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Extended Weather OutlookJul 24, 2014 9:00 am - Thursday Sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 7 mph. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming cal...
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Fay KeyJul 24, 2014 9:00 am - Fay Key, 91, of Coello, passed away at 2:44 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her residence. Fay had been a homemaker and had worked at Allen Industries for 17 years. She w...
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Pinckneyville High School faces $600,000 budget deficitJul 24, 2014 9:00 am - The PCHS Board of Education is expected to place the 2014-2015 budget on file at their July 28 meeting. The budget projects an overall deficit of nearly $600,000, the ma...
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Daphne Geneva MorganJul 24, 2014 9:00 am - Daphne Geneva Morgan, 94, of Marion, Ill., formerly of Du Quoin, died at 4:44 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at home with her daughter at her side. Daphne was born on Jun...
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Margaret Ann HarrisJul 23, 2014 9:00 am - Margaret Ann Harris, 87, of Du Quoin, passed away at 4:19 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her residence. Margaret was a homemaker. She had worked at the Economy Store an...
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Ministerial Alliance puts school supplies into the hands of familiesJul 23, 2014 9:00 am - Liberty Church at 608 West Main St. west of Du Quoin will again serve as the host site for the Du Quoin Ministerial Alliance's "Backpack Blessing" school supplies giveaw...
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Southern Illinois Gun Traders at MorMad Lodging for gun show on Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.Jul 23, 2014 9:00 am - Between 40 and 60 members of the Southern Illinois Gun Traders are expected in Du Quoin this Saturday for a buy, sell and trade show at MorMad Lodging & Farms just off P...
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Extended Weather OutlookJul 23, 2014 9:00 am - Wednesday Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the...
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Update: Coach Al Martin's three-day football camp starting Monday for area students about to enter Grades 6 through 8Jul 23, 2014 9:00 am - The Du Quoin High School Football program will have a three-day youth camp on July 28-30. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The camp will be held at the Du Quo...
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Dr. Milton Leon AxleyJul 22, 2014 9:00 am - Dr. Milton Leon Axley, 85, of Peoria, passed away peacefully Friday, July 18, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1928, in Hardscrabble near Du Quoin, Ill., to Clyde...