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Spencer sworn in as Pinckneyville mayorMay 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Monday night's Pinckneyville City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Leonard Heisner with the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was taken w...
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Alongi names Chuck Novak interim finance directorMay 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Guy Alongi took the oath of office as the mayor of the City of Du Quoin on Monday. The retired one-time executive director of the Perry County Housing Authority, former ...
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'We're trying to get things done'May 11, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12th District) visited Chester on Monday as part of his Congressional Listening Tour, which gives constituents a chance to ask questio...
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Wilburn E. SwetlandMay 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Wilburn E. Swetland, age 89, of DuQuoin, IL, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. surrounded by his family. Wilburn was born on August 19, 1925 in Elkville, I...
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Chester VFW Post announces winners of Americanism Art, Essay and Poster contestsMay 09, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER - Members of the Chester VFW Post 3553 and VFW Ladies Auxiliary visited Chester Grade School on May 8 to announce the winners of the VFW Americanism Art, Essay a...
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Red Bud teacher, entrepreneur named instructor of CEO programMay 08, 2015 11:00 pm - In a Friday afternoon news release, Randolph County Economic Development Coordinator Chris Martin formally announced the instructor for the county's inaugural Creating E...
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Public Safety Committee discusses sergeant testingMay 07, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Chester Police, Fire and Public Safety Committee met during regular session on Wednesday and the reestablishment of the sergeant's position generated much...
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2015 Relay for Life still needs luminaria sponsors; 'Bank Night' Tuesday in Du QuoinMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - The luminaria ceremony, a poignant part of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Perry County, planned for Saturday, May 16, at Du Quoin High School, offers an o...
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Sheriff's Office conducts multiagency compliance check operationMay 06, 2015 11:00 pm - The Randolph County Sheriff's Office, along with the U.S. Marshals Service, conducted a joint compliance and verification check operation on May 1. Law enforcement offic...
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Pre-trial hearings next week; Farnsworth murder case sentencing June 5May 06, 2015 11:00 pm - The Perry County State's Attorney's office will have pre-trial meetings with attorneys and the judge next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, before establishing the upcoming...