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Marshall Browning Hospital gift shop holiday open house is this Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Nov 13, 2013 8:00 am - New window lettering, a new line of children's toys and puzzles, a new line of jewelry and purses; all with design flare, are just some of the items visitors will find a...
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Standing ovation for Asburys as Du Quoin becomes first city in Illinois to pledge ending use of the “R” word “retarded”Nov 12, 2013 10:00 pm - The stage was bigger Monday as 16-year-old Brenna Asbury, born with Down Syndrome--stepped to the podium at Tuesday's city council meeting and asked residents of Du Quoi...
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Pinckneyville council asked for a burn banNov 12, 2013 10:00 pm - Jeana Raines asked the Pinckneyville council Tuesday to consider a burn ban and alternative methods of dealing with yard waste. She suggested a compost pile. Raines said...
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Frances V. McLuckieNov 12, 2013 8:00 am - Frances V. McLuckie, 93, of Du Quoin, passed away at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Frances had worked as a secretary for 46 y...
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JoAnn WaltemateNov 12, 2013 8:00 am - JoAnn Waltemate, 77, of Du Quoin, passed away at 10:21 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 at the Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. JoAnn was a homemaker. She was of Bapt...
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Extended Weather OutlookNov 12, 2013 8:00 am - Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 38. North wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Tuesday Night Clear, with a low around 17. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm ...
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Floyd E. DehneNov 12, 2013 8:00 am - Floyd E. Dehne, age 86, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 at 2:40 p.m. in Pinckneyville Health Care, Pinckneyville, Ill. Floyd was born on Se...
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William E. VarnumNov 12, 2013 8:00 am - Mr. William E. "Bill" Varnum, of Nashville, Ill., departed this life at Friendship Manor Healthcare Center in Nashville, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 at 2:55 a.m. He had att...
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Tamaroa children celebrate their vetsNov 11, 2013 8:00 am - Veterans Day. Tamaroa teachers and students get it! They spent an hour Friday afternoon honoring local Tamaroa veterans with songs and a poem starting at 1:30 p.m. in th...
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Kids are king at the First Baptist Church in Du QuoinNov 11, 2013 8:00 am - Something great is happening at the First Baptist Church at the corner of North Washington and East Park Streets in Du Quoin. The church has organized what it is calling...