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Of sailfish, draglines and Oldsmobiles: After 40 years, Pinckneyville's Mainstreet Inn owner, Barb Williams, closing the doorsMar 17, 2015 9:00 am - On April 30, after 40 years of ownership by the lovely lady known locally as Gram or Barb or Mrs. Williams, the little inn on South Main Street in Pinckneyville-formerly...
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Extended Weather OutlookMar 17, 2015 9:00 am - Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. North northeast wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North north...
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Ronald Mack WardMar 17, 2015 9:00 am - Ronald Mack Ward, 69, of Vergennes, passed away at 10:05 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro. Ron had been a supervisor at Consol Coa...
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Chester Sports makes presentation to City CouncilMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- Mike Heffernan, treasurer of Chester Sports, Inc., made a presentation to the Chester City Council on Monday asking for financial consideration of a proposal ...
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Chester City Council approves feral cat strategyMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- Chester is going to the cats and the Chester City Council and the city's police chief spent a significant amount of time on Monday discussing what to do about...
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Alice Eubanks, 95, was part of the Greatest Generation; served Du Quoin and the nation as Navy WAVE in WWIIMar 16, 2015 9:00 am - Alice Eubanks, 95, of Du Quoin passed away at her home last Thursday, a member of the "Greatest Generation" who served in the Navy during World War II. She was one of th...
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Milton Wallace NowardMar 16, 2015 9:00 am - Milton Wallace Noward, age 89, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Carbondale, Ill. Wally wa...
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Two Du Quoin students to Carnegie Hall in New YorkMar 16, 2015 9:00 am - The Southern Illinois Children's Choir once again returns to the renowned stage of Carnegie Hall in New York on March 22. The choir successfully passed an online auditio...
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Raymond DubloMar 16, 2015 9:00 am - Raymond "Dale" Dublo, 77, Mulkeytown, passed away March 13, 2015 at home. He worked for Blue Bell Packing, Old Ben 26 and was a farmer. He was a member of UMWA and the I...
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Extended Weather OutlookMar 16, 2015 9:00 am - Monday Sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Tuesday Mostly sunny, wit...