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Marion sports bar hosts Logan Athletics fundraiserJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - MARION - A large contingent of John A. Logan College Athletics boosters turned out last Thursday at Pookie's Beer, Burgers and Bocce sports bar in Marion to help raise m...
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Fireworks tonight in Du Quoin!Jul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Du Quoin will officially celebrate the Fourth of July tonight, on July 3, with a better-than-ever fireworks display at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. The free show is s...
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SIU basketball Summer Saluki hoops practice is a learning experienceJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Remember when you screwed up in high school and someone put you back in line by letting you know - loudly. The early-morning Saluki basketball session last week showed w...
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Randolph County briefs: Library trivia contest; rare 30-star flag; St. Clement's Foundation grantsJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Get your library trivia team together It is not too late to sign up a team for the Friends of the Chester Public Library Trivia Night, which begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Jul...
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Chester City Council waits to hear about Enterprise Zone statusJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Chester's application to the Illinois Enterprise Zone Program has satisfied the minimal requirements and will now go under more stringent review, Chester Mayor Tom Page ...
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Local medical experts in Springfield for opioid crisis conferenceJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Three members of the Southern Illinois Substance Abuse Alliance were among the 150-plus in attendance for the Opioid Crisis Next Door conference, "It's Everybody's Busin...
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City of Chester will toast early founder Thomas MatherJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - Prominent early Chester businessman and political leader Thomas Mather will be honored July 13, as a Historical Marker dedicated to his life and work is unveiled at the ...
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'Our Town' to open at The VarsityJul 02, 2019 11:00 pm - The Stage Company will open its latest production, the Thornton Wilder classic "Our Town," this coming Friday at the Varsity Center in downtown Carbondale. Helmed by dir...
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Governor touts 'Rebuild Illinois' projects coming to southern IllinoisJul 02, 2019 11:00 pm - MARION - Gov. J.B. Pritzker received a thunderous ovation from more than 300 area residents as he entered the training center of Laborers Local 773 in Marion Tuesday aft...
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Boil order in effect Wednesday afternoon for part of East Franklin Street, Du QuoinJul 02, 2019 11:00 pm - A boil order is in effect Wednesday afternoon for the 300 block of East Franklin Street. According to a news release from Chris Lacy, the Du Quoin waterworks and sewerag...