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Extended Weather OutlookDec 30, 2014 8:00 am - Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 7 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Wednesday Partly sunny, with...
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Flu now 'rampant' says Marshall Browning specialistDec 30, 2014 8:00 am - In the first two weeks of December, Illinois and the Midwest went from "localized" outbreaks of influenza to "widespread" outbreaks of influenza. The Midwestern region o...
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James E. GriffithDec 30, 2014 8:00 am - James E. Griffith, 84, of Du Quoin, passed away at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 at his residence. James was a retired wholesale drug salesman. He was of the Baptist f...
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James C. RedDec 30, 2014 8:00 am - James C. Red, 86, of West Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Du Quoin, passed away at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014 at the VA Hospital Hospice Center in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Wallace H. HumphressDec 30, 2014 8:00 am - Wallace H. Humphress, age 89, of Swanwick, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 at 12:25 p.m. in his home. Wallace was born on Oct.13, 1925 in Campbellsville, K...
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Seyler charged with residential burglaryDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - In a news release from the Chester Police Department, it was announced that 35-year-old Nathan Seyler, of Chester, was charged with residential burglary after a Tuesday ...
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Chester juvenile case 'begins in earnest'Dec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker gave an update on Dec. 29 regarding the 16-year-old male Chester High School student facing charges regarding lewd and ina...
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Patricia A. KoenigDec 29, 2014 8:00 am - Patricia A. Koenig, 55, of Du Quoin, passed away at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 at her residence. Patricia had been a CNA and caregiver. She was of the Catholic ...
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Extended Weather OutlookDec 29, 2014 8:00 am - Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Tuesday Partly sunny,...
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Dean O. SmithDec 29, 2014 8:00 am - Dean O. Smith, age 91, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014 in Good Samaritan Regional Health Center, Mt. Vernon, Ill. Dean was born on Sept....