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Du Quoin cheer squad misses state finals by narrowest marginFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - 1.38 points and one place. That is the slim difference between Knoxville finishing in 10th place at Friday's cheerleading state finals preliminary round in Bloomington, ...
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Pritzker to propose tax relief for budget Relief plan would ease grocery, motor fuel, property taxesFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a roughly $1 billion package of tax relief measures aimed at mitigating the impact of inflation on Illinois consumers when he...
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SIU student team in finals of U.S. solar power competitionJan 30, 2022 12:00 am - A team of students from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is among the finalists in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competitio...
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Du Quoin area briefs: Local students honoredJan 30, 2022 12:00 am - Local students honored at SEMO Several Perry County students have been named to both the President's List and the dean's list at Southeast Missouri State for the fall se...
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SIU, Stillman College sign historic pactJan 30, 2022 12:00 am - Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama have signed a memorandum of understanding that will help students from the historical...
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Fugitive in 2016 shooting of Carbondale police officer arrested in ColoradoJan 30, 2022 12:00 am - A Colorado man wanted in connection with the shooting of a Carbondale police officer in 2016, was arrested Jan. 11 in Colorado, according to the U.S. Marshals Colorado V...
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Carbondale-based legal aid organizations win state grantsJan 30, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois Equal Justice Foundation has awarded more than $1.3 million in state grants to 23 nonprofit programs that provide free legal assistance and information to s...
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Contract talks start this spring in District 300Jan 30, 2022 12:00 am - Negotiations on a new employee contract in Du Quoin Unit District 300 are likely to begin in March, and already both sides agree they want a multiyear contract. Employee...
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Carbondale briefs: Free firewood, Neighborhood Alliance meeting ... and moreJan 30, 2022 12:00 am - FFA students come to SIU Friday Up to 400 students from around southern Illinois are expected at the Illinois FFA Ground Zero Conference Friday and Saturday at SIU-C, on...
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How to lighten your loadJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - In last week's column, I wrote about our need to lighten our load. I used the analogy of carrying suitcases. We often carry emotional baggage that weighs us down. I exp...