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Ameren upgrading street and outdoor lights with LEDsJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - A change is coming from Ameren Illinois. The electricity and natural gas provider, which serves 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and sou...
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Weather dampens final Du Quoin concertJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm -
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Du Quoin Dental Dome has a new tenantJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - The Du Quoin Dental Dome has a new tenant. Starting today, Christopher native Kasey Kirchner is practicing general dentistry at the unique geodesic dome office located a...
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MotoMart replacing gas tanks, pumpsJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - For at least the next week and a half, Chester is down to one gas station with operable pumps. Employees at the MotoMart station on West Holmes Street told the Herald Tr...
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Steeleville resident wins $250K lottery prizeJul 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Playing the Crossword game paid off in a big way for Steeleville resident Lori Farris. Farris, 56, recently scratched off a $250,000 Crossword ticket that she purchased ...
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St. John vacation bible school a successJul 29, 2017 11:00 pm - More than 60 students attended the three-day St. John vacation bible school July 12-14, as months of planning, recruiting, building, meeting, sewing and baking appear to...
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Randolph County court updatesJul 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Jerry D. Schaeffer On July 19, 31-year-old Jerry D. Schaeffer, of Sparta, appeared before Judge Richard A. Brown for a bench trial on the charge of home invasion. Durin...
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Countdown to state's bicentennial celebration to start in KaskaskiaJul 28, 2017 1:00 am - The 100-day countdown to the Illinois Bicentennial Celebration will begin in Randolph County, the state's bicentennial commission announced Friday. In naming historic Ka...
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Stoner takes first in trap championshipsJul 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Nathan Stoner, the grandson of John and Linda Stoner of Du Quoin, took first place earlier this month in the 200 Targets Single Trap event at the 2017 Scholastic Clay Ta...
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Du Quoin woman not happy with neighborhood viewJul 27, 2017 11:00 pm - When Starr Gordon looks out the east windows of her Du Quoin home, she wants to enjoy the view that includes a portion of the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. That view has b...