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Third Du Quoin Art on Main opens on Saturday, May 10Apr 18, 2014 9:00 am - Du Quoin has the State Fair in the fall, the Holiday Lights Fair in the winter, and now Art on Main in the spring. Art on Main is an art walk along Main Street, exhibiti...
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The acid test: area juniors prepare for Prairie State Achievement TestApr 17, 2014 9:00 am - All high school juniors in the State of Illinois will be taking the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE) on April 23 & 24. This exam is an extremely important one and i...
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Extended Weather OutlookApr 17, 2014 9:00 am - Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Thursday Night A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South w...
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Dist. 300 K-8 maintenance supervisor David Martin to retire; two teachers reassigned in consolidationApr 17, 2014 9:00 am - The Du Quoin Board of Education Tuesday night accepted with regret a letter of intent to retire June 30, 2014 from eight-year K-8 maintenance supervisor David Martin. Ma...
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Du Quoin police serious about game-time parking around DHSApr 17, 2014 9:00 am - Effective Monday, April 28 the Du Quoin Police Department will begin ramping up their enforcement of "No Parking" ordinances around the Du Quoin High School. Parents and...
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Missing Du Quoin boy safe at friend's houseApr 16, 2014 11:00 pm - The Du Quoin Police Department assisted parents in locating their 11-year-old son, who went missing Wednesday night and turned up at a friend's house at 7 a.m. Thursday ...
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Extended Weather OutlookApr 16, 2014 9:00 am - Wednesday Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high ...
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Pinckneyville projects deficit of $580,000 for 2015Apr 16, 2014 9:00 am - The Pinckneyville City Council passed a resolution adopting a tentative budget for the year ending April 30, 2015 and set a pubic hearing for 7:15 p.m. on Monday, April ...
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104-year-old Catholic nun who served Sacred Heart for 18 years rememberedApr 16, 2014 9:00 am - Sister Mary Daniel Murphy passed away on March 14 at the age of 104. She served Sacred Heart Catholic Church for 18 years between 1933 and 1951 under father Haffner. She...
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Domenica FiorinoApr 16, 2014 9:00 am - Domenica "Mimi" Fiorino, nee Curcuru, 93, of Du Quoin, Ill., passed away peacefully, Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Hospice of LaGrange, Ga. She was a lifelong resident of ...