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City extends Kids Korner lease for another yearApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - The Kids Korner child care facility that adjoins Turley Park will remain in that spot at least a little longer following discussion this week by the Carbondale City Coun...
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Division and North now a full four-way stopApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - The intersection of Division and North streets in Du Quoin is now a full four-way stop, instead of the two-way stop that was there before. An additional two stop signs h...
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Remembering Carbondale's Neil DillardApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - It was a perfect attendance streak like no other. When Neil Dillard concluded his 16-year tenure as mayor of Carbondale in 2003, he ended the longest mayoral reign in th...
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Jerome Busler Gholson of McLeansboroApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Jerome Busler Gholson, age 85, longtime owner and operator of Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro and Dahlgren. ...
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Chamber to hand out annual awards at May luncheonApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - With its annual dinner earlier this year canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce still plans to honor the accomplishments and contr...
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Ferrell Hospital demolishes antiquated section of hospitalApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - ELDORADO - Workers continue to remove old parts of Ferrell Hospital no longer in use. The section of the hospital was the oldest part of the building, erected in 1928. A...
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Cairo port project shows the good side of politicsApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - It's very easy to pick on politics. Late-night comedians offer stories of political missteps by politicians as an everyday part of their featured broadcasts. Newspaper e...
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How the Community at my Community College has Changed my LifeApr 26, 2021 11:00 pm - I never really wanted to go to college. I completed the lower grades as a home-schooled student and later completed high school in another country. What I knew about col...
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Lillyana Gephart wins 2021 SIC Paul Simon Essay ContestApr 26, 2021 11:00 pm - HARRISBURG - A student essay reflecting on how community college has given her life new direction earned Lillyana Gephart of Tunnel Hill the 2021 Paul Simon Essay award ...