News
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'You just never know'Dec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - With several gun-related events in the national and local news last week, Steeleville High School staff members participated in 4E training on Friday. The active shooter...
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Train hits tractor northwest of Du QuoinDec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - The outcome was more forgiving than the unspeakable tragedy it could have been. Illinois State Police at Du Quoin and the Perry County Sheriff's Department say a Perry C...
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Vandal with BB or pellet gun damages 30 propertiesDec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - The Jackson County Sheriff's Department fielded a number of telephone calls from residents over the weekend in the Ava and Campbell Hill area about properties being da...
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The Sounds of Christmas: Packed house for opening lights weekendDec 05, 2015 10:00 pm - The 2015 Holiday Light Fair Exhibition Hall opened over the weekend to a full house. The first of three weekends closed with performances by the Pinckneyville Community ...
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Santa takes new ride to ChesterDec 04, 2015 10:00 pm - It's longer than a sleigh, and perhaps a bit more powerful than a team of reindeer. Knight Hawk Coal's newest tugboat, "River Hawk," had its public showcase on Saturday ...
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Money owed Du Quoin on its way?Dec 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Checks may finally be in the mail for Du Quoin, Pinckneyville and other communities and counties across the state who are owed motor fuel tax and video gaming revenues d...
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Trains of thought collide in ChesterDec 03, 2015 10:00 pm - [View the story "Trains of thought collide in Chester" on Storify] ...
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Gospel Assembly Christmas concertDec 03, 2015 10:00 pm - If the spirit and the meaning of Christmas in your life has gotten lost somewhere, the very best place to get it back into your heart is Sunday's Christmas concert at th...
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Festival of Trees at Holiday Lights FairDec 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Wednesday night's judging of more than a dozen decorated Christmas trees in the annual Festival of Lights competition at the fairgrounds exhibition hall opened indoor ac...
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Darkness is coming and you should book a room; Carbondale Ground Zero for EclipseDec 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Darkness is coming -- and you should book a hotel room now. That's what eclipse-chasers from around the world are doing, as they prepare for the first total solar eclips...