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Community CalendarAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - Events are listed for free in the Community Calendar. To submit your Saline County event, email it to editor@dailyregister.com. Thursday, August 4 • 'Dewey Decimators' b...
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Franklin County Sheriff's blotterAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - The following incidents were reported by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Note that arrests and citations are allegations only, and not findings of guilt. July 16 •...
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Benton Police blotterAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - The following incidents were reported by the Benton Police Department. Note that arrests and citations are allegations only, and not findings of guilt. July 26 • Police ...
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Garden Club, Du Quoin celebrate installation of arbor on Main StreetJul 24, 2022 1:00 am - July 14 was a good night for Du Quoin Garden Club and the City of Du Quoin. The National Garden Clubs Plant America Community Projects Grant was celebrated with garden c...
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The Du Quoin State Fair at 100 - The 1940s The fair rises, the grandstand fallsJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - The 1940s was a big decade for the Du Quoin State Fair. Here's why. World War II forced closure of the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield as it became a military ...
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Du Quoin State Fair at 100 - The 1950s Crowds throng to Du Quoin for first running of HambletonianJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - Fourth in a series. There was a lot going on in the new decade. ... the 50s which would wind up being perhaps the most memorable 10-year period in Du Quoin State Fairs h...
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The Du Quoin State Fair at 100 - The 1920s In the beginning, there was William R. HayesJul 21, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: Fred Huff Sr. has lived in Du Quoin since he was 2. In 1972 he became the state fair's general manager, which included lining up the big talent for the Gr...
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Du Quoin State Fair at 100 - The 1930s Crowds are wild for auto racing; nightly entertainment a big hitJul 21, 2022 1:00 am - Second in a series Like most things, the second time around was easier than the first and the second "decade" of the Du Quoin State Fair, the 1930s, seemed considerably ...
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Panthers hold softball awards banquet on MondayJul 15, 2022 1:00 am -
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A letter from John Croessman's family on the closing of the CallJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - As John's brother Allen said at the dedication of Croessman Square in June 2018, "John and the Call, the Call and John ... over the years they became virtually synonymou...