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Deadline approaches for Perry County one-room schoolhouse projectOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - A group hoping to preserve the history of Perry County's one-room schoolhouses is still seeking information on a few that remain mysteries. A committee of the Perry Coun...
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Illinois' 200th birthday party gets late start, low budgetOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer Illinois is on the brink of its bicentennial bash, but political skirmishing that has battered the state could be blamed for late pa...
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Perry County Retired Teachers meetOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - The Perry County Retired Teachers met Thursday, Oct. 12 at the Grecian Restaurant in Pinckneyville. The meeting was called to order at 11:30 a.m. by President Pat Ferrar...
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Du Quoin schools continue debate on honorary names for facilitiesOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - A Du Quoin school board subcommittee met Thursday to discuss policies for naming school facilities and properties. Du Quoin District 300 currently does not have any poli...
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Heritage Woods Fall Festival draws crowdOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - About 100 people joined the residents and staff of Heritage Woods of Benton Saturday for an afternoon of food, music, games and crafts. The annual Fall Festival and Craf...
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Brockmeyer's badge, firefighter number to be retiredOct 15, 2017 11:00 pm - James Brockmeyer was one-of-a-kind. The Chester City Council, in collaboration with the city's police and fire departments, is making sure it stays that way. During Mond...
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Chester man cited for possession of drug paraphernalia after bridge road crashOct 15, 2017 11:00 pm - A 20-year-old Chester man, Dustin J.L. Lilley, was cited by Chester police for possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident after a ...
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Your View If you had one day to do anything, how would you spend it?Oct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Devisha Williams of Harrisburg: If I had one day to do whatever I wanted I would order Domino's pizza and watch the "Cleveland Show" on Netflix. I would also try to play...
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What we really need: Part 2Oct 13, 2017 1:00 am - This week, we are using Philippians 4:19 and Psalm 23:1 as our focal verses. Nearly everyone knows Psalm 23:1, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in need." Philipp...
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Your View If you had one day to do anything, how would you spend it?Oct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Jake Burzynski of Marion: I would spend it on the beaches of Normandy to see what our military experienced during D-Day. In many ways that part of history influenced me ...