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Route 4 crash sends four to hospitalsOct 15, 2015 11:00 pm - A two-vehicle accident Thursday morning in the 5900 block of Route 4 north of Meadow Drive near the Steeleville T sent multiple people to area hospitals. According to th...
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Du Quoin school board expected to work out repayment of $585,000Oct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - The Du Quoin Board of Education met Thursday night and it seems likely that the board and the City of Du Quoin will reach a long term agreement on the repayment of $585,...
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Holiday shopping by the numbers; $272 million sales leaks out of areaOct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - The numbers are both important to Du Quoin's economy and frightening at the same time as we approach the holiday shopping season. The good news: In the last three months...
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Dinner Theater to benefit 'Shop With a Cop'Oct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Last year, it was one of the greatest nights of the holiday season as Keenan Rice and the "We got It Covered" band hosted back-to-back holiday dinner theaters at the Elk...
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Du Quoin Halloween Parade October 29Oct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - The 35th annual Du Quoin Halloween parade will be held in downtown Du Quoin on Thursday, Oct. 29 starting at 6 p.m. The parade will begin at the Banterra Bank parking lo...
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A House DividedOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - The Cubs moved on, the Cardinals went home and life returned to normal in Randolph County on Wednesday. The Chicago-St. Louis rivalry divided homes and agencies this wee...
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American Legion Auxiliary meeting highlightsOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - The Chester American Legion Auxiliary Unit 487 held its monthly meeting October 12 at the Post Home with 13 members in attendance. Flags were posted. Chaplain Collette P...
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Police: Elderly resident paid $6,000 for driveway sealOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Du Quoin Chief of Police Jamie Ellermeyer is warning local residents --particularly the elderly--about a suspect working the Du Quoin area who apparently performed a ver...
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Schimpf to seek Luechtefeld's seatOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Paul Schimpf, 44, a retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col who served as U.S. legal counsel in the Saddam Hussein trial was in Du Quoin Wednesday to announce his candidacy f...
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NSDAR celebrates anniversaryOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - As part of its 125th anniversary, members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Liberty Bell of the West Chapter spent Sunday cleaning up the Kask...