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SIH Cancer Institute joins Siteman Cancer Network Goal: Bring down the number of late-stage cancer patients in southern IllinoisDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - The SIH Cancer Institute in Carterville is the latest affiliate to join the Siteman Cancer Network of St. Louis, providing southern Illinois patients access to a greater...
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Du Quoin student wins Bright Future scholarshipDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Du Quoin student Hayley Vaught was recently surprised with a $3,000 Bright Future Scholarship to Western Governors University. The scholarship is open to new students wh...
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Southern Illinois front line hospital workers to get first vaccineDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Front line hospital workers in southern Illinois are expected to be first in line for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, when it arrives in Illinois, possibly as early as Dec....
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Two part-timers join city's police poolDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - The Du Quoin Police Department has added two part-time people to its pool of workers to draw on when the department needs someone to pick up a shift. The city council ha...
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Another 85 COVID-19 cases in Perry County confirmed over weekendNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - The number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise in Perry County over the weekend, as another 85 cases were confirmed between Friday and Monday, the Perry County Health De...
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Pope County investigators search area near where woman went missing in 2019Nov 24, 2020 12:00 am - POPE COUNTY - Investigators combed an area in northern Pope County over the weekend near a spot where a missing Harrisburg woman was last seen in 2019. Pope County Sheri...
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Du Quoin Middle School first quarter honor rollNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - 8TH GRADE Superior Honors Jolee Bailey Bryson Craig Jayden Davis Jaden DeMarie Mackenzie Edwards Caitney File Joseph Gualemi Makaily Hicks Maggie Kellerman Evette Lewis ...
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Illinois preps to distribute initial 400,000 doses of vaccine; first batch to hospital workers, first respondersNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - As Pfizer submitted its application for a COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, Illinois public health officials have continued preparing ...
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No Du Quoin community Thanksgiving service in 2020Nov 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Du Quoin Ministerial Alliance called off the 2020 community Thanksgiving service, worried about bringing residents together under the threat of COVID-19. Pastor Lon ...
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JALC will finish up semester like it started - onlineNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - When the state of Illinois went into lockdown in March, John A. Logan College officials began planning for a fall semester that would be different from any previous seme...