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When minutes count: Funeral services Wednesday in Nashville, Ill. for man who founded modern emergency servicesJan 22, 2014 8:00 am - Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) from across Southern Illinois were in Nashville, Ill. Tuesday night for the visitation of a man whom many believe fathered modern Em...
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Extended Weather OutookJan 22, 2014 8:00 am - Wednesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. South wind 5 to 13 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Wednesday Night Partly ...
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Sweeping postal increases start Sunday, Jan. 26Jan 21, 2014 8:00 am - The U.S. Postal Service will be charging higher postage rates effective this coming Sunday, Jan. 26. Following is a summary of some of the increases affecting both priva...
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Super Wash begun by couple with $17.42 to their name after 13 bank loan rejectionsJan 21, 2014 8:00 am - The Super Wash story is truly the "Cinderella story" of a determined young couple from Morrison, Illinois, $17.42 and a dream that wouldn't die. It was the mid-70s and B...
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Waneta F. KissJan 21, 2014 8:00 am - Waneta F. Kiss, age 87, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 in St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Waneta was born on Feb. 18, 1926 ...
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Extended Weather OutlookJan 21, 2014 8:00 am - Tuesday Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 10am. Wind chill values as low as -1. Bl...
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Special Olympics Du Quoin tournament raises over $61,000Jan 21, 2014 8:00 am - Proceeds from the weekend's Southern Illinois Special Olympics girls softball tournament hit $61,000 as of Monday with donations from four sponsorships still out there. ...
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So. Illinois deer hunters: There's always next yearJan 21, 2014 8:00 am - As the 2013 Illinois deer season wraps up, I can say with a fair amount of certainty, that this season, at least in Southern Illinois, was, well, ho-hum at best. Illinoi...
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Surrounded by second guessing, Rednour leaves fair to chair State BankJan 20, 2014 7:00 pm - Trying to second-guess why John Rednour Jr. resigned Friday as manager of the Du Quoin State Fair after an 11-year run to chair the board of his father's Du Quoin State ...
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Brighter lighting, big savings ahead for highway department & county governmentJan 20, 2014 8:00 am - Ameren's Act on Energy program will pay big dividends with respect to the county's utility budget in the coming months. Both the Perry County government building and the...