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Case of COVID-19 found at Du Quoin Middle SchoolSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - An individual at Du Quoin Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19, District 300 Superintendent Matt Hickam said in an alert to the community on Thursday. Hickam i...
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Pritzker makes final case for 2020 Census in CarbondaleSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - With only days remaining until the Sept. 30 deadline, Carbondale officials are making a full-court press to get every last household in the city to fill out the 2020 Cen...
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Preceptor Alpha prepares for October pecan salesSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - A Beginning Day dinner was held outside at the home of Johanna Tolbert in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new officers served a meal of chicken salad croissa...
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NAACP holds voter registration drivesSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Carbondale Branch NAACP observed National Voter Registration Day last weekend by holding a voter registration drive at the Carbondale Public Library. National Voter Regi...
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Seeking out prairie in southern IllinoisSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - If you're looking for a place to hike this fall, definitely make an effort to get out to some kind of a prairie before the first frost! The fall prairie flowers are brig...
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Banterra donates to Boys and Girls ClubsSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Banterra Bank has made a $35,000 donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois. "The Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Illinois offers thousands of young peop...
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District 95 passes $1.7M deficit budgetSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Carbondale Elementary School District 95 will head into the 2021 fiscal year with a possible $1.7 million deficit. As approved on Sept. 18 by the CESD 95 Board of Educat...
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Four locals graduate from Delta Leadership InstituteSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - The Delta Regional Authority is congratulating four new Illinois graduates, all from Jackson County, of the Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy. The four comp...
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Du Quoin briefsSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Parents can request FT remote schooling District 300 families can still request full-time remote learning for the 2nd quarter. Children who have been full-time remote-le...
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Expiring driver's licenses now good til FebruarySep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is extending the expiration date for driver's licenses and ID cards an additional three months to Feb. 1, 2021, to keep drivers f...