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March 18 primary by the numbersMar 10, 2014 9:00 am - Number of voting opportunities: early voting, absentee voting, general election voting? The voting schedule is set by the state and stays very similar from election to e...
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March 18 Primary: Two republicans, three democrats in sheriff's raceMar 07, 2014 9:00 am - Steve Bareis-R Steve Bareis, 44, has been a deputy sheriff for the Perry County's Sheriff Department for 12 years. He graduated second in his class from the Jeffe...
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John R. KrammMar 07, 2014 8:00 am - John R. Kramm of Ashley, Illinois, departed this life at the St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Centralia, Ill. on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 at 1:28 a.m. He had attained ...
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Donald EarnheartMar 07, 2014 8:00 am - Donald "Kenny" Earnheart, 58, of Mulkeytown, Ill., passed away March 4, 204 at St. Anthony Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. A tragedy happened, Kenny was driving his semi when...
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County Board awards courthouse roof contract to low bidderMar 07, 2014 8:00 am - The Perry County Board authorized Chairman Bobby Kelly to sign a contract awarding the roof replacement bid to Taylor Roofing of Belleville. A representative of the roof...
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Extended Weather OutlookMar 07, 2014 8:00 am - Friday Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 7 mph beco...
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Auctions, food & music make Saturday's charity ball this weekend's best ticketMar 06, 2014 8:00 am - The Annual 26th Charity Ball is promising to be "the event of the year" with good food, great auction and raffle items and awesome entertainment! This year's Charity Bal...
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Leroy LightMar 06, 2014 8:00 am - Leroy Light, 63, of Vergennes, passed away at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Leroy was born in Salem, Missouri on O...
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Storm spotter training school in Du Quoin on Wednesday, March 12Mar 06, 2014 8:00 am - Du Quoin Emergency Services and Disaster, in conjunction with the National Weather Service Office in Paducah, are going to be hosting a storm spotter training on Wednesd...
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Sales tax revenue holds up despite ice & snowMar 06, 2014 8:00 am - One would have thought that with the unrelenting ice and snow that settled in before the Christmas holiday that sales tax paid by local consumers in local stores and reb...