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Brenda Fleming Minton's works featured at Harrisburg District LibraryJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - HARRISBURG - The new art exhibit in the conference room at Harrisburg District Library features the work of Brenda Fleming Minton, an experienced artist from Pittsburg. ...
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District 300 superintendent: Next time, let naming committee work in privateJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - The Du Quoin Unit District 300 school board is considering changes to its process for naming school facilities that would allow the naming committee to debate in private...
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Cardinals Caravan a definite winner with MCCC crowdJan 20, 2020 10:00 pm - They came by the hundreds, braving the cold, decked out in brilliant red jerseys, T-shirts, sweaters, and jackets and by the time all were seated in the "red" chair seat...
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Movement for 51st state holds meeting Jan. 18 in BellevilleJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - New Illinois Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to splitting Chicago away from the rest of Illinois, will host an informational meeting from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 18...
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Salukis host No. 18 Missouri State on FridayJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - CARBONDALE - The Southern Illinois University women's basketball team closes out its three-game homestand against No. 18 Missouri State on Friday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. The ...
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After 30+ year absence, Miss Du Quoin pageant is backJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Rachel Marks has been appearing in scholarship pageants since she was 16, but on Wednesday she had maybe one of her proudest moments yet - and she wasn't competing. Mark...
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Perry County still waiting for its first cannabis dispensaryJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - Perry County Board Chairman Dallas Bigham watched with interest on Jan. 1 as crowds swarmed the new recreational marijuana dispensaries in Marion, Harrisburg and Anna, a...
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Popeye Trail statues to get their own QR codesJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - The Chester City Council opened 2020 with news that the city's Beautification/Tourism Committee will buy QR codes for all the Popeye Character Trail statues. The codes w...
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Du Quoin mobile market distributes more than 7,000 pounds of foodJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - The line of cars stretched nearly out of the parking lot and onto Washington Street Monday, as people patiently waited for the basic food supplies being offered by the W...
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Hemp processing facility opening in Du Quoin by springJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - A hemp processing facility is under construction and planning to open in the Du Quoin Industrial Park this spring, bringing with it 30-40 "living wage" jobs with benefit...