News
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Risk of severe weather today and Thursday across Perry County; Worst threat Thursday afternoonApr 02, 2014 9:00 am - National Weather Service has Perry County in a slight risk for severe weather for Wednesday and Thursday with the greatest potential at this time being Thursday afternoo...
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Du Quoin Education Association to award annual $500 scholarship for the 18th timeApr 02, 2014 9:00 am - The Du Quoin Education Association is awarding a $500 scholarship for the 18th time in the spring of 2014. The funds were raised from contributions by Du Quoin Education...
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Chester No. 7, Pinckneyville No. 8 on the new Illinois' safest cities listApr 02, 2014 9:00 am - Chester ranks No. 7 and Pinckneyville No. 8 in Safewise's latest list of safest Illinois cities. Du Quoin didn't make the Top 50 list. The criteria is the FBI's database...
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New Label Shopper™ store opens in SouthtowneApr 02, 2014 9:00 am - The new Label Shopper discount clothing store opened Sunday in the Southtowne Shopping Center next to the Subway restaurant. The store opened with 35,000 items--mostly n...
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Extended Weather OutlookApr 02, 2014 9:00 am - Wednesday Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. East wind 9 to 13 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%....
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Doris Maxine PoeApr 01, 2014 9:00 am - Doris Maxine Poe, 88, of Mulkeytown, passed away at 2:37 a.m. Sunday, March 30, 2014 at the Fairview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Du Quoin. Doris was a homema...
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Luechtefeld: Quinn can't claim dire need for tax extension, then head out on a new spending spreeApr 01, 2014 9:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn used his March 26 budget address to push for a permanent extension of his 2011 income tax hike, painting a dire picture of severe cuts to state programs i...
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Florence E. HarrApr 01, 2014 9:00 am - Florence E. Harr, age 80, of Du Quoin, Ill., passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 11:15 p.m. in Marshall Browning Hospital, Du Quoin, Ill. Florence was born on A...
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Domestic dispute on West North Street leads to seizure of marijuana, plants and $2,500 cashApr 01, 2014 9:00 am - A Saturday morning domestic dispute call to a West North Street home led to the arrest of a Du Quoin man on marijuana-related charges. Chief of Police Jamie Ellermeyer s...
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Extended Weather OutlookApr 01, 2014 9:00 am - Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest in the afternoon. Tuesday Night A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorm...