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Valentines for Heroes sponsored by congresswoman Mary MillerJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - The office of Illinois congresswoman Mary Miller (R-Oakland) is asking District 15 residents to participant in her Valentines for Heroes program, in which valentines wil...
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Du Quoin area briefs: Classes resume Tuesday in D300Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - D300 classes to resume Tuesday District 300 Superintendent Matthew Hickam said Monday that classes will resume in the Du Quoin public schools as expected on Tuesday. Sch...
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Pandemic exacerbates state teaching shortage More teachers leaving or retiring than coming into professionJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - School officials across Illinois say a shortage of teachers and substitutes is forcing them to cancel course offerings, move them online or fill open positions with peop...
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'Together We Can' Fowler kicks off 2022 drive with hopes to break last year's recordJan 17, 2022 10:00 pm - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Once the holidays pass, area food pantries often find their shelves empty. Over the past two years, food insecurity has been even more pronounced by ...
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Do Dems face a 1994-style anti-crime, racialized backlash?Jan 17, 2022 12:00 am - House Speaker Chris Welch marked his one-year anniversary as his chamber's top leader with a series of news media interviews last week. One of the questions I asked was ...
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Teacher and staff absences cause Du Quoin schools to close on FridayJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - A rash of COVID cases among teachers and staff in Du Quoin Unit District 300 has resulted in the district closing the schools on Friday and calling it an emergency day. ...
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Honor Flight 8 set : Next veterans trip to D.C. is on June 7Jan 16, 2022 12:00 am - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS - Veterans honor Flight of Southern Illinois will conduct its next flight on June 7. The eighth flight since it was founded in 2016, Veterans Honor Fli...
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Mayor Alongi: Not going to shut the town down during surge; asks Du Quoin residents to 'be smart, be safe'Jan 16, 2022 12:00 am - Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi said Thursday that as the COVID-19 virus once again surges in southern Illinois, he has no intention of calling for businesses to be closed or ...
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Former Perry County Agricultural Society treasurer pleads guilty to fraudJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - The former treasurer of the Perry County Agricultural Society pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the Agricultural Society out of more than $100,000. Billy E. Harris, ...
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Du Quoin briefs: New squad car; city clerk's office gets spruceJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - New squad car will have bigger engine The Du Quoin City Council agreed with Commissioner Mike Ward's request to take the higher bid to buy a new squad car for the police...