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Moving day for new Pinckneyville HospitalSep 28, 2015 11:00 pm - Mary Faulkner, a nurse for 35 years, said it was a bittersweet morning as she stood by to assist Pinckneyville Ambulance Service personnel load nine patients into ambula...
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Grand Theater in Du Quoin closes; city looks at optionsSep 28, 2015 11:00 pm - Grand Theater owner Richie Baker posted the letters "CLOSED" on the theater's marquee Tuesday and the City of Du Quoin has no thought of providing a new infusion of capi...
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City drops hammer on District 300Sep 28, 2015 11:00 pm - The Du Quoin City Council voted Monday night to park a $42,411 September sales tax payment to Dist. 300 schools until Supt. Gary Kelly and his board come clean as to how...
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Ameren investing $5.8 million hereSep 28, 2015 11:00 pm - As part of a multi-year plan to build a next generation energy delivery system and create jobs in central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois announced today it is in...
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Father, daughter arrested on drug chargesSep 27, 2015 11:00 pm - A combined effort by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office and Percy Police Department has led to the arrest of two Percy residents on drug charges. On Sept. 23, a search...
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All it takes is oneSep 27, 2015 11:00 pm - By now, reactions to last Thursday's presentation of Diversity Alliance to the Chester District 139 Board of Education have been thoroughly debated. DA is intended to be...
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Guilty in Du Quoin Shell robberySep 26, 2015 11:00 pm - On September 23 2015, Stanley L. Cohen, 32, of Carbondale, IL, pled guilty to a two-count indictment charging Interference with Commerce by Robbery, in violation of the ...
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Helmers, Jany named new sergeantsSep 26, 2015 11:00 pm - For the first time in recent memory, the Chester Police Department has new sergeants. The Chester Police and Fire Commission met last Friday at Chester City Hall and nam...
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Williams & Hopkins DHS queen & kingSep 26, 2015 11:00 pm - The applause from those who stayed for Friday night's homecoming coronation echoed across VanMetre Field for senior Jaylyn Williams, who lost her mother to an unspeakabl...
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County Board affirms denial of microbrewery zoning requestSep 25, 2015 11:00 pm - As part of its regular meeting on Friday, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners voted to affirm a Zoning Board of Appeals recommendation to deny a zoning request on...