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Pate Funeral Home Receives Illinois Award of Funeral Service Distinction
Pate Funeral Home, of Benton, was recently recognized by the Illinois Funeral Directors Association as a recipient of its first Illinois Award of Funeral Service Distinction.
The cost of a gap year could come back to haunt you
College students have a decision to make this fall. Are online classes the best option? Is heading back to campus worth the risk during a global pandemic? Is this the best time to take a year off?
Benton police make arrests
Benton Police arrested Victor Troyan, age 58, of Benton for unlawful failure to register as a sex offender.
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Column: What happened to an America where you could freely speak your mind?
The angry left-handed broom of America’s cultural revolution uses fear to sweep through our civic, corporate and personal life.
Student housing to be consolidated on West Side of SIU Campus
CARBONDALE – SIU Carbondale will bring students together in residence halls on the west side of campus this fall in order to increase student engagement, according to SIU Chancellor Carlo Montemago.
Jenetta C. Trussell – Christopher, IL
Jenetta C. Trussell, 70, of Christopher, passed away at 11:41 a.m., on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at Herrin Hospital, Herrin, IL.
Mary Lou Murry Dauksch – Sesser, IL
Mary Lou Murry Dauksch was born on January 26, 1927, to Xelpho and Gertie (Gilliam) Murry of Perry County, Illinois. She graduated from Sesser High School in 1944 and married Lowell (“Apple”) Dauksch on March 23, 1946. She was a faithful and active member of the Sesser Church of Christ, and few visitors left the […]
