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Stinson Memorial Public Library plans to offer a Lawyer in the Library program from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 18. The library is located at 409 S. Main St. in Anna. The Lawyer in the Library program offers an opportunity for self-represented litigants to sit down with attorney Gene Turk for a...
The Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, on Friday, March 10, announced the CDC was reporting 26 counties in the state were at medium community level for COVID-19 last week, compared to 14 a week earlier.  No counties were reported at high level, compared to four the previous week. Union,...
A meet the candidates forum is planned Thursday evening, March 16, at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School. The forum is set for 7 p.m. in the media center at the Union County school. Candidates for the A-JCHS District No. 81 Board of Education in the April 4 election have been invited to attend...
A Southern Illinois legislator has been selected to serve on the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress.  U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. announced in a news release that his Republican colleagues had selected him to serve on the committee. Bost will be a member of the Subcommittee...
From left are Marsha Hayes, community engagement coordinator; Sherrie L. Crabb, Arrowleaf CEO; John A. Cantrell, ROSC program manager; Tina Gibbs, Ameren Illinois community relations representative; Rollie Hawk, chief information officer at Arrowleaf; and TJay Purchase, R3 Program coordinator. Photo provided.
A regional food bank recently received grant funding to help with its operations. Ameren Illinois community relations representative Tina Gibbs on Feb. 23 made a presentation of a $2,500 check at Arrowleaf’s Client Choice Food Pantry at 101 Oliver St. in Vienna. Arrowleaf operates food pantries in...
The Union County Museum in downtown Cobden is scheduled to reopen at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4. The museum, which is located at 117 S. Appleknocker, has been closed for the winter season. Several new exhibits are planned at the museum. A Log Cabin tied quilt, jewelry and other items from the Lockard...
Hunters in Illinois harvested a statewide total of 801 wild turkeys during the 2022-2023 fall archery turkey season between Oct. 1 and Jan. 15. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, reported that the total compared with the statewide fall archery turkey harvest of 683 in 2021-2022....
The “Celebrate Regional Artists” exhibition is back at the Ella Elizabeth Hise Museum of Regional Art at Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg. The exhibition is scheduled to be on display in the museum’s main gallery from March 27 through May 18. The museum’s operations and collections...
The River-to-River Trail Society plans to sponsor a hike on March 4. The hike is planned at Grindstaff Hollow in Gallatin County. The hike is free and open to the public.  The trail society said the hike will be one of moderate difficulty, 5 miles in length, with four hours hiking time. Some hikers...
Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna has several upcoming events on the calendar.  The post is located at 70 VFW Ln. near Anna. Corn Hole Tournaments: The post plans to host a corn hole tournament Thursday, today. The public is welcome. Sign-up for the tournaments starts...

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