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Extended Weather OutoookDec 17, 2014 8:00 am - Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Wednesday Night Snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with ...
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Dear Du Quoin: Building Up Beats Tearing Down (And, a Christmas Message)Dec 17, 2014 8:00 am - I was talking with someone about the concept of the city offering a couple of "experienced" - well, OK, old - houses in Du Quoin for $100. She said she didn't understand...
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Gibbs declines to seek reelection on school boardDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- In a message first posted on his personal Facebook page on Dec. 16, Chester CUSD No. 139 Board of Education member Adam Gibbs said he would not be seeking ree...
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Williamson to run for Chester City CouncilDec 16, 2014 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- News of those filing for the upcoming April municipal elections continued to trickle out this week, as Bruce Williamson announced Dec. 15 he has submitted the...
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Extended Weather OutlookDec 16, 2014 8:00 am - Tonight A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight. Tuesday Cloudy, with a high ...
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Proud moment for one Du Quoin High School band member during Sunday concertDec 16, 2014 8:00 am - Du Quoin High School music director Denise Smith paused during Sunday's Christmas concert in R.P. Hibbs Auditorium to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of one of...
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Darleen I. JonesDec 16, 2014 8:00 am - Darleen I. (Porter) Jones, 84, of Du Quoin, passed away at 10:57 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 at the Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. Darleen worked at Krogers for ...
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Ballot order established in Du Quoin's April electionDec 16, 2014 8:00 am - Both mayoral candidates and all but one of the 12 candidates for Du Quoin city commissioner were gathered at city hall Monday as the door opened to accept filings for th...
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Chester City Council grants delay on George Street houseDec 15, 2014 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- The Chester City Council is giving Clarence Johnson a chance. The Carbondale resident, who recently purchased the house at 1047 George St., has until the coun...
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Arvil Lee CraigDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - Arvil Lee Craig, 61, of West Frankfort, passed way at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 at the home of his sister, Mike and Sharon (Green) Swann, of Marion, with family ...