For this week, one thing led to another...and another...and another...and then another...
While influenza seemed to take a back seat to COVID-19 this past winter, like always it’s planning a comeback.
Southern Seven Health Department is recommending everyone who can to get an annual flu shot to protect themselves and their loved ones from serious flu-related complications, including...
Gov. JB Pritzker recently announced the appointment of Craig Bradley, a longtime Shawnee Community College instructor, to the Illinois Community College Board.
Bradley has served on the Shawnee Community College faculty for nearly 30 years, teaching computers, astronomy and electronics.
Bradley...
Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative recently presented a check for $1,000 to the University of Illinois Extension office.
The funds will be used for supplies for electricity camps held throughout the seven Southern Illinois counties served by Extension’s AJMPU office.
The co-op said it was...
A discussion about recent and pending constitutional decisions before the U.S. Supreme Court are a part of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Constitution Day activities which are scheduled this week.
The SIU School of Law will livestream the two-hour discussion beginning at 12:15 p.m....
Carroll P. Foster Auxiliary No. 3455 of the VFW in Anna is planning to smoke pork butts on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Pork butts are available for $40 each. A limited supply is available. Orders can be placed by calling auxiliary president Phillip Wright at 967-1374.
Proceeds from sales help to fund awards...
The Anna City Council continues to move forward to establish a Tax Increment Financing, TIF, district in the Union County community.
TIF districts give municipalities in Illinois an opportunity to make improvements without tapping into general municipal revenues or raising taxes.
The city is...
“Of Myth and Fable,” an exhibition of works by Southeast Missouri State University student artists Erin Ashwell and Gwendolyn Sterrett, is available for viewing through Friday, Oct. 1 at The Nest Gallery in the Seminary Building at Southeast’s River Campus in Cape Girardeau.
The exhibition is on...
The Nashville High School football team is scheduled to host Anna-Jonesboro this Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
The Hornets enter the game 2-1 after last Friday’s 47-6 win over Trenton Wesclin. A-J is also 2-1 overall.
Nashville is the defending Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference...
Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 and its Auxiliary in Anna sponsor many programs for school age children.
All of the information has been taken to the Union County schools.
The VFW and Auxiliary noted that if a child has not received the information, they might want to...
Southern Seven Health Department has reported four new deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the region. Three of the deaths involved Union County residents.
The health department serves Union, Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski and Massac counties.
The health department on Sept. 13 reported one...
Obituaries
David Lee Hardin, 60, of Pomona, went home to be with the Lord and Savior on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.
He is survived by his three children, Renee, Jesse and Era; one brother, Michael (Karen) Hardin; and several beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his...
Ricky Freyenberger, 66, of Alto Pass, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on Feb. 8, 1955, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the son of Lilla Ann Brown.
He married Myra Brown on July 11, 1987, in Alto Pass.
Mr. Freyenberger is survived by his wife, Myra Freyenberger of...
Suzanne Heidlebaugh, 68, of Alto Pass, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at her home.
She was born on March 28, 1953, in Quincy, the daughter of Donald Clyde and Ruth Benge Gilbreth.
She married Jerry Heidlebaugh on Dec. 26, 1982, in Urbana.
She spent her life making people beautiful as a...
Gilbert Ray “Spark Plug” Sivia, 69, of Wolf Lake, died at 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at Manor Court of Carbondale.
He was born on May 1, 1952, in Anna, the son of George and Mary Helen Hileman Sivia.
Mr. Sivia worked for over 30 years doing bodywork for Don’s Auto Body in Anna. He...
Letha Mae Arnold, 80, of Anna, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Ind.
She was born on May 4, 1941, in Union County, the daughter of William Lester “Buck” and Ethel Rosetta “Zoie” Wright Arnold.
She married Clifton Eugene Moreland on March 9, 1959.
She is...
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The Nashville High School football team is scheduled to host Anna-Jonesboro this Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
The Hornets enter the game 2-1 after last Friday’s 47-6 win over...
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