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Responding to the increasing number of people wanting to assist law enforcement officials and build a stronger partnership in the fight against crime, Union County Sheriff Scott Harvel has announced that  current members in Union County are receiving their annual renewals as Associate Members of...
The bipartisan Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act has been signed into law. The legislation was introduced in Congress by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., and U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind. The measure was signed recently by President Donald Trump. The bill...
Davis Pastry head baker Lorie Tellor loads trays of pink cookies into the oven. Tellor learned the baking secrets of the Davis family when she worked under the previous owners. With her experience, the new crew at Davis Pastry hopes to authentically recreate all of the familiar treats enjoyed by generations. Photo by Benjamin Marxer.
When the Davis family announced their plans to close the doors of Davis Pastry in Anna back in September, the outpouring of emotion from the public was intense.  After 66 years of business, Davis Pastry had grown to become an institution in the area, and their famous pastries had grown to be an...
Roger C. Mosby
IRVING, Texas – The National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, BSA, on Dec. 30 named Roger C. Mosby as the organization’s CEO and president after a focused search, which was initiated when former CEO and president Michael B. Surbaugh retired after a tenure of more than four years. Mosby...
Next time you’re on your morning commute, merging on to a freeway or crossing a bridge, think of the decennial census. The U.S. Census Bureau says that responses to the 2020 Census, which includes every person living in the United States, may help decide when and where roads and bridges will be...
The U.S. Census Bureau  is ramping up its national recruiting efforts to hire up to 500,000 temporary, part-time census takers for the 2020 Census in communities across the country to reach its goal of more than 2 million applicants. The positions offer competitive pay, flexible hours, paid...
A turtle might not be a creature one would expect to spot on a winter afternoon in Southern Illinois. This turtle was seen on the afternoon of Dec. 26 at a pond in Union County. On the day that the photograph was taken, the high temperature reached 67 degrees in Jonesboro.
December temperatures  in Illinois were well above the long-term average across the state, breaking dozens of local daily maximum and minimum temperature records.  The Illinois State Water Survey in Champaign reported that preliminary statewide December average temperature was 35.2 degrees, about 5...
Young hunters between the ages of 10-17 can apply for a youth wingshooting clinic and pheasant hunt which is scheduled Saturday, March 21, at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex, WSRC, in Randolph County. The WSRC youth clinic and hunt has been a popular late winter/early spring addition to...
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, IDFPR, on Dec. 31 announced 11 more “Same Site” adult use cannabis licenses. “Same Site” adult use cannabis licenses allow an existing medical cannabis dispensary to obtain an adult use dispensing license. Thrive Anna was one of the...
Hundreds of hopeful recreational cannabis users lined up at the Thrive dispensary in Anna on the morning of Jan. 1. Thrive was approved for recreational sales in correlation with the statewide legalization of marijuana starting on the first of the year. Thrive reported shortages in supplies of products for recreational use early on the first day of sales, and continued to sell out of stock throughout the following days. Reserves of products are kept on hand for medicinal customers. Photo by Benjamin Marxer.
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The first day of legal sales of recreational marijuana in Illinois went “extraordinarily well,” according to one industry representative, with total sales on Jan. 1 of nearly $3.2 million. “I just cannot express the...

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