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Extended Weather OutlookJan 13, 2015 8:00 am - Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming...
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Donald GulleyJan 13, 2015 8:00 am - Donald "Dugan" Gulley, 63, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 in his home surrounded by loved ones. Don was born Jan. 30, 1951...
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Morris Lee CookJan 13, 2015 8:00 am - Morris Lee Cook, 72, of Benton, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 at his residence. Morris proudly served his country in the United States Army for 21 years...
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Du Quoin welcomes 28 teams for Special Olympics tournamentJan 13, 2015 8:00 am - Twenty-eight traveling softball teams will compete at the 6th annual girls' winter indoor softball tournament Jan. 16-18, 2015 at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoi...
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Rauner dismisses Woodworth as Du Quoin State Fair managerJan 13, 2015 8:00 am - "John, I'm standing here at the unemployment office in Mount Vernon," said Du Quoin State Fair manager Shannon Woodworth at noon Monday, a sobering political end to a 10...
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Betty June HastyJan 13, 2015 8:00 am - Betty June Hasty, 81, of Du Quoin, passed away at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 at the Fairview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Du Quoin. Betty had worked at B...
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Sheriff's office questioning three after meth seizureJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - The Randolph County Sheriff's office is questioning three "persons of interest" after a multi-agency investigation seized methamphetamine-making materials and suspected ...
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Extended Weather OutlookJan 12, 2015 8:00 am - Monday A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8am. Cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 35 by 9am, then falling to around 30 during the remainder of the day. Li...
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35% of 185 patient flu kits at Marshall Browning test positiveJan 12, 2015 8:00 am - This flu season has been difficult for everyone from young to old, vaccinated or not. Many people have experienced respiratory and/ or intestinal symptoms themselves or ...
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Bank tellers keep Du Quoin residents from biting on phony IRS scamJan 12, 2015 8:00 am - Du Quoin Chief of Police Jamie Ellermeyer credits local bank tellers with saving two local residents thousands of dollars in a phony California-based IRS telephone scam....