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Proposal: Tie Du Quoin's elected officials' pay to CPIJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi and city council commissioners are poised to enact salaries for their elected jobs that going forward will be tied to the Consumer Price Index....
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CMSF honors departing seniors with annual awardsJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School held its annual National Honor Society Induction Ceremony and Senior Awards Night on May 10 in DeWitt Gymnasium. The CMSF High School...
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State to defray FFA membership costsJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - FFA membership offers students many educational and leadership benefits as well as career opportunities. Starting this fall, the cost to belong to FFA will no longer be ...
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Dr. Gregg Fozard retiring from clinical practice, but not from Family Medical CenterJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - After 44 years of practicing medicine in Pinckneyville, John Gregg Fozard, MD, will retire from clinical practice effective July 31. However, Fozard will continue as med...
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The early 60s: 'This is the best and nicest fair I've ever played'Jul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Sixth in a continuing series Having survived the death of the fair's founder, W.R. Hayes, with year-after-year successful events in the second half of the 1950s, all see...
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Backpacks for children at Du Quoin City HallJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - The City of Du Quoin is giving away children's school backpacks. About 100 backpacks are currently in the city clerk's office, 302 E. Poplar St., and will be given away ...
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Pet of the week Say hello to a kitty called CashJul 15, 2022 1:00 am -
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Ameren initiative could save you moneyJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - As temperatures heat up and residents and businesses begin to feel the pinch of higher power supply prices, Ameren Illinois is encouraging its customers to explore oppor...
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Pyramid Players channels 'The Addams Family'Jul 15, 2022 1:00 am - The Benton-based Pyramid Players community theater group staged their latest musical production, "The Addams Family," over the weekend at the Benton Civic Center. The ...
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Du Quoin State Fair - The 1930s Crowds are wild for auto racing; nightly entertainment a big hitJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Second in a series Like most things, the second time around was easier than the first and the second "decade" of the Du Quoin State Fair, the 1930s, seemed considerably ...