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Falcons capture conference championshipFeb 18, 2017 10:00 pm - ELKVILLE – Elverado Varsity Boys ended their regular season Friday night as conference champions, the first for the Falcons in more than a half-century. Elverado d...
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Lions hold annual chili supperFeb 18, 2017 10:00 pm - Scores of people turned out last Thursday for the Du Quoin Lions Club's fifth-annual chili supper. Lion Dale Spencer said the club pre-sold 96 tickets for this year's ev...
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Warriors win Kaskaskia Division titleFeb 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Thanks to Valmeyer's 67-62 win over Marissa-Coulterville on Friday night, Steeleville wins the Cahokia Conference's Kaskaskia Division outright with a 63-47 win over New...
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Multiple fire departments battle brush firesFeb 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Firefighters from three area departments, Ellis Grove, Steeleville and Chester, battled a woods fire last Thursday near Gun Club Road in a rural area north of Rockwood. ...
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Gerecke honored by Randolph County SocietyFeb 17, 2017 10:00 pm - The Randolph Society Foundation Board has announced that the Rev. Henry F. Gerecke, who devoted his life to ministering to the most vulnerable, marginalized, and culpabl...
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A sweet day at schoolFeb 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Mrs. Kathy Beard made the rounds of her classroom at Du Quoin Elementary, adding to the small prizes, cards and treats that were quickly filling 20 brightly decorated pa...
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Race is on for Cutler village presidentFeb 16, 2017 10:00 pm - The village president of Cutler is being challenged in his re-election bid by a village trustee. Village President Rick Hepp, who is running for his second full term, is...
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Blechle approved as new CHS ADFeb 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Chester High School has its next athletic director. On Thursday, the Chester District 139 Board of Education approved - pending proper certification and at a salary to b...
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Fairview names Valentine's Day royaltyFeb 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Fairview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Du Quoin has some new royalty following this year's Valentine's Day celebration. The residents, staff, volunteers and fa...
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Effort starts to replace Christmas decorationsFeb 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Du Quoin finally could have all-new Christmas decorations if a current effort is successful. City Finance Commissioner Dale Spencer is spearheading an effort to replace ...