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Extended Weather OutlookSep 04, 2014 9:00 am - Thursday Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low a...
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September is 'Big Mutt Month' at the Perry County Humane SocietySep 04, 2014 9:00 am - The Perry County Humane Society is launching a "We Like Big Mutts" campaign for the month of September to bring awareness to the difficulties of adopting larger dogs at ...
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Year of AnniversariesSep 03, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- The annual Popeye Picnic is nearly upon us, but with a full schedule of events, choosing what to do and see could become a problem for the first-time attendee...
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Larry Travis HamiltonSep 03, 2014 9:00 am - Larry Travis Hamilton, 34, of Du Quoin, passed away at 3:54 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 at his residence. Travis had been a carpenter and had also worked at the Galatia C...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 03, 2014 9:00 am - Wednesday A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 72....
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Mega-farmers to host fund-raising breakfast for candidate Mike BostSep 03, 2014 9:00 am - Greg and Cheryl Bigham of Bigham Farms, Rick and Connie Krone of Krone Farms, Ken and Julie Maschhoff and Karen and Dave Maschhoff of Maschhoff Farms will host a fund-ra...
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Anna man to donate hat with dozens of Du Quoin State Fair celebrity signatures to Cancer SocietySep 03, 2014 9:00 am - For 35 years Dale Lipe of Anna has been one of the first in line at the Du Quoin State Fair ticket windows. He has purchased front row tickets to some of the greatest na...
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Kennedy Rose PursellSep 03, 2014 9:00 am - Kennedy Rose Pursell, five month old daughter of Douglas R. and Amanda D. (Ritter) Pursell, of Du Quoin, passed away at 1:14 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014 at the St. Lou...
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Volunteer Foundation golf tournament is the year's best ticket if you want to help Du QuoinSep 03, 2014 9:00 am - Every day that goes by we learn that the Rotary membership's decision three years ago to stop paying abusive fees to a national organization and instead form a home grow...
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Chester City Council discusses rate increaseSep 02, 2014 11:00 pm - CHESTER -- In a Tuesday meeting, the Chester City Council discussed increasing water and sewer rates to pay for $1.2 million in needed repairs at the city's water treatm...