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An update on the sale of Union County Hospital was shared at last week’s regular meeting of the Anna City Council. The meeting was Tuesday evening, Oct. 18, at Anna City Hall. Harry Brockus, the chief executive officer of Union County Hospital in Anna, shared the update with county officials about...
The River-to-River Trail Society plans to offer a guided hike on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Bobcat Loop trail at Ferne Clyffe State Park in Johnson County. The hike is free and open to the public.  The trail society said the hike will be one of moderate difficulty, 4 to 6 miles long, with four hours...
With the emergence of the new COVID-19 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 this past summer, the FDA recently approved the new COVID-19 bivalent booster.   As many become eligible for the new booster, Southern 7 Health Department is sharing information on guidance from the Illinois Department of...
Tower Rock on the Mississippi River at Grand Tower. Leo Driscoll photograph from National Weather Service office in Paducah website.
Driven by months of drought and periods of extreme heat during the summer and fall months in 2022, very low to record low river stages have developed along the Lower Ohio and Mississippi rivers in the region, the National Weather Service office in Paducah reported.  In October, river stages on the...
As part of an ongoing effort to carefully roll back Illinois’s COVID-19 executive orders, Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday, Oct. 17, updated masking and testing requirements for healthcare facilities and long-term care centers.  The new guidelines, which went into effect Oct. 17, are in line with updated...
With National Mammography Day approaching on Oct. 21, state and local public health officials are urging women in Illinois who have delayed breast cancer screenings due to the COVID-19 pandemic to take action and schedule a comprehensive exam now. “Breast cancer is a tragic disease – taking the...
The Jonesboro Elementary School PTO plans to have a silent auction as part of the school’s Fall Festival, which is scheduled Friday, Nov. 18.  The PTO reports that the Fall Festival is the organization’s primary fundraiser.  Funds raised at the event provide financial support for field trips,...
Numerous Illinois state parks, state fish and wildlife areas, state conservation areas and state recreation areas are scheduled to be open to youth waterfowl hunting across the state in 2022, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, has announced. The sites can be found in the South...
Haunted Hollow is planned Oct. 23 Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center. Hours are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All ages are welcome, and costumes and masks are encouraged. Haunted Hollow will feature a haunted hayride and a haunted cabin....
Local history and genealogy will be featured at a presentation which is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the Pope County Historical Society Museum in Golconda. Rick Allen, a Pope County native and professional genealogist, plans to discuss his publication titled “Pope Co. Death Records, 1877-...

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