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Scouts collect 2,700 items for food pantryNov 19, 2013 8:00 am - In many ways, America is the land of plenty. But for 1 in 8 people in Perry County, hunger is a reality. Many people believe that the problems associated with hunger are...
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Elephant & Piggie pajama party Thursday at the Du Quoin libraryNov 19, 2013 8:00 am - The Du Quoin Public Library on Thursday is hosting Family Reading Night 2013 featuring the books of award-winning children's author Mo Willems, author of the Elephant & ...
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Dist. 300 surplus property sell-offNov 18, 2013 8:00 am - The desk that nine Du Quoin High School principals sat at dating back to when the last high school was constructed in 1955 was among the items on the block during Friday...
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Two dead, 140,000 without power in Southern IllinoisNov 18, 2013 8:00 am - Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities, killing at least two people in nea...
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Extended Weather OutlookNov 18, 2013 8:00 am - Monday Sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 7...
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James Edward KiehnNov 15, 2013 8:00 am - James Edward Kiehn, age 67, of Du Quoin, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 at 6:48 a.m. in his home. Jim was born on Aug. 2, 1946 in Pinckeyville, Ill., a son...
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Fare Foods of Du Quoin employee arrested for $27,000 October theftNov 15, 2013 8:00 am - A former employee of Fare Foods of Du Quoin, known to many as Porter Foods Inc., has been arrested as a suspect in the $27,000 theft of money from the company on or abou...
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Sheriff's Department, Du Quoin & Pinckneyille police make arrest in Willisville marijuana caseNov 15, 2013 8:00 am - On Wednesday, Nov. 13 at approximately 3 p.m. the Perry County Sheriff's Office and members of the Perry County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant in Willisville....
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Du Quoin Ministerial Alliance fund that helps Weekend Warriors program is down to $240Nov 15, 2013 8:00 am - Every week the churches of Du Quoin buy and sack enough weekend food for 140 Dist. 300 children, many of whom would have very little otherwise. The program is called Wee...
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Extended Weather OutlookNov 15, 2013 8:00 am - Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light south wind. Saturday A 30 percen...