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Belton Eugene CaldwellApr 01, 2015 9:00 am - Belton Eugene Caldwell, age 64, of Mount Vernon, passed away 12:50 p.m. Monday, March 30, 2015 at Mount Vernon Health Care Center in Mount Vernon. Belton was born Feb. 1...
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Extended Weather OutlookApr 01, 2015 9:00 am - Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 71. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Wednesday Night A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorm...
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Du Quoin, Elkville & Pinckneyville egg huntsApr 01, 2015 9:00 am - Easter egg hunts are being held this Saturday in Du Quoin, Elkville and Pinckneyville. The 10 a.m. Du Quoin and Pinckneyville hunts are free. The 2 p.m. hunt in Elkville...
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Six candidates, two races for Du Quoin Board of EducationApr 01, 2015 9:00 am - There are six candidates, but essentially two races in the Du Quoin Board of Education election next week. Newcomer Doug Bishop--the longtime Perry County highway engine...
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Johnson explains role of automation, document and storage feesMar 31, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved increases to automation and document storage fees at its March 27 meeting and Circuit Clerk Sherry Johnson...
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Farm Bureau president gives presentation to Chester ChamberMar 31, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Chester Chamber of Commerce met for its monthly meeting on March 31, with a lunch presentation by Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert Jr. on th...
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Wallace challenging Crossland for Chester City Council spotMar 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Former Chester Alderman Steve Wallace is challenging incumbent Nancy Crossland for alderman of Ward 1 on the Chester City Council in the April 7 election. In the interes...
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Harold Joe SwinfordMar 31, 2015 9:00 am - Harold Joe Swinford, 74, of Du Quoin, passed away at 9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Harold Joe had worked as a...
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Perry assessor's employee pleads to misdemeanor; Fines, no jail time and Stern gets to keep his pensionMar 31, 2015 9:00 am - Judge James Campanella, Perry County State's Attorney David Stanton and defense attorney Matthew Benson arrived at an outcome Monday afternoon in the case against a coun...
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1% schools facilities tax vote next Tuesday...deal or no dealMar 31, 2015 9:00 am - Perry County voters next Tuesday go to the polls to vote for or against something called the Illinois School Facility Occupation Tax. It would add a one-cent sales tax t...