<p class="p1">Flood warnings continued early this week for the Mississippi and Big Muddy rivers in Southern Illinois.</p><p class="p1">The good news was that river levels were falling and were expected to continue falling slowly through the course of the week.</p><p class...
<p class="p1">Major to record flooding was in the forecast for Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky as 2015 came to an end and a new year started.</p><p class="p1">Flooding was occurring on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and other waterways in the region,...
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">SIU Theater will hold auditions for its spring 2016 productions on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21 and 22.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">“Wife/Worker/Whore” a new play by Kirsten Easton, the featured production of the 2016...
<p class="p1">An intricate system of basins, channels, and levees called the Headwaters Diversion carries water from the eastern Missouri Ozark Plateau to the Mississippi River south of Cape Girardeau. </p><p class="p1">The system protects 1.2 million acres of agricultural lands...
<p class="p1">The Anna Fire Department's new fire truck was showcased during an open house, which was scheduled Tuesday evening, Jan. 12. Anna firefighters were being trained on the new vehicle last week. A training session was held Tuesday night, Jan. 5. The session was being led by Steve...
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<p class="p1"> The Illinois Department of Revenue, IDOR, recently announced that it does not anticipate releasing individual income tax refunds for the 2016 tax filing season until March 1. </p><p class="p1">The department said in a news release that the decision came as fraud...
<p class="p1">The Anna City Council continues to review a draft ordinance which would regulate signs throughout Union County's largest community.</p><p class="p1">The ordinance was on the agenda at last week's regular meeting of the city council. The meeting was Tuesday evening,...
<p class="p1">The Union County Chamber of Commerce is planning to host its first gala on Saturday, Jan. 30.</p><p class="p1">The event is scheduled at the Great Boars of Fire Lodge, which is located along Kratzinger Hollow Road between Anna and Cobden. A social will begin at 6 p.m...