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20 COVID cases in Perry County; Randolph jumps to 154Apr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Four more cases of COVID-19 were announced in Perry County on Wednesday, bringing the total number of positive cases here to 20. The Perry County Health Department said ...
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Logan Museum to host traveling Smithsonian exhibit in 2021Apr 28, 2020 1:00 am - The General John A. Logan Museum in Murphysboro has been selected to host the Smithsonian Institution exhibit "Voices and Votes: Democracy In America" in 2021. The Ill...
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Gilster shutting down second plant as first one reopens cautiouslyApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - This story has been updated since first being posted earlier this week. The Gilster Mary-Lee Corp. baking mix plant in Steeleville will shut down for two full weeks on S...
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Mayor Alongi: Du Quoin will not push for early reopeningApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi said he'll stick with the science behind Gov. J.B. Pritzker's extension of the stay-at-home order in Illinois to May 30, and not call for Du Qu...
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Bella Morris joins the Marion Republican as a student internApr 27, 2020 11:00 pm - MARION - Marion High School junior Bella Morris is the newest member of the Southern Illinois LOCAL Media Group family, joining the staff of the Marion Republican as a s...
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Perry County leaders honored with annual Girl Scout awardsApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - The Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, with 3,500 volunteers making powerful, life-changing contributions, has named its 2020 volunteer award winners. "All of our volunte...
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Think you need a COVID-19 test? It just got easierApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - General testing for COVID-19 has started this week at all 11 southern Illinois clinics of the Christopher Rural Health Planning Corp., and the criteria to get a test is ...
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Seven COVID cases in Perry County as of FridayApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - Four more cases of coronavirus in Perry County have been confirmed by laboratory tests, the Perry County Health Department announced Friday, bringing the county's total ...
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Getting the DHS 2019-20 yearbook together takes a little ingenuityApr 25, 2020 1:00 am - How do you put together a high school yearbook when nearly a third of the year is missing? "It takes a lot of imagination," says Du Quoin High School yearbook adviser Re...
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SIU manufactures 3D-printed face shields for SIHApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - Among the many items essential healthcare workers rely upon to keep them safer during the COVID-19 pandemic is a clear, plastic shield that fits on their head, covering ...