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Sep 22, 2014 10:47 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. and five Arab countries launched airstrikes Monday night on Islamic State group targets in Syria, expanding a military campaign into a country...
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Extended Weather OutlookSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - Monday Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Light northeast wind. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 72. East...
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Indian Pride weekend, budget, parents dropping children off at football games discussed by boardSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - The Du Quoin Board of Education Thursday expressed concerns about parents dropping children off at Du Quoin football games and leaving them there largely unsupervised. T...
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Albert Jean YatesSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - Albert Jean 'Gene' Yates, 89, of Elkville, passed away at 7:27 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. Gene was a successful farm...
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Everette SchumaierSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - Everette "Gene" Schumaier, age 87, of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at 4:40 p.m. in Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Ill. Gene was bor...
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Retired Du Quoin public works director city council candidateSep 22, 2014 9:00 am - Dale Spencer, 67, of 515 Hope Street in Du Quoin, who served on the city council from 1997 to 1999 and for 13 years was the city's public works director, today announced...
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OBITUARY: Michael Eugene DavisSep 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Michael Eugene Davis - a husband, a father, a grandfather, a brother, a pastor, a friend, a mentor, a counselor, a teacher, a veteran, a community college professor, and...
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Dr. Murray Feingold: Are you at risk at your job?Sep 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Your occupation may impact your health. Coal miners are at risk of getting chronic lung diseases. Individuals working with asbestos have an increased incidence of lung c...
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Jeff Vrabel: Sorry, but pet fish are expendableSep 21, 2014 11:00 pm - First, a confession: I murdered about eight fish this summer. It wasn't my fault, and by that I mean it was entirely my fault. The tale is long and tragic, but the shor...
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FOOTBALL: Sparta celebrates first win over Pinckneyville since 2000Sep 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Friday night's SIRR Mississippi Division conference football matchup between Pinckneyville and Sparta had all the makings of a dramatic, high-intensity game with a playo...