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Whitney Blake HillDec 29, 2012 10:00 pm - Whitney Blake Hill, age 44, of Ashley, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Crossroads Hospital, Mt. Vernon, Ill. Whitney was born on Sept.r 2, 1968 in Amari...
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Ardis Jean HowellDec 29, 2012 10:00 pm - Ardis Jean Howell, age 81, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in her home. Ardis was born on Nov. 26, 1931 in Salt Lake City, U...
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Elizabeth E. DunnDec 29, 2012 10:00 pm - Elizabeth E. "Betty " Dunn, age 88, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 at 3:10 a.m. in Friendship Manor, Nashville, Ill. Betty was born on Aug...
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Darrell Anders: Memory of Late Basketball Great Lives at Christmas TimeDec 22, 2012 10:00 pm - The memory of one of Du Quoin's all-time basketball greats lives in Christmas gifts being distributed this year by his sister, Mrs. Thelma Anders Haynes. She said the gi...
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A Better Present: Du Quoin Third Grade Class Raises $140 to Send Two Orphans to SchoolDec 22, 2012 10:00 pm - For Du Quoin career educator Donna Davison it has never been "all about me" but instead it has been "all about the children" and that is true at Christmas. Instead of st...
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Four-Year Contract for District 300 Superintendent Dr. KellyDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - The Du Quoin Board of Education Thursday approved--on 4-3 vote--to extend the contract of Superintendent Dr. Gary Kelly for four years to the 2016-2017 school year. In r...
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Extended Weather OutlookDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - Today Sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Tonight Clear, with a low around 20. West northwest wind...
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Du Quoin Workman's Compensation Premiums ClimbDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - The Du Quoin city council heard Monday night that workman's compensation insurance premiums will climb from $206,000 this past year to over $267,000 in the coming year, ...
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Five, Probably Six, File for Du Quoin School BoardDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - The deadline to file for seats in school districts and town boards and councils across the state is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26. District 300 offices will be staffed on...
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County Signs Electric Aggregation AgreementDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - The Perry County Board passed two resolutions approving an intergovernmental agreement and an electricity aggregation plan of operation and governance. State's Attorney ...