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Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna is planning to celebrate its 150th anniversary this week.
Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, located at 1000 N. Main St. in Anna, has been a part of the community for 150 years.
It has provided employment and a way of life for so...
A resolution and an ordinance related to the sale of recreational cannabis were on the agenda at last week’s regular meeting of the Anna City Council.
The council met in regular session on Tuesday evening, Oct. 1, at Anna City Hall.
A Christmas holiday season parade and a proposal to develop a disc...
Three Republican members of Southern Illinois’ legislative delegation have been named to the Illinois House Firearms Public Awareness Task Force.
The 24-member bipartisan task force is charged with producing an omnibus, or all-inclusive, piece of legislation that would overhaul the state’s gun...
As Veterans Day approaches, and the state and community look for ways to honor Illinois veterans and tell their incredible stories, State Sen. Dale Fowler, R-Harrisburg, is asking constituents to submit a photo and tribute to a loved one who has served in the United States armed forces.
The photos...
A number of Illinois state parks, fish and wildlife areas, conservation areas and recreation areas will be open to youth waterfowl hunting during the 2019 youth waterfowl hunting seasons, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, has announced.
Federal sites that fall under the IDNR...
The Pumpkin People are coming to visit Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Development Center in Anna again this October.
The Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau reports that 20 businesses/organizations have committed to setting up displays, which will be available for viewing Oct. 11-20.
The...
Stinson Memorial Library in Anna is scheduled to host a visit by Chicago’s Adler Planetarium outreach program on Friday, Oct. 11.
The free program is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. until noon.
Three people from the planetarium are scheduled to be at the Anna library.
They will present hands-on...
Illinois State Police District 22 is planning to conduct nighttime enforcement patrols in Union County during October.
Plans for the patrols were announced by Capt. Michael Alvey, who is the commander of District 22.
Alvey also has announced the results of a roadside safety check detail which was...
The Union County Board of Commissioners has approved an ordinance which establishes a county cannabis retailers occupation tax.
The ordinance was approved at last week’s regular meeting of the county board.
The meeting was Friday morning, Sept. 27, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro....
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School’s marching band will be joining 13 other schools from Illinois and Missouri for the 10th annual “Music & Motion” high school marching band competition.
The competition is being organized by SIU director of athletic bands George Brozak and will take place...
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