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Ruby Irene SaundersJun 26, 2014 9:00 am - Ruby Irene Saunders, 97, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Tamaroa, passed away on June 13, 2014. She was born to Grover and Dell Dasher on Jan. 19, 1917. Ruby joined her tw...
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Remembering Marvin Teel, 90 The Oldest Paper BoyJun 26, 2014 9:00 am - As arguably the nation's oldest "paper boy" Marvin Teel, 90, of Christopher was in good company. Walter Cronkite, Bob Hope, Ed Sullivan, Danny Thomas, John Wayne, Bing C...
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Rex Duncan will seek re-election in April 2015Jun 25, 2014 9:00 am - Du Quoin Mayor Rex Duncan announced today that he will run for election in the April 2015 municipal elections. Citing a long record of service and accomplishments that i...
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Pinckneyville City Council takes first look at lighting and clock for downtownJun 25, 2014 9:00 am - Commissioner Sam Fulk said he and the city's engineers are working on the final details to complete plans for a $350,000 project to install decorative lighting and a clo...
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Extended Weather OutlookJun 25, 2014 9:00 am - Wednesday Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of showers and thunder...
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Top Shelf Street Machine from 1988 coming back to Du Quoin for NATSJun 24, 2014 9:00 am - Matt and Debbie Hay aren't really sure how they got here, but they know they have been here before. The likable couple from Goshen, Ind. who have called Chandler, Ariz. ...
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Extended Weather OutlookJun 24, 2014 9:00 am - Tuesday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a ...
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Former fair employee still on state ag payroll, but working at Murray CenterJun 24, 2014 9:00 am - An aide to former Du Quoin State Fair manager John Rednour Jr. is working for the Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, but she is still being paid by the Illinois D...
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Ryan EpplinJun 24, 2014 9:00 am - Ryan Epplin, a son given by the Lord to Fred and Bernadette (Reidelberger) Epplin, was born on March 8, 1981, in Centralia, Illinois, and at the young age of 33, went on...
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Citizens ask for better enforcement of leash laws in PinckneyvilleJun 24, 2014 9:00 am - Residents of Pinckneyville can expect to see a reminder on their next gas and water bill that the city has a leash law. Bobbie and Les Marlow and Bill Sanders all stated...