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Retired caseworkers helping parentsFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - In her years as a caseworker for Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Jean Switzer had the chance to become a hardened bureaucrat. She knows the "system" ...
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Extended Weather OutlookFeb 24, 2015 8:00 am - Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph ...
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Du Quoin reaches new labor agreementFeb 24, 2015 8:00 am - Although Medicaid and pensions gained the majority of the attention from Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed budget cuts last week, another aspect of the proposed cuts have rai...
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Luke Davison will fill Charles “Beaver” Rice vacancy on the Du Quoin board of educationFeb 24, 2015 8:00 am - In a decidedly partisan and political Democrat move Perry-Jackson County Regional Superintendent of Schools Donna Boros will name Du Quoin resident Luke Davison to fill ...
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Du Quoin artist to join Kuhnerts and Eatons on Kid Rock cruiseFeb 24, 2015 8:00 am - Rock music star Kid Rock can't wait to meet the man behind the talent. To that end artist Keith Bell of Du Quoin and wife Zebada of the Cellular Connection Verizon store...
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Pinckneyville to re-bid farm leasesFeb 24, 2015 8:00 am - The Pinckneyville City Council Monday authorized Commissioner David Stone to rebid the farm leases for the city, hoping to get a better price. City Attorney Roger Seiber...
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William R. GasselFeb 24, 2015 8:00 am - William R. 'Bill' Gassel, 55, of Du Quoin, passed away at 6:47 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Bill had been a farmer and a f...
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Dr. Elaine Heffner: Oscars and realityFeb 24, 2015 12:01 am - In California recently, I was with two 11-year-old girls who were excited about watching the Oscars. Being in California meant that the awards would start at 6 p.m., whi...
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OBITUARY: Donald E. DurhamFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Donald E. Durham, age 79 of Eldorado, passed away Monday Feb.23, 2015, at Saline Care Center in Harrisburg. Donald was born in Eldorado Jan. 30,1936, to the late Kenneth...
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Martha Jane RamseyFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Martha Jane Ramsey, wife of retired United Methodist Minister the Rev. Dennis D. Ramsey, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Martha was born in Harrisburg to Sheldon...