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Du Quoin area briefs: Free COVID testingNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Free COVID-19 testing available this week The Illinois Department of Public Health will have three mobile testing teams in Jackson County this week, available to COVID-1...
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Chop down your own Christmas tree from Shawnee National ForestNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Create special memories by bringing your family to the Shawnee National Forest this season to cut your own Christmas tree. Christmas tree permits are available to buy on...
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A quiet Veterans Day in Du Quoin, but you can still warm a veteran's heartNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - For the second consecutive year, Du Quoin will forego its annual Veterans Day parade. Last year the weather was too terrible to ask people to come stand in the streets t...
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News from Preceptor Alpha EtaNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Preceptor Alpha Eta held its October meeting at the home of Judy Kaufman. President Johanna Tolbert called the meeting to order and members recited the Opening Ritual. F...
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Trent Morgenstern is PCHS Student of the MonthNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Pinckneyville Community High School senior Trent Morgenstern has been named Murphy-Wall State Bank and Trust's Student of the Month for November. The president of the PC...
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79 new COVID-19 cases in Perry County over weekendNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Seventy-nine new cases of the coronavirus came to the attention of the Perry County Health Department between Friday and Monday. It brings the total number of positive c...
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Du Quoin eyes cutting budget, freezing wages, raising taxes to survive pandemicNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - A wage freeze for nonunion employees, budget cuts of 5-10% in all city departments and the likelihood of a property tax increase - all of these measures are on the table...
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Decision about upcoming basketball season delayed until November 19thNov 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. As time ticks closer to what is supposed to be the start of high school basketball season in Illinois, the...
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Three more Saline COVID-19 deathsNov 10, 2020 10:00 pm - ELDORADO - Egyptian Health Department reported on Monday three more deaths of Saline County residents due to complications with COVID-19. In addition, 30 more people in ...
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Shawnee Forest NSDAR creates veterans display in ShawneetownNov 10, 2020 10:00 pm - SHAWNEETOWN - The members of Shawnee Forest NSDAR want to honor and remember the country's veterans, especially local service members. The group recently constructed a v...