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Du Quoin police blotterFeb 24, 2020 1:00 am - The following information was obtained from the Du Quoin Police Department, covering the dates of Oct. 9-15. Note that arrests and charges are allegations only, not find...
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Big Muddy Film Festival has history of student, community involvementFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - Over the last four decades, the Big Muddy Film Festival has grown from an idea that was initially met with trepidation into one of Southern Illinois University Carbondal...
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Learn to keep forests healthy Forestry Management Field Day is Feb. 27Feb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - SALINE COUNTY - Managing a healthy forest for the future is important for many reasons. It is beneficial for the wildlife, for recreational uses such as hunting, and for...
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St. Louis Food Bank visits Chester as CACFP sets recordFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am -
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GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS Pritzker paints two pictures: one with graduated tax, one withoutFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tied his second-year state budget proposal to the unfinished marquee policy initiative of his first year - a constitutional amendmen...
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Du Quoin cable maker says sales tax hike could be harmfulFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - A half-cent addition to the Perry County sales tax could potentially jeopardize the future of one of Du Quoin's biggest employers and sales tax producers, the general ma...
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Perry County correctional officer honored for saving inmate's lifeFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Perry County Correctional Officer Richard Emling was named the 2019 Correctional Officer of the Year on Feb. 3 for his heroic actions last August. At about 6:45 p.m. on ...
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Randolph Society Foundation: Percy Clerc, who breathed life into our French traditionsFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Second of five parts on the 2020 inductees into the Randolph Society Hall of Fame. The Randolph Society Foundation Board is pleased to announce that Percy Clerc, the bar...
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Just how smart are they?Feb 19, 2020 12:00 am - World literature. Mathematics. Science. History. Those are the most likely go-to categories of questioning that high school students face in Scholastic Bowl competition....
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Bills on educating kids about the risks of vaping, sexting advanceFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the full Illinois House after unanimously passin...