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Du Quoin getting $32,000 squad car for $23,307; odometer doesn't even work on car being replacedSep 12, 2014 9:00 am - When the Du Quoin City Council authorized the purchase of a new squad car at Monday's meeting it got back on track in trying to replace one car a year in the department....
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Euclid W. BrostmeyerSep 12, 2014 9:00 am - Euclid W. Brostmeyer, age 85, of Tamaroa, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 at 7:20 a.m. in his home. Euclid was born on Nov. 11, 1928 in Pinckneyville, Il...
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Lisa Jane HottesSep 12, 2014 9:00 am - Lisa Jane Hottes, age 39, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 in Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Lisa was born on Nov. 19, 1974, a dau...
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Chester varsity rallies past SVWW, 54-36Sep 11, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- Wyatt Ruehling's 1-yard plunge with 28 seconds left in the third quarter broke a 28-all tie, and Chester overcame an early 22-6 deficit for a 54-36 win over S...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 11, 2014 9:00 am - Thursday A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with...
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Du Quoin Remembers, Too: 9-11 memorial opens in New York City as we remember Pentagon victim Don SimmonsSep 11, 2014 9:00 am - Thirteen years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, some of it becomes a blur, but this year Du Quoin needs to remember that the attack...
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Progress on new Pinckneyville HospitalSep 11, 2014 9:00 am - During the regular monthly owner/architect/contractor meet to discuss the new Pinckneyville Community Hospital, workers used a crane to place curves on the roof of the b...
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Cold, snowy winter?Sep 11, 2014 9:00 am - While the two dueling almanacs and the National Weather Service predict how cold and snowy it will--or won't be--this winter, all I can think about is that it took me fo...
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Line break results in interruption of 911 serviceSep 10, 2014 11:00 pm - STEELEVILLE -- A construction company digging a trench for a culvert cut a fiber optic cable early Thursday morning, resulting in the loss of wireless 911 service for ro...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 10, 2014 9:00 am - Wednesday Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance ...