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Pinckneyville Community Hospital conducts blood pressure checksFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am -
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Youth Club Charity Ball and Auction set for March 9Feb 07, 2019 12:00 am - DU QUOIN - The 31st Annual Du Quoin Youth Club Charity Ball and Auction is set for Saturday, March 9 at the exhibition hall on the state fairgrounds. Theme for the event...
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'Tobacco 21' effort, over GOP objections, moves to Senate floorFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would raise the minimum age to purchase cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapes, chewing tobacco and other products in Illinois to 21 made it past...
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PCH honors employees, volunteersFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - PINCKNEYVILLE - Pinckneyville Community Hospital held its Employee Appreciation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Monday, Feb. 4 at the Columbian Club in Pinckneyville. Empl...
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Marlene Rivero to present story of escaped slave turned Naval nurseFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - Marlene Rivero will bring the incredible story of an escaped slave who became a nurse aboard a Union hospital ship during the Civil War to the Carbondale Public Library ...
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Bright picture of college savings programs painted for Senate committee Assets and accounts on the rise for Bright Start, Bright DirectionsFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Dan McConchie can relate to how the two state managed college savings programs can help Illinois families. "It's largely gonna be able to help c...
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Du Quoin School Board awards HVAC contract to low bidderFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - Meeting in special session Tuesday evening, the Du Quoin School Board heard a review of bids from the district architect for the replacement of the K-8 School...
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Bill would require faster reporting of opioid dispensingFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Pharmacies in Illinois would have less time to report dispensing opioid medications and other controlled substances under a bill making its way through the...
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Senate Education Committee votes to increase statewide teacher minimum wage Rauner legislation vetoed last year up for discussionFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The minimum wage for Illinois teachers has been stagnant for nearly 40 years, but a bill which passed the state Senate's education committee Tuesday would ...
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Man who shot cop gets over 27 yearsFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - A Kansas man who shot a Carbondale Police officer two years ago was sentenced last week to serve 27 1/2 years in prison. Alex B. Karcher, 24, of Salina, Kan., previously...