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Marion residents say farewell, celebrate the life of 'Miss Dorothy'Feb 14, 2022 10:00 pm - MARION - As Dorothy Carter blew out the candles on her cake, celebrating her 102nd birthday surrounded by multiple generations of family in 2020, she shared her secret o...
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Shawnee National Forest offers fee-free daysFeb 13, 2022 12:00 am - Harrisburg - The U.S. Forest Service announces they will waive fees at many of their campgrounds on special days throughout 2022 as part of the federal land management f...
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Du Quoin schools to stay masked for now; state is appealing Sangamon judge's TROFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration are asking a state appellate court to set aside a lower court order from late...
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'Coexist with COVID:' Pritzker, Ezike address plan to lift mask mandate School mandates would remain in place for 'coming weeks'Feb 11, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - If hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline for the rest of the month, Gov. JB Pritzker plans to lift his executive order that mandates face cover...
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Dramatic dog rescue in ElkvilleFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Jason Schaefer was walking to his woodshop last Friday when he heard the familiar bark of his neighbor's dog, Sky, a 4-year-old German shepherd. Schaefer looked in the d...
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Pritzker eyes Feb. 28 to end most indoor mask mandates, but not schoolsFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - If hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline the rest of February, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will cancel the executive order that mandates face coverings ...
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Du Quoin cheer squad had memorable trip to state finalsFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - 1.38 points and one place. That's the slim difference between Knoxville finishing in 10th place at the cheerleading state finals preliminary round on Friday in Bloomingt...
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JALC to hold in-person grad ceremonies on May 11Feb 11, 2022 12:00 am - CARTERVILLE - John A. Logan College will hold an in-person graduation ceremony at 7 p.m. on May 11. In addition, the ADN Nurse Pinning Ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. o...
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New English teacher at CHS brings filmmaking experience to Theatre Club, productionsFeb 08, 2022 10:00 pm - Chester School District 139 has several new teachers for the 2021-22 school year and one is Rana Hodge, who brings to the classroom a background in filmmaking, photograp...
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NAMI offering programs in Randolph CountyFeb 08, 2022 10:00 pm - Rhonda Wilson of the National Alliance on Mental Illness visited the Chester Area Christian Food Pantry Mobile Market Jan. 26 to distribute educational materials about t...