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OBITUARY: Lela BishopJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - Lela Bishop, age 71, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at the home of her son Bryan Deitz after an extended illness. Lela was born in Broughton on Nov. 2, 1943, to the late J...
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OBITUARY: James H. FiggJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - James H. Figg, age 90, passed away 11:57 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. James lived in Carrier Mills until his health declined and h...
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Book Notes: An Irish tale of strength from griefJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - "Nora Webster," by Colm Toíbín. Scribner, New York, 2014. 384 pages. $27. Colm Toíbín's newest novel, "Nora Webster," is set in the late 1960s and early '70s in County W...
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Boil order issued for Roosevelt StreetJan 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Harrisburg Water Department has issued a boil order the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Roosevelt Street. ...
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Sharing Southern Illinois flavorJan 02, 2015 9:00 am - During a holiday visit to Japan, local West Side Elementary second grade teacher Geneil Stearns presented a Christmas gift to one of her several hosts in that country. S...
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Extended Weather OutlookJan 02, 2015 8:00 am - Friday Cloudy, with a high near 38. Light and variable wind. Friday Night A chance of rain, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Low around 33. East win...
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Renewed U.S.- Cuban relations? I remember a body flying off the roof!Jan 02, 2015 8:00 am - When President Obama opened the door for Cuba and the U.S. to start a new relationship it triggered some great memories for me. It was July of 1953, just a few months af...
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Lost in Suburbia: You've been blockedJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - By Tracy Beckerman More Content Now I've been blocked on Facebook … again. When I say, again, I don't mean to make it sound like it's something that happens all the...
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Defense carries Lady Indians over PinckneyvilleJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Three weeks after taking it on the chin against Pinckneyville in a 16-point loss, Du Quoin showcased their improvement as a team in Tuesday night's 39-27 win over the La...
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Ride & Drive: 2015 Honda CrosstourJan 01, 2015 10:00 pm - For consumers wanting to break away from the cookie-cutter formula that makes it difficult to differentiate one model from the next, the 2015 Honda Crosstour is certainl...