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Ken Jennings, Greatest 'Jeopardy!' Player of All Time, will speak at SIUSep 07, 2021 1:00 am - CARBONDALE - The world's all-time top television game show winner, best-selling author, game show host and "Greatest Jeopardy! Player of All Time," Ken Jennings, is comi...
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Illinois Ag in the Classroom catapulting into new school yearSep 07, 2021 1:00 am - ILLINOIS - What student wouldn't enjoy building a contraption to fling candy pumpkins? Exactly. That's why Illinois Ag in the Classroom (IAITC) developed lesson plans to...
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Marion Police BlotterSep 07, 2021 1:00 am - The following information was obtained from the Marion Police Department. Note that arrests and charges are allegations only, not findings of guilt. Treyan Thomas, 25, o...
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Wildcats win big in home openerSep 07, 2021 1:00 am -
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Number of available ICU beds critically low, as COVID spikes in regionSep 06, 2021 1:00 am - The number of available ICU beds in southern Illinois has reached critical mass, as seriously ill COVID-19 patients are using almost all of them up, according to medical...
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Walker's Bluff owner: Casino agreement signed by county board needs to be redoneSep 06, 2021 1:00 am - The owner of Walker's Bluff Winery in Carterville says that the casino agreement signed by the Williamson County Board on Monday contained language she had never agreed ...
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Pet of the week Anastasia is sweet and beautifulSep 04, 2021 1:00 am - This sweet 5-year-old girl is Anastasia! She came to us from a feral colony, but given her friendliness, we don't think she was born feral. She is a little on the shy si...
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Sparta VFW Post marks 85 yearsSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - On Aug. 28, the Sparta VFW Post #2698 celebrated not only the 85th anniversary of their 1936 charter, but also Legacy Life Member Matthew "Fritz" Mihelcic. Mihelcic is t...
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Jim Shields tournament now the Jim Shields/Leah Search tournamentSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - On Aug. 28, Chester Country Club hosted the annual Jim Shields Golf Tournament for St. Mary's School. This year, the name of Leah Search (Jim's daughter and Tate's wife)...
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Prairie Du Rocher teen killed Friday when car hit by trainSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - A 16-year-old Prairie Du Rocher girl was killed Friday when the car she was driving was hit by a train in her hometown. The teen, identified as Lillian "Lilly" Vandeford...