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Local Boy Scout council presents virtual Scoutstrong 5KJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS - Local runners, walkers, and hikers, as well as Scouts, families and the community are invited to complete the ScoutStrong 5K, a virtual event to ...
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Pritzker activates National Guard as FBI warns of state capitol protestsJan 17, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated 250 members of the Illinois National Guard amid FBI warnings of potential armed protests at the 50 U.S. state cap...
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Du Quoin Middle School 2nd quarter Honor RollJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - 8TH GRADE Superior Hayden Arndt Jolee Bailey Bryson Craig Jayden Davis Levi Dearmond Jaden DeMarie Collin Eaton Mackenzie Edwards Joseph Gualemi Lucy Halstead Cameryn Ha...
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Petition to expel Bost from Congress has 2,100-plus signaturesJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - As of Thursday, more than 2,100 people have signed their names to a petition asking House leadership to expel Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Murphysboro, who in Novem...
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SIU researchers identify new COVID-19 variantJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - A team led by a researcher at SIU Carbondale has discovered a new variant of the COVID-19 virus that is specific to and dominant in the United States, adding to the grow...
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Terri Bryant is sworn into state SenateJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Newly-elected state Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) was sworn into the 102nd General Assembly on Wednesday as senator for the 58th District. Bryant joins the Senate R...
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Memorial Hospital debuts new medical-surgical, intensive care unitsJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - Memorial Hospital's new Medical-Surgical and Intensive Care Units are now open. The new units are located on the south wing, upper level of the hospital that once housed...
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Petition to expel Bost from Congress has 2,000-plus signaturesJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - As of Tuesday, more than 2,000 people have signed their names to a petition asking House leadership to expel Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Murphysboro, who in Novemb...
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New awning will protect CACFP volunteers from worst of winterJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - Just in time for the cold, wet, potentially snowy and icy weather, the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry received a new protective awning. The structure was added to th...
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Randolph County briefs: One-car crash; Schimpf votes no on mask mandateJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - Vehicle goes down Route 3 embankment A vehicle driven by a Chester man who told police he dozed off, went off Route 3 and down an embankment where it overturned, in the ...