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They wanted to see the shoe store one last timeNov 26, 2014 8:00 am - Before it was Riggio's Shoebox in downtown Du Quoin, it was Rude's shoe store. The Riggios have owned and operated the store for the last 37 years. The late Gordon Rude ...
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Special delivery from Du Quoin second graders: Students give thanks for town's letter carriersNov 26, 2014 8:00 am - Every now and then you get a card or a letter that's a keeper. That happened the other day when Du Quoin students in Mrs. Rachel Tilley's second grade class wrote and de...
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Extended Weather OutlookNov 26, 2014 8:00 am - Wednesday Rain likely, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Chance of pre...
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Extended Weather OutlookNov 25, 2014 8:00 am - Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 40. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph aft...
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18% Du Quoin water/sewer rate increase Jan. 1 in Du QuoinNov 25, 2014 8:00 am - The Du Quoin City Council Monday voted to invoke an 18 percent rate increase on water/sewer bills effective Jan. 1. The increase would raise an average combined water/se...
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Soccer Park required $20,000 for soil workNov 25, 2014 8:00 am - The Pinckneyville City Council authorized Mayor August Kellerman to sign off on the change order for soil amendment at the soccer park. Commissioner David Stone said the...
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Heartland Women's Healthcare to see patients in Du QuoinNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - Heartland Women's Healthcare, an obstetrics and gynecology practice with locations across Southern Illinois, will start seeing patients at Marshall Browning Hospital, lo...
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R. H. Havens Jr.Nov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - R. H. 'Bud' Havens Jr., 89, of Elkville, passed away at 2:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 at the Du Quoin Nursing and Rehab Center in Du Quoin. Bud had been associated w...
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Charles H. Kelley Jr.Nov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - Charles H. Kelley Jr., 59, of Sparta, passed Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 at 7:11 p.m. at his home in Sparta, Ill. Charles was born on Nov. 2, 1955 in Belleville, Ill., the so...
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Betty R. BuerkleNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - Betty R. Buerkle, 84, of Du Quoin, passed away at 2:05 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at the Du Quoin Nursing and Rehab Center, surrounded by her family. Betty was a long ti...