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Menard investigating possible homicideNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- Illinois Department of Corrections officials have said a Nov. 19 incident at Menard Correctional Center is a possible homicide. The body of 34-year-old Bernar...
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Construction at Du Quoin State Fair Expo Hall takes a holiday as Holiday Lights takes overNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - With reconstruction of the west wall of the Exhibition Hall at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, reconstruction of the east wall will largely be on hold until after the fi...
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Edward A. SchubertNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - Edward A. Schubert, 97, of Mount Vernon, passed away at 11:03 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Edward was a retired dock hand, wo...
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Countdown is onNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- The countdown is on for the 2015 Randolph County Relay For Life. A small crowd of die-hard supporters braved a persistent rain on Sunday to gather inside St. ...
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William E. CommeanNov 23, 2014 10:00 pm - William E. Commean, 63, of Du Quoin, passed away at 4:50 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. William worked in sanitation at the Du Quoi...
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Red Bud pair wins title of World Seafood ChampionNov 21, 2014 10:00 pm - For Terry Reinhardt and his cooking partner, Donna Dungan, the events of the past several weeks have been - in their words - hard to describe. After entering the World F...
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Whitetail Weekend: Hick's Trading Station gun shop is celebrating 50 yearsNov 21, 2014 8:00 am - The great deer hunting stories--like the big buck population--seem to have thinned out the last two years, according to the hunters who come and go from the well-travele...
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Perry County Board of Commissioners to hold Truth in Taxation hearing Nov.28Nov 21, 2014 8:00 am - Illinois statute requires that any time a school district, city or county government raises its real estate tax levy by more than five percent, that action requires a pu...
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Extended Weather OutlookNov 21, 2014 8:00 am - Friday Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Friday Night A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wi...
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Harold D. ProvartNov 19, 2014 10:00 pm - Harold D. Provart, 88, of Herrin, formerly of Du Quoin, passed away 12:04 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2014 at the Herrin Hospital in Herrin. Harold was a retired farmer. He wa...