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Washington County News

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Friday | Belleville News

Let the wind blow you to concert

The musical bases will be loaded at GCS Ballpark in Sauget when Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp all take the field for a concert tonight.

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Related Topix: Sauget, IL, Willie Nelson, Country, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Arts, Opera, Nashville, IL

Wed Jul 01, 2009

TwinCities.com

Tour planned of Duluth gardens

Members of the Washington County Horticultural Society will be touring private gardens, the Duluth Rose Garden and Edelweiss Nursery in Duluth on July 11.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Washington County Reservists Deploy To Iraq 48min

Many Washington County reservists are returning to Iraq for second and third times, while some others will deploy for the first time.

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Related Topix: Marissa, IL

WSIL

Man Robs Du Bois Bank

DU BOIS, Ill.-- The search is on for the suspect who robbed the Farmers and Merchants National Bank on Broadway Friday.

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Related Topix: Du Bois, IL

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Prairie Advocate

Farm Bureau

The Women's Committee recently enjoyed a trip to Washington IA to view barn quilts.

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Related Topix: Bureau, IL, Agriculture, Science, Mount Carroll, IL, Carroll County, IL

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Belleville News

Farmer spreads insight around globe

When Norbert Zinck points out where he has been on agricultural aid missions, it takes a world globe, and he has to spin it back and forth several times.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Okawville, IL

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Associated Content

What to See in Peaceful, Pastoral Washington County, Illinois

Washington County, Illinois, located less than an hour's drive east of the Gateway Arch in St Louis, is a quiet, rural county with a population of just 15,000. The county seat, Nashville, has a population of 3200.

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Related Topix: Okawville, IL

Sat Jun 06, 2009

The Tennessean

Blog: House members fighting energy efficiency bill

Update 1:20 p.m. : After almost two and a half hours of debate, the House moved the bill to the next session.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Holmes County Times Advertiser

Watermelon Festival coming up

The 53rd Annual Panhandle Watermelon Festival 2009 entertainment lineup. Friday, June 26, Daryle Singletary will be live in concert starting at 6 p.m. at PALS Park Be sure to take your lawn chair.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Food Festival

Wed May 27, 2009

WSIL

Walk with the Dogs for Pancreatic Cancer

A Washington County native is helping raise money and awareness for pancreatic cancer.

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Fri May 15, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Capitalize on Illinoisa strengths

The United States is facing the worst economic challenges since the Great Depression, and Illinois is faring worse than most.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Coles County, IL

Sun May 10, 2009

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Storms bring flooding, outages

Franklin County officials are waiting to find out if a funnel cloud spotted over southeastern Farmington touched down.

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Related Topix: St Clair County, IL, Marissa, IL, Lenzburg, IL, Randolph County, IL

Fri May 08, 2009

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

FBI's informant against Ramsey County sheriff employees faces drug charges

The government snitch who helped send two Ramsey County sheriff's employees to federal prison on corruption charges was charged Thursday with selling meth from his Oakdale home.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, Federal Prisons, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue Mar 24, 2009

Greeneville Sun

County Will Be Shifting To New Tire Recycler

The Greene County Commission's Purchasing Committee voted Monday to let a Nashville-based tire recycler handle the county's used tires, instead of sending them to a multi-county "hub" operated by Washington County.

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Mon Mar 09, 2009

Belleville News

Man charged with breaking into home in St. Libory

A Mascoutah man was arrested after he attempted to break into a St. Libory home last Thursday.

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Related Topix: St. Libory, IL, Mascoutah, IL, St Clair County, IL, Marissa, IL, New Athens, IL

Sun Mar 08, 2009

STLtoday

Quick-moving storms through Missouri and Illinois bring damaging winds

Severe storms quickly moved through the St. Louis area late Sunday morning, bringing quarter-size hail and 60 mph wind gusts that knocked down trees, damaged homes and left thousands without power.

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Related Topix: Weather, Illinois, Jersey County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Greene County, IL

Sat Feb 28, 2009

The Nashville City Paper

Police make four arrests in south Nashville home invasion

Metro Police have charged four people, all with lengthy criminal records, in connection with the Thursday morning kidnapping and robbery of a 64-year-old man on Gatlin Drive.

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Fri Feb 27, 2009

KFVS12

So. Illinois man seeks stem cell cure in China

There's a lot of debate surrounding stem cell research, but a Washington County man says certain types of stem cell treatments do work and shouldn't be controversial.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Stem Cell Research, Hoyleton, IL

WTAP-TV Parkersburg

Washington County Indictments

The Washington County Prosecutor's office reports the following indictments were returned by the Washington County Grand Jury on February 27, 2009.

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Related Topix: Marissa, IL

Mon Jan 19, 2009

The Elizabethton Star

Courthouse annex, jail experience boiler problem

The Carter County Courthouse Annex, including the jail, is one step away from a crisis if the boiler shuts down with the temperature in the single digits.

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