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12,000 sandbags filled by Du Quoin boot camp inmates, stored under roof on the fairgroundsApr 11, 2014 9:00 am - Approximately 60 of the 156 inmates at the Du Quoin Impact Incarceration Center (the boot camp) began filling 12,000 sandbags Thursday in preparation for spring flooding...
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30-foot mobile flooring showroom at weekend's home & garden showApr 11, 2014 9:00 am - A 30-foot mobile showroom containing dozens of flooring ideas was being pulled inside the Exhibition Hall at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds today as setup began for this...
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Tamaroa must pay CPWD's debt to stateApr 10, 2014 9:00 am - Village Attorney Matt Foster said he has been in contact with Aaron Atkins, the attorney for Consolidated Public Water District. A ballot question asking to dissolve the...
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Volunteer Foundation hosts 92nd annual honors night banquetApr 10, 2014 9:00 am - For the 92nd time, excellence in Du Quoin education was celebrated during the Volunteer Foundation's annual honors night at the American Legion. The evening brought toge...
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Extended Weather OutlookApr 10, 2014 9:00 am - Thursday Increasing clouds, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Thursday Night A 30 percent chance of sh...
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Congratulations! Du Quoin Middle School band takes first place at Murphysboro; Spring concert 2 p.m. on May 4 in Hibbs AuditoriumApr 09, 2014 9:00 am - Saturday, April 4 the Du Quoin Middle School Band competed at the annual Illinois Grade School Music Association's organizational contest held at Murphysboro Middle Scho...
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Half-sister of Sidnee Stephens enters open plea to home invasion that led to murder; Other charges dismissedApr 09, 2014 9:00 am - Dakota wall entered an open plea to amended information charging her with home invasion (accountability) in Perry Count Circuit Court on Tuesday, April 8. She was accomp...
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Extended Weather OutlookApr 09, 2014 9:00 am - Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South southwes...
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Du Quoin Mayor Rex Duncan to retire in late June from collegiate, business careerApr 09, 2014 9:00 am - The life of Du Quoin Mayor Rex Duncan continues to evolve. Duncan is expected to close one chapter in late June that dealt with educational and business development in c...
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Depreciation of old facility eats into bottom line for PCH in 2015, as expectedApr 09, 2014 9:00 am - The Pinckneyville Community Hospital Board of Directors approved the 2015 budget Monday evening. The budget projects a net income of $75,885 for the year. Net income/los...