News
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Downtown Du Quoin sidewalk talkJan 16, 2013 10:00 pm - Blankinship & Associates engineer Ted Beggs, Du Quoin administrator Brad Myers and public works director Doug Bishop Wednesday held informational meetings for the public...
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Lorene E. SharpJan 16, 2013 10:00 pm - Lorene E. Sharp, 91, of Du Quoin, passed away at 10:25 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at the Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. Lorene was a seamstress at the sewing ...
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Year-old indecency charge against sheriff is finally droppedJan 16, 2013 10:00 pm - A year-old petty indecency town ordinance violation against Perry County Sheriff Keith Kellerman has been dropped following a meeting between attorneys and a judge in ch...
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Extended Weather OutlookJan 16, 2013 10:00 pm - This Afternoon Partly sunny early, then becoming sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight Clear, with a low ar...
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Recently seated Congressman Enyart names Kevin Kern to newly formed gun task forceJan 16, 2013 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart, D-Belleville, has named Perry County Clerk Kevin Kern to head a newly formed Southern Illinois Gun Task Force in the wake of President Barack Obam...
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Lenora WestJan 15, 2013 10:00 pm - Lenora West, 90, of Sesser, Ill. passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at 10:34 a.m. at her home. She was born Jan. 2, 1923 at her home in Sesser, Ill. to Joseph and Pierin...
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Extended Weather OutlookJan 15, 2013 10:00 pm - Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. West southwest wind around 8 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and varia...
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Disbelief and sadness mark Du Quoin Kroger closing March 23Jan 15, 2013 10:00 pm - Since before World War II the City of Du Quoin and Kroger have been inseparable, a giant among the 18 neighborhood groceries the town once had, the A & P store (which ha...
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Donald C. HardinJan 14, 2013 10:00 pm - Donald C. Hardin, age 81, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 at 6:40 a.m. in Frankfort Care Center, West Frankfort, Ill. Don was born on Feb. 1...
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Downtown Du Quoin power brownoutJan 14, 2013 10:00 pm - A partially blown fuse atop a 2,400 volt transformer at Ameren's Olive Street substation was to blame for a partial power outage in much of downtown Du Quoin Monday afte...