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Johnnie Harding FlemingSep 30, 2014 9:00 am - Johnnie Harding Fleming, 93, of Du Quoin, passed away at 9:49 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 at the Fairview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Du Quoin. Johnnie had s...
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Two candidates for mayor in Pinckneyville so far; Kellerman weighing another termSep 30, 2014 9:00 am - Pinckneyville City Clerk Fran Thomas says that at this writing there are two likely candidates for mayor. Incumbent accounts and finance commissioner Leonard Heisner has...
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Mike Ward would have to resign District 300 seat if elected to the Du Quoin City CouncilSep 30, 2014 9:00 am - Illinois statutes now state that anyone living in a community with more than 2,500 residents cannot serve on two community boards or councils. That would mean that if Du...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 30, 2014 9:00 am - Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near ...
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Former Du Quoin Police Department detective Gerry Whitley Jr. to run for Du Quoin councilSep 30, 2014 9:00 am - The field of candidates in the April 2015 Du Quoin city council election grew to 10 Monday with an announcement by former Du Quoin Police Department detective Gerry Whit...
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Big plays help Chester JV beat Johnston CitySep 29, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- Most of Monday's game between Chester and Johnston City could be classified as a defensive battle. Savion Smith returned a Luca Gualdoni pass 99 yards for a t...
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County commissioners approve first poker run licensesSep 29, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- After approving a county poker run ordinance two weeks ago, the Randolph County Board of Commissioners approved the first such licenses on Friday at Randolph ...
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Unique fall “plow day” Saturday, Nov. 1 to help fund Du Quoin FFA Alumni Assoc.Sep 29, 2014 9:00 am - The Du Quoin FFA Alumni chapter will be hosting their first annual fall plow day! This event is set to be held on Saturday, Nov. 1 and its purpose is to help fund high s...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 29, 2014 9:00 am - Monday Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind. Tuesday ...
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Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5-11 in Du QuoinSep 29, 2014 9:00 am - It's time for Fire Prevention Week, and from October 5-11, the Du Quoin Fire Department is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) ...