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Holiday's over: Murphysboro animal shelter sees uptick in abandoned petsJan 20, 2018 12:00 am - Many pets may have found permanent new homes during the Christmas season, but Christin King, one of the managers of St. Francis CARE Animal Shelter in Murphysboro, knows...
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Murphysboro council questions billsJan 20, 2018 12:00 am - The Murphysboro City Council spent a great portion of its time Tuesday night asking questions about submitted bills and proposed expenditures, including a bill from E-Z ...
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Honoring local business Marion Chamber's 97th Annual Awards Banquet, Auction is tonightJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - MARION - Tonight marks the 97th Annual Marion Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet and Auction. Social hour begins at 5:30 with dinner to follow at 6:30. The progam gets u...
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Harry Lenard 'Tuffy' Dunstan of ElizabethtownJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - ELIZABETHTOWN - Harry Lenard "Tuffy" Dunstan, 76, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana. Cremation rites will be accorded, and memor...
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Special delivery: Du Quoin woman gives birth at homeJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - On Jan. 2, Du Quoin resident Jen Emery gave birth to a daughter, Beatrice Anastasia, in a birthing pool in the family's Park Street living room. Home birth - once a comm...
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Panic buttons in school classrooms?Jan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Local superintendents react to proposed SOS Act
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To protect and serveJan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - Du Quoin native realizing a dream
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Sub-zero temps plague regionJan 16, 2018 10:00 pm - Weather will warm up on Thursday
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Coal mining has deep history in S. IllinoisJan 15, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: The Illinois Bicentennial series is brought to you by the Illinois Associated Press Media Editors and Illinois Press Association. More than 20 newspapers ...
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'The spirit of the game': Special Olympics celebrating 50 yearsJan 11, 2018 10:00 pm - One of Du Quoin's biggest events begins this weekend as the ninth annual Indoor Softball Girls Fastpitch Tournament opens at the Southern Illinois Center at the Du Quoin...