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The application deadline for upcoming University of Illinois Master Gardener spring 2019 training has been extended to Jan. 14. University of Illinois Extension reports that the training is scheduled from Jan. 29 through April 23 at the Mees Center at John A. Logan College in Carterville. The...
Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1.3 million in Fiscal Year 2019 School District Library Grant Program awards to 694 public school districts.  More than 1.6 million Illinois students served by school library media programs have benefitted from the...
Lick Creek Cattle Company in Buncombe is a new member of the American Angus Association. The national breed organization has its headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association has more than 25,000 active adult and junior members. It is the largest beef breed association in the...
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds is alerting the public that January is National Stalking Awareness Month. The focus of the month is to focus on a crime that has impacted as many as 7.5 million victims in a year. Edmonds said in a news release that this year’s theme is “Stalking: Know...
Union County Hospital collects more than 1,500 items in food drive
The Christmas holiday season can be a very difficult time of year for many people.   The cost of buying food is sometimes expensive and adds to the pressure of buying gifts for others. With those concerns in mind, Union County Hospital in Anna recently hosted a food drive to benefit area families...
The Anna Arts Center plans to pay tribute to some of history’s most influential women and the fight for gender equality with an afternoon of theatric performances and monologues.  The program is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, at the arts center, which is located at 125 W. Davie St. in Anna....
Those who attended the 200th anniversary celebration on Sunday, Dec. 30,  at the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro gathered for a photograph to commemorate the special occasion.
The last Sunday of 2018 was a special day for one Union County church. The First Baptist Church Jonesboro celebrated its 200th anniversary on Sunday, Dec. 30.  The church is located at 201 W. Walnut St. in the Union County community. The church joined the City of Jonesboro, Union County and the...
The weather during 2018 in Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky was very wet and a little bit warmer than normal. The National Weather Service office in Paducah reported that many locations in the region finished the year some 8 to 12 inches wetter than normal. Normal annual...
The application deadline for upcoming University of Illinois Master Gardener spring 2019 training has been extended to Jan. 14. University of Illinois Extension reports that the training is scheduled from Jan. 29 through April 23 at the Mees Center at John A. Logan College in Carterville. The...
Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded more than $1.3 million in Fiscal Year 2019 School District Library Grant Program awards to 694 public school districts.  More than 1.6 million Illinois students served by school library media programs have benefitted from the...

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