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Woman struck by car in DeSoto FridayDec 30, 2013 8:00 am - A 49-year-old DeSoto woman was struck at 9 p.m. Friday by a vehicle traveling in the southbound lane of U.S. 51 near Fox Road south of DeSoto. Lisa Wenzel was walking no...
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Nola Jane BeninatiDec 30, 2013 8:00 am - Nola Jane Beninati, at 69 years young, has jumped the turnstiles to enter the great peaceful thrift store in heaven. Never in a hurry, but always wanting to be on time, ...
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Du Quoin police: Fewer child custody issues this holidayDec 27, 2013 8:00 am - "We were just talking this morning. There were fewer child custody incidents this year," said Du Quoin Chief of Police Jamie Ellermeyer. "We just had one that I can thin...
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Wanda Rednour will take late husband's seat as Du Quoin State Bank chairwoman; Expect grandson Calen Campanella to fill vacancy on bank boardDec 27, 2013 8:00 am - Mrs. Wanda Rednour, 76, wife of the late Du Quoin State Bank chairman and mayor John Rednour, is expected to be seated as the bank's new board chairman at the annual mee...
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Governor candidate Dan Rutherford in Pinckneyville todayDec 27, 2013 8:00 am - Republican Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford, a candidate for governor in 2014, is at the Grecian Restaurant in Pinckneyville at 2:45 p.m. today to share his ideas on ho...
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Extended Weather OutlookDec 27, 2013 8:00 am - Friday Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Friday Night Clear, with a low around 30. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Saturday Sunny, with a high near...
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Minnie HeapeDec 26, 2013 8:00 am - Minnie Heape, 91, of Tamaroa, passed away at 7:48 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 at the Fairview Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Du Quoin. Minnie was a homemaker. ...
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Extended Weather OutlookDec 26, 2013 8:00 am - Thursday Sunny, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 26. South wind 5 ...
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Du Quoin-area banks replace debit cards for those who shopped TargetDec 24, 2013 8:00 am - Du Quoin and Pinckneyville area banks all say the same thing. They are issuing new debit or credit cards to any of their customers who feel their account information may...
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Pinckneyville City Council approves 14 percent real estate tax levy increaseDec 24, 2013 8:00 am - Following a Truth in Taxation hearing, the Pinckneyville City Council unanimously approved the ordinance setting the annual real estate tax levy for the fiscal year begi...