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Evelyn K. Fuhrhop, 89Nov 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Funeral services were held Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville with Rev. Dr. Alan W. Janneke officiating. Bur...
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Leroy Wayne FryNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Mr. Fry was born on Sept. 21, 1924 in Mt. Vernon, Ill., a son to Alva Roy and Rutha May (Fry) Fry. On Nov. 13, 1943, he married Dolores Lee Funkhouser in Charleston, S...
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19 Election Petitions Out in PinckneyvilleNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - City Clerk Fran Thomas said she has received calls from other interested parties this week, but they have not yet picked up petitions. Potential candidate...
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Du Quoin Theater Major Kate Stephens Meets Television Idol Carol BurnettNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - We gathered around our television sets and took an hour out of our lives to just laugh. They were -- and for those still living--are more than first clas...
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Pinckneyville Purchases Leaf Collection MachineNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - The city will collect leaves as they are able. The council also approved the expenditure of up to $6,100 for cleaning, inspection and replacement of the n...
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Pinckneyville Native Julie Roe the NCAA's New Top EnforcerNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Even the short answer to the question "What is that?" is nothing less than stunning. The former Pinckneyville High School girls athletic star and daughter...
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Du Quoin Home Damaged in Saturday Morning FireNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Firemen recommend that when the time changes from daylight savings time to standard time that you change the batteries in your smoke detectors. There were...
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Maxine YeagerNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Maxine was born on Feb. 19, 1931 in Pinckneyville, Ill., a daughter to Robert and Florence "Toots" (Reidelberger) Hester. On May 27, 1950, she married Harlan "Shine" Ye...
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What was the Boom?Nov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The explosion shook windows in Du Quoin and resulted in several calls to local law enforcement agencies. It sounded like an electrical transformer explosi...
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Shirley Holmes Retires as MBH Auxiliary PresidentNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - "We moved to Coello when I was in seventh grade because dad got a job in the Coello mines," she remembers. After marrying her husband of 60 years--Wendell Holmes...