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Anna Community Consolidated School District No. 37 recently received a donation of 30 new Lenovo computers, monitors and a high-speed printer courtesy of Gibson Consulting Group LLC.
The donation, totaling over $50,000, follows a 2018 donation of computer equipment of over $50,000 as well, the...
A second state disaster proclamation was issued Friday, May 31, by Gov. JB Pritzker for 34 counties along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers.
Union County is included in the declaration. Union County is bordered by the Mississippi River on the west.
Part of the county also is bordered by the Big...
Revised information has been released this week for the 2019 season at the Anna City Pool.
The pool officially opened on May 29. City officials say the pool has been a busy place since its opening, with more than 100 swimmers daily.
The city has announced that there no longer will be a minimum of...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources plans to offer a series of free youth catch-and-release fishing clinics at the Cache River State Natural Area/Barkhausen-Cache River Wetlands Center near Cypress.
The clinics are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on the following Thursdays: June 13, June...
The not-for-profit PAST organization of Union County has chosen to have a unique fund-raiser. People can purchase tickets at $20 each for a chance to have a private dinner for eight in the dining room of the PAST Heritage House, which is located at 102 S. Main St. in Jonesboro.
The drawing for...
Local officials on Monday, June 3, issued a flood advisory for Union County.
The advisory was issued in a statement released on Monday by the Union County Sheriff’s Office and the Union County Emergency Management Agency.
The advisory was signed by Union County Sheriff Scott Harvel, Union County...
Even as the Mississippi River is expected to crest on Friday, June 7, more rain is in the forecast for the region.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah reported early this week that the Mississippi River is forecast to crest on Friday at both Cape Girardeau and Thebes. Major flooding is...
The Shawnee Hills Arts Council is hosting Southern Illinois Music Festival events this week at the Anna Arts Center.
Chamber music, classical music for kids and opera presented by young people are planned.
A chamber music concert was planned Tuesday night. A Klassics for Kids program was scheduled...
The Shawnee Hills Arts Council plans to host activities in conjunction with the upcoming Annabelle Festival in Anna.
Activities are scheduled at the council’s Anna Arts Center, which is located at 125 W. Davie St. in Anna.
Annabelle Festival events scheduled at the arts center follow:
Friday, June...
A World War II veteran who turned 100 years old was honored last Friday during a special celebration at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
The celebration was held to honor David Ivan “Dave” Johnson of Du Quoin. Johnson has been a resident at the Illinois Veterans Home since February of 2014....
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