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Clarence Spigel Storey Jr.Nov 30, 2014 10:00 pm - Clarence Spigel Storey Jr., 89, of Du Quoin, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 at the Marshall Browning Hospital at Du Quoin. Clarence had been a retired ca...
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New Randolph County officials sworn inNov 30, 2014 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- The anticipation is over for the newest class of county officials, who were sworn in on Monday by Judge Richard A. Brown at the Randolph County Courthouse. Ju...
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Labor of Love:Nov 28, 2014 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- Wade Mehrer has been around the restaurant business all his life. His mother, Jodie Mehrer, owns Jodie's Ol' Farmhouse Cafe and Bakery in Chester. As inventor...
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Pinckneyville Optimist Club live Christmas tree sales no longer cover total cost of Toys for Needy Kids projectNov 28, 2014 8:00 am - The Pinckneyville Optimist Club has kicked off the annual "Toys for Needy Kids" project and will has started selling Christmas trees as a part of the fund raising effort...
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Extended Weather OutlookNov 28, 2014 8:00 am - Friday Sunny, with a high near 46. Light south southeast wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy, ...
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Nancy L. TipperNov 28, 2014 8:00 am - Nancy L. Tipper, age 65, of Mount Vernon, Ill., formerly of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 at 1:09 p.m. in Crossroads Community Hospital, Mou...
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Du Quoin man gets 15 years in prison for Walgreens hold-upNov 28, 2014 8:00 am - Michael C. Carr, Jackson County State's Attorney, announced today that a Du Quoin man was sentenced to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for two separat...
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Small Business Saturday urges customers to shop locallyNov 27, 2014 10:00 pm - After the fervor of Black Friday is over, there's another holiday-themed day that falls before Cyber Monday. Small Business Saturday, a creation by American Express in 2...
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If you have $100, some renovating cash and seven years of determination this Du Quoin home could be yoursNov 26, 2014 8:00 am - Something called the "Homestead Program" may give someone the opportunity to own their own home. But, here's the trick. You would pay the city $100 for the house, agree ...
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Beverly Jo KilpatrickNov 26, 2014 8:00 am - Beverly Jo Kilpatrick, age 81, of Du Quoin, Ill., passed away on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at 1:33 p.m. in Marshall Browning Hospital, Du Quoin, Ill. Beverly was born on J...