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Pinckneyville teachers air concerns about layoffs in the districtApr 30, 2015 11:00 pm - The Pinckneyville High School Board of Education met in regular session this week. PCHS teacher Mike Cheek addressed the board on behalf of the PHEA with concerns over R...
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Du Quoin 8th grade photos to be taken May 6Apr 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Parents are reminded that Du Quoin Middle School 8th grade photos will be taken on Wednesday, May 6 at 8:15 a.m. at the Middle School. For families who would like reprin...
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Presbyterian Church congregation dissolves; Faith Assembly Church to hold services thereApr 30, 2015 11:00 pm - The once-thriving First United Presbyterian Church on North Washington St. whose members included the founding L.S. Smith family, the Armstrongs, the Maxtons and the Nau...
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Williams Seated on Du Quoin School Board, Valier returned as board presidentApr 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Newly elected Karen Williams took her seat on the Du Quoin Board of Education Thursday afternoon. With the resignation of board president Mike Ward - who will soon serve...
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'Just trying to do what's right'Apr 29, 2015 11:00 pm - SPARTA -- It's easy to see the compassionate side of Just For You Catering Executive Chef/Owner Justin Hewitt. Hewitt, a former executive chef at McKendree University wh...
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Steeleville District 138 elects new presidentApr 29, 2015 11:00 pm - STEELEVILLE -- The Steeleville District 138 Board of Education held its reorganization meeting on Wednesday, which included the election of officers for the next term. K...
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CPC to meet every other monthApr 29, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Chester Pool Committee met in short session on Tuesday and with currently limited options toward accomplishing its goals, voted to change its meetings to ...
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Chester FD responds to track hoe fireApr 29, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- Firefighters responded to the report of a machine on fire in a field north of Chester on Thursday and arrived to find a 2012 Caterpillar track hoe, and a port...
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Family of late, great Du Quoin resident Frank Brown gifts mining replicas to city hallApr 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Frank Brown was 81 when he passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, leaving behind a mining career that included 14 years at the Green Diamond Mine in Marissa and 25 yea...
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Look-alike gun incident in Keyes City Park triggers real concerns from Du Quoin policeApr 29, 2015 11:00 pm - On Thursday, April 23, at 8:51 p.m., the Du Quoin Police Department received a call about a subject in Keyes City Park brandishing a handgun. The police were provided wi...