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WATCHDOG: County paid CPA firm nearly $56,300 for servicesFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - CHESTER -- As part of its watchdog role, the Herald Tribune has been examining various financial records of governmental agencies. According to information acquired by t...
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'Monster Nation' to hit Du Quoin fairgrounds Feb. 27 & 28Feb 19, 2015 8:00 am - Lucas Oil Monster Truck Nationals at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin -- presented by Black Diamond Harley Davidson -- invites You To Bigfoot's birthday bash and...
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Extended Weather OutlookFeb 19, 2015 8:00 am - Thursday Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -18. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Thursday Night A 30 percent...
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Du Quoin library to 'eat ourselves around the world in chocolate' Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m.Feb 19, 2015 8:00 am - Du Quoin Library Services director Kristina Benson is always up for something new. Tonight at 6 p.m "I am sharing $40 worth of chocolate from around the world" with frie...
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Top Republicans in Du Quoin Feb. 28 for Lincoln Day dinnerFeb 19, 2015 8:00 am - Downstate Republicans will be in a celebratory mood when they hit Du Quoin on Saturday, Feb. 28 for the annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the American Legion. Special guests ...
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Suzette Martinez Standring: The human voiceFeb 19, 2015 12:01 am - In Milton, Massachusetts, the snow is level with the top my 6-foot fence. Ginger, my 9-pound puppy, could easily jump right over into another yard. Whoever thought that ...
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Stay Tuned: Don't miss ‘Fresh Off the Boat'Feb 19, 2015 12:01 am - A lot of the early buzz about "Fresh Off the Boat" focused on the show's status as the first family sitcom featuring Asian Americans since Margaret Cho's "All American G...
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Religion News: Pope makes surprise shantytown visitFeb 19, 2015 12:01 am - WEEK IN RELIGION Pope Francis made a surprise visit to a shantytown in Rome earlier this month, visiting the laborers from countries like Peru and Ecuador who reside the...
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Movie review: Hope shines through in ‘Timbuktu'Feb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - We hear a lot about Islamic fundamentalists terrorizing people in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, but seldom does the media acknowledge the atrocities taking place in sub-S...
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Tammy Kelly: Comfort food makes cold weather betterFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - The weatherman delivered on his promise of cold weather! That means staying in, staying warm and enjoying your favorite wintertime comfort foods. The problem is that oft...