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100th birthday party a family affair for Earnestine AhlersFeb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - Earnestine Ahlers’ heart was going “thump, thump, thump,” when she arrived at her 100th birthday party at Du Quoin’s First Baptist Chu...
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1,500 join Women's March in CarbondaleFeb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE - An estimated 1,500 women, men and children joined the Women's March in Carbondale on Saturday, Jan. 21, one of the thousands of simultaneous marches that to...
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Randolph County Sheriff's Office advising of a phone scamFeb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - The Randolph County Sheriff's Office has been receiving reports of a scam occurring across the county. Citizens have reported they have been receiving calls from local p...
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New hires, transfers in the Du Quoin schoolsFeb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - The Du Quoin school board approved several new hires and transfers at last week’s meeting. ● David Ibendahl has been hired at Du Quoin High School to teach i...
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Du Quoin schools want another bus contract extensionFeb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - DU QUOIN - The Du Quoin school board is hoping to extend its transportation contract with Durham School Services for another year instead of negotiate an entirely new co...
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Will Du Quoin school board find another architect?Feb 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Du QUOIN - The Du Quoin Unit District 300 board may step away from a longtime business relationship with Lunsford Architects of Carterville. District 300 Business Manage...
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Elverado boys finish strong against league favorite MeridianFeb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - ELKVILLE - There’s something really exciting going on in Elverado High School boys’ basketball this season. The Falcons, a team that hasn’t had a lot o...
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Bobcat hunting season a successFeb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Hunters and trappers took a preliminary total of 141 bobcats during bobcat hunting and trapping season, with Randolph County hunters accounting for six of the state&rsqu...
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Warriors' season ends at StateFeb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - The Du Quoin Middle School Warriors (20-5) season came to an end Saturday afternoon, falling to the Centralia Cougars (22-1) in the SIJHSAA state quarterfinals at Rend L...
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Obituary for Patsy Sue GrahFeb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - PATSY SUE GRAH, 82, of Ellis Grove, passed away at 4:10 a.m., Monday, February 13, 2017 at Red Bud Regional Care in Red Bud, Illinois. She was born to the late Hubert C....