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Six players from the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team competed in the 5th annual Southern Illinois All-Star football game at Lions Field in Carterville Friday, June 7.
“Our kids did well,” said A-J football coach Brett Detering, who was also one of the coaches and main organizers...
Major flooding continued as the Mississippi River crested early this week in Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri.
In response to the flooding, Illinois National Guard personnel are on duty in Union County.
The past week has brought several days without rain, and even some welcome sunshine, to...
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency, IEMA, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, are reminding water enthusiasts and residents of river communities to stay off Illinois rivers during flood stage, both for their safety and the safety of emergency response personnel.
“We...
The St. John’s Cemetery Association is planning to have an ice cream social on Saturday, June 15.
The social will be indoors at Mill Creek Baptist Church in Mill Creek. The church is located south of Mill Creek, along Illinois Route 127.
Serving starts at 5 p.m. The menu will include grilled...
Protecting critical infrastructure is a priority in any flood operation.
Critical infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, levees, pump stations, power plants and hospitals, is essential to a community’s health, safety, security and economic well-being.
The State of Illinois utilizes work crews...
Archaeology enthusiasts will have an opportunity to visit an active dig in process with the Southern Illinois University Archeology Field School and Shawnee Natural Forest.
On Sunday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Miller Grove site northeast of Vienna will be open to the public to come and...
Archaeologists and students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale are back excavating the historic Fort Kaskaskia site in Randolph County this summer.
After discovering a previously unknown American fort on the site, the team plans to conduct additional digs and analysis to uncover further...
As the result of the continued high river stages produced by the Mississippi and Big Muddy Rivers, Union County Sheriff’s Office and the Union County Emergency Management Agency are urging residents living in these affected areas to take precautions and stay informed of flooding updates or...
Union County Hospital in Anna has announced the adoption of a “Senior Friendly Emergency Room.”
The hospital noted in a news release that a visit to the emergency room can be stressful for anyone, but that experience can be even more stressful for a senior citizen.
Union County Hospital always is...
An additional 200 Illinois National Guard soldiers were activated June 4 by Gov. JB Pritzker for state active duty to engage in the state’s active flood fight along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers.
The activation of the additional soldiers came as the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed atn...
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