Victims in house explosion identified

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The Knox County Sheriffs Department and the County Coroner have identified the two people who died as a result of Sunday’s house explosion in Rapatee, near the Knox-Fulton County line.

Avery, Dixie L.

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Dixie L. Avery, 74, of Monmouth, IL, passed away at 12:15 pm, Monday, June 10, 2019, at Trinity Unity Point Hospital, Rock Island, IL.