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90-year-old Marion man defies odds with recoveryJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Bob Greene celebrated his 90th birthday recently. While that is rather special in itself, this birthday was even more special considering the fact that Bob just spent th...
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COVID-19 crisis: Second surge at prison drives up Perry County numbersDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - One hundred and forty-four new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Perry County between Christmas Day and Monday morning, 97 of them inside a correctional facility...
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Catherine Riley of GolcondaDec 28, 2020 12:00 am - Catherine Riley, 83, of Golconda, Illinois died on Dec. 25, 2020 at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. Services will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 at Har...
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Restaurant asks Illinois Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining banDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Restaurants all over Illinois are waiting to see if the Illinois Supreme Court will overturn the governor's ban on indoor dining. Lawyers for a northern Il...
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Black powder and whitetails, part IIDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - Let's pick up our discussion about cleaning muzzleloaders. Expert opinions differ a bit when it comes to cleaning between shots. Some say that muzzleloaders shoot better...
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Big outbreak of COVID cases in correctional facilityDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - More than 225 cases of COVID-19 has been reported at a Perry County correctional facility in the past four days, driving the total of active cases in Perry County to 456...
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Du Quoin schools to start new year with A/B scheduleDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Du Quoin public schools will ease back into classes after the first of the year, as they try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a three-week holiday brea...
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Marion VA begins vaccinating health care workers and some veteransDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Marion VA Medical Center began COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday using the Moderna vaccine. R. Todd Wright, the VA's public information officer, said the medical ce...
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12 new cases of COVID reported TuesdayDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Perry County Health Department was notified of 12 additional laboratory confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 between Monday and Tuesday, bringing the total number of...
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Candidate filing now open for April local electionDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - Monday marked the first day of filing for the April 6, 2021 consolidated election - a very local election that will choose school board members, village officials and co...