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FOODIE TIDBITS: Ferrell Hospital burgers bring back the good ol' daysSep 29, 2020 11:00 pm - I want to apologize for the lapse in articles for the column, but I have been ill and in the hospital for a few days. I am doing better now and trying to get back into t...
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Ferrell Hospital to offer drive-through flu shot clinic for adults SaturdaySep 29, 2020 11:00 pm - MCLEANSBORO - Ferrell Hospital will offer a drive-through flu shot clinic for adults from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Local Laborers 1197 Hall in McL...
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Gallatin County School menus Sept. 30-Oct. 6Sep 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Wednesday, Sept. 30Breakfast - Cinnaminis, pears, juice, milk Lunch - Hot ham and cheese, peas, smiley fries, assorted fruit, milk Thursday, Oct. 1Breakfast - Teddy Grah...
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Gallatin fall harvest continues after Sunday rain driesSep 29, 2020 11:00 pm - GALLATIN COUNTY - After the first decent rain in about a month soaked much of southern Illinois Sunday night, farmers in Gallatin County returned to the field Tuesday. C...
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SIU unveils spring football schedule: Salukis will open Feb. 20 vs. South Dakota StateSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - CARBONDALE - The Missouri Valley Football Conference has unveiled its eight-game spring schedule, which begins on Feb. 20 and ends on April 17. No. 24-ranked Southern I...
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'I'd go to hell for Gale Sayers if he asked me to,' says former SIU assistant ADSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - Shortly after Gale Sayers was hired as Southern Illinois University's athletic director in 1976, he reached out to Fred Huff Sr. of Du Quoin, to lure Huff back to SIU as...
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Another 12 COVID-19 cases ID'd over the weekendSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Perry County Health Department has been notified of 12 additional confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the total positive cases in Perry C...
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Lawmakers discuss lowering compulsory school age Issue is part of Legislative Black Caucus' equity agenda for early childhood educationSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers may soon consider legislation to lower the state's compulsory attendance law to include 5-year-olds, a measure advocates see as a way to...
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Du Quoin boys cross country: Swiney, Indians both take firsts at SpartaSep 29, 2020 1:00 am - He started the cross country season in quarantine and then finished second twice and third once, but Du Quoin junior Landen Swiney finally got his first win of season at...
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State Senate GOP outlines ethics package Measures aim to enhance enforcement of existing laws, ensure lawmakers work 'in public interest'Sep 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate Republicans unveiled a package of ethics proposals Thursday which they say is targeted to stop the type of corruption that has led to the i...