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July 1, 2009

Main and Sixth accident

Three people were taken to St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital Wednesday after a two-car collision at Main and Sixth Streets. The accident was reported at about 12:15 p.m., and noon-time traffic was slowed as vehicles heading into the city were forced to merge into one lane as directed by Mt. Vernon Police officers. No other details were available by press time about the accident.

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Heart Night

Good Samaritan Regional Health Center Cardiologist Dr. Brian Jones shows a catheterization of a heart, in which dye is used to detect any blockages. Jones was the speaker at the second Women’s Heart Night. At least 200 people attended the event.

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  • Ellis Willie J. "Bill" Ellis

    Willie J. "Bill"  Ellis, 85, of Du Quoin and a former resident of Mt. Vernon died 1:45 a.m. Wednesday,  Feb. 8, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
    Willie was born September 5, 1926  in Lilbourn, Missouri, the son of John E. and Alice Myrtle (Hicks) Ellis. He first married Edna M. (Crunk) on Sept. 3, 1951 in Piggott, Arkansas. She preceded him in death on Oct. 26, 1990. He later married Lorene (Porro) O'Rourke on Feb. 14, 1993, in Du Quoin,  IL. She survives in Du Quoin.

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