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Time To Get Your Gear Ready For QuailSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - Because quail hunters tend to follow their dogs to the ends of the earth in search of a covey, modern bird hunters have opted for smaller, lighter guns. The 20-gauge has...
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Coming in October: Chester Fall Festival 2020Sep 30, 2020 1:00 am - The Chester Fall Festival is on, and even though the activities will be adjusted somewhat in light of the pandemic, organizers are confident it'll be a good time for eve...
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'I'd go to hell for Gale Sayers if he asked me to,' says former SIU assistant ADSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - Shortly after Gale Sayers was hired as Southern Illinois University's athletic director in 1976, he reached out to Fred Huff Sr. of Du Quoin, to lure Huff back to SIU as...
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Another 12 COVID-19 cases ID'd over the weekendSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Perry County Health Department has been notified of 12 additional confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total positive cases in Perry C...
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State Senate GOP outlines ethics package Measures aim to enhance enforcement of existing laws, ensure lawmakers work 'in public interest'Sep 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate Republicans unveiled a package of ethics proposals Thursday which they say is targeted to stop the type of corruption that has led to the i...
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Parents push back against blended learning District 300 hoping to get more kids back into school by second quarterSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - The Du Quoin District 300 leadership will try to get students back into school more during the second quarter of 2020-2021, as long as it doesn't put students, staff and...
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Early voting opensSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Early voting for the Nov. 3 presidential election opened Thursday at the Perry County Clerk's Office in Pinckneyville, and will continue through Nov. 2 on weekdays and t...
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Employers now required to keep staffs masked upSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - A COVID outbreak traced to a Carbondale child care facility has prompted city leaders to pass a new ordinance requiring employers to make sure their employees wear face ...
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Jimmy's had a rough start, but life is looking upSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Jimmy Chew is a beautiful 2-year-old boy who is currently living with a foster mom. He is used to being in a home setting. If you are interested in Jimmy Chew, you need ...
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Secretary of state extends driver's license, ID expiration dates Online license plate sticker renewals increase by 84 percentSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expiration dates on Illinois driver's licenses and state ID cards will be extended another three months, Secretary of State Jesse White announce Wednesday....