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Hospital board takes no action on early start for new facilityDec 10, 2013 8:00 am - Hospital Administrator Tom Hudgins was granted the authority to officially start construction of the new facility on White Walnut Road as soon as he receives a notice to...
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Rednour memory still guides work of councilDec 10, 2013 8:00 am - A full minute of silence and reflections on what the late John Rednour accomplished for Du Quoin were the underpinning of Monday's city council meeting. "A great light w...
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Thursday dinner at the Du Quoin Elks features the music of the Madrigal Society of So. IllinoisDec 10, 2013 8:00 am - Lords and Ladies, one and all--the Madrigal Society of Southern Illinois invites you to celebrate Christmas. And, getting into the Christmas spirit doesn't get any bette...
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Extended Weather OutlookDec 09, 2013 8:00 am - Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 28. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Monday Night A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Calm wind. ...
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Gillis Street public housing altercation sent Du Quoin police officers to the hospitalDec 09, 2013 8:00 am - A Louisville, Ky. man who was arrested several weeks ago for trespassing on Perry County Housing Authority property was arrested again last week. And, he didn't go quiet...
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Closed schools don't stop DMS & DHS musicians from performingDec 09, 2013 8:00 am - District 300 bands hosted the annual Christmas concert in R.P. Hibbs Auditorium at 2 p.m. at the Du Quoin High School Sunday. Classes were dismissed Friday and again tod...
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Caught on tape; Du Quoin police rescue driver stuck on railroad tracksDec 09, 2013 8:00 am - East Franklin Street resident Steve Bratten's security camera caught Du Quoin police performing some heroics during Friday's storm. His camera caught police as they resc...
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Dave M. LiszewskiDec 09, 2013 8:00 am - Dave M. Liszewski, 60, of Pinckneyville, passed away at 10:36 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 at his residence. Dave was a retired beer bottler at Anheuser-Busch. He was a m...
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Five candidates for sheriff as primary filing deadline passesDec 06, 2013 8:00 am - The deadline came to pass on Monday for the March 18, 2014 primary election. Those filings show five candidates for Perry County Sheriff. All other incumbents are unoppo...
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Perry County: No increase in 2014 tax levyDec 06, 2013 8:00 am - The Perry County Board passed an ordinance appropriating $3,136,000 in real estate taxes for 2013, payable in 2014. County Clerk Josh Gross said only the corporate and I...