News
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Maxton's 'Chapel of Hope'Sep 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Somewhere between his retirement as a funeral director of 40 years in Du Quoin and his passing in September 2014 it was Frank Maxton's hope that a family would someday l...
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Du Quoin chamber hears success stories and challenges of the past & coming yearSep 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi Wednesday told members of the Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce that early successes in his administration include putting a finance committee in pl...
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PV Ambulance service director Malawy resignsSep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Pinckneyville Ambulance Service administrator Shane Malawy, 43, announced Tuesday he has tendered his resignation effective at the end of the day Sept. 24. Malawy--argua...
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Facebook posts in Du Quoin get it wrong more than onceSep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - A very positive and productive Wednesday night meeting of the Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce will be fully detailed with pictures in Friday's edition. It included a very ...
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Plane forced to make landing in Perry CountySep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 4:13 P.M., the Illinois State Police District 13 Communications Center received a report from the Randolph County Sheriff's Departmen...
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City asks Dist. 300 for $125,000Sep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - In a creative, yet unprecedented intergovernmental proposal, Mayor Guy Alongi has sent Du Quoin Community Unit District 300 superintendent Dr. Gary Kelly and his Board o...
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Hurst gets probation in DHS caseSep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Steeleville resident and former Department of Human Services worker Mary Hurst recently pleaded guilty to 12 felony charges, but received only 30 months of probation fro...
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Moving to new Pinckneyville hospital underwaySep 15, 2015 11:00 pm - The first wave of moving to the new Pinckneyville Community Hospital began this week. The official opening of the new 17-bed facility will be Monday, September 28. Dur...
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Downtown Du Quoin to go pink for breast cancer monthSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Downtown Du Quoin will be awash in pink during October because of a very caring and thoughtful idea tendered by Du Quoin street superintendent Doug Hill and paid for by ...
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A 'grand' openingSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - More than three years after the old gymnasium at Chester Grade School was condemned, students got their first full look at the new facility in a formal grand opening cer...