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Popeye Pedalers raise $10K for cancer researchNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Memorial Hospital's Popeye Pedalers team participated in a PEDAL the Cause event in St. Louis on Sept. 30. PEDAL the Cause uses 100 percent of public donations to fund c...
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Sheriff's and police reportsNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - The following information was obtained from the police departments listed below. Note that arrests and charges are allegations only, not findings of guilt. Unless otherw...
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United Methodist Men to hold annual Ham & Bean, Vegetable Soup DinnerNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - The Chester United Methodist Men will host their annual Ham & Bean and Vegetable Soup Dinner Friday, Nov. 16 at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. The ev...
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Nick Dittmeier and the Sawdusters return The band hits the region in support of 'All Damn Day'Nov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Nick Dittmeier and the Sawdusters return to southern Illinois Nov. 16. The Bloomington-based Americana band will be playing at John Brown's on the Square in Marion at 9...
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Event shows parents how to spot teen drug useNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - The Southern Illinois Substance Abuse Alliance, along with Memorial Hospital, Buena Vista National Bank, and Colvis Investment Services sponsoring, organized a "Hidden I...
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Symphony celebrates a big centennial A Tuesday concert at Shryock Auditorium will observe the end of World War INov 06, 2018 10:00 pm - The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra will observe the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I with music from the many nations involved in that conflict. The pr...
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Henry to seek reelection Three Carbondale City Council seats also in the mixNov 06, 2018 10:00 pm - Carbondale Mayor Mike Henry announced last week that he will seek reelection in the spring 2019 municipal election. Henry, first elected to the office in 2015, cited acc...
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Johnson wins Randolph County clerk race; incumbents set to returnNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - Randolph County voters elected Sparta resident Melanie Johnson the new Randolph County Clerk, choosing her over Democrat Bobby Klausing Tuesday night. With all 37 precin...
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Bryant cruises to reelection in 115thNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - State Rep. Terri Bryant, once thought a vulnerable Statehouse Republican after she broke with Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017 to end the historic budget impasse, cruised to a ...
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Rauner concedes; Pritzker is Illinois' next governorNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has conceded the Illinois governor's seat to Democrat J.B. Pritzker, telling supporters inside the Drake Hotel in Chicago, "This is a time for us to co...