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Chester gets first playoff win since 2001Nov 01, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- A drought, a streak, a curse, whatever you want to call it, Chester ended it on Saturday against Carmi-White County at W.O. Smith Field. Jordan Berner hauled ...
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Billy L. JeremiahNov 01, 2014 9:00 am - Billy L. Jeremiah, age 64, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. in Pinckneyville Community Hospital surrounded by his loving family a...
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Chamber names three Veteran's Day parade marshalsOct 31, 2014 9:00 am - Three Du Quoin veterans have been named parade marshals for the Nov. 11 Veterans Day parade in downtown Du Quoin. Carl Campanella will represent veterans of World War II...
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This Weekend: Change Your Clock, Change Your BatteriesOct 31, 2014 9:00 am - Fall Back on Sunday--The Du Quoin Fire Department would like to take this time to remind everyone that Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. this Sunday and when you ...
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Extended Weather OutlookOct 31, 2014 9:00 am - Friday A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to...
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Extended Weather OutlookOct 30, 2014 9:00 am - Thursday A chance of sprinkles after 1pm. Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the aftern...
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The Searby Way: New Tamaroa funeral home conveys feeling of comfortable elegance and sense of familyOct 30, 2014 9:00 am - There is a calm and comfortable elegance to the new Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa. It's both an investment in the Searby Funeral Home business and in the community it s...
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Carroll Ray “Rocky” Bridges was a larger-than-life athlete in Du Quoin sports historyOct 30, 2014 9:00 am - Editor's Note: Du Quoin native Carroll Ray "Rocky" Bridges, 76, of Chester died last Thursday. He is buried in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Du Quoin. Fred Huff has t...
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Half day of school on Friday; No school on Nov. 7 & 11Oct 29, 2014 11:00 pm - There will be a half day of school for all students of Du Quoin Community Unit School District #300 on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 due to a School Improvement Day. Parent/teac...
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PCHS Board sees use for facilities taxOct 29, 2014 11:00 pm - PCHS Superintendent Keith Hagene provided the school board information about the potential uses for revenue generated through the County School Facilities Tax which has ...