00 pm - Saturday mail may soon go the way of the Pony Express and penny postcards. The Postal Service said Wednesday that it plans to cut back to five-day-a-week deliveries for ...
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Extended Weather OutlookFeb 06, 2013 10:00 pm - Today Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tonight...
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Reception for retiring Mayor Rednour Monday nightFeb 06, 2013 10:00 pm - Du Quoin Mayor John Rednour will preside over his last meeting of the Du Quoin city council as the city's mayor Monday evening. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. and is expec...
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'It's like threading a needle': Boring 180-foot long hole--sideways--under the Main Street railroad crossing in Du Quoin for the new downtown water lineFeb 06, 2013 10:00 pm - As work continues to install new 8-inch water mains in downtown Du Quoin contractor Korte & Luitjohan of Highland, Ill. and their subcontractor are in the middle of bori...
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10th anniversary Saturday of the derailment of train M33371 in Tamaroa; NTSB investigation blamed poor rail weld made 17 days earlier for derailmentFeb 05, 2013 10:00 pm - Ten years later, Tamaroa harbors strong memories of the derailment of Canadian National chemical train M33371 on Feb. 9, 2003. "We just don't sit near the trains anymore...
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Pinckneyville Hospital Ends 2012 in the blackFeb 05, 2013 10:00 pm - Pinckneyville Community Hospital showed operating income of $125,873 and net income of $154,960 in December 2012, bringing the year-to-date figures to $524,133 for opera...
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Extended Weather OutlookFeb 05, 2013 10:00 pm - Today Sunny, with a high near 49. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Thursday Showers likely after noon...
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March 29 pre-trial and May 6 trial in 2012 Elkville toddler's deathFeb 04, 2013 10:00 pm - The 2013 circuit court calendar in Jackson County is moving closer to the 1 p.m. March 29 pre-trial hearing and 9:30 a.m. May 6 trial of an Elkville man charged in the A...
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Extended Weather OutlookFeb 04, 2013 10:00 pm - Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind...
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Ret. Colonel Jerry B. SchneiderFeb 04, 2013 10:00 pm - Ret. Colonel Jerry B. Schneider was born August 1942 to Bernard and Mildred Schneider. An avid sportsman who hunted game here and abroad, Jerry could recite the hunter's...