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Carroll P. Foster VFW Post No. 3455 in Anna continues to accept entries for this year’s Veteran’s Day parade. The parade is scheduled Thursday, Nov. 11, in Anna.
The parade’s organizers requested that if a business, club, organization or school received an invitation and it hasn’t yet been returned...
The Southern Seven Health Department has announced that it can now schedule appointments for individuals needing to get a COVID-19 booster dose for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
This is in addition to the Pfizer boosters which have been available since the end of September. The...
Southern Seven Health Department notes that about 3.3 million American households, including 2.1 million low-income households, have children under 6 years of age who live in homes with lead exposure hazards.
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is Oct. 24-30. Southern Seven Health Department...
Piper Kerman, author of “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” the bestselling book that became a Netflix series, is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and free tickets for her presentation are available.
Kerman is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Nov. 4 in Shryock...
An Illinois state government program aimed at aiding small business recovery could be a welcome respite for struggling business owners in the region.
As part of Gov. JB Pritzker’s economic recovery strategy, $250 million has been allocated for the Back to Business, B2B, grant program.
The program...
The Illinois Commerce Commission, ICC, announced early this year that effective Oct. 24, phone customers in the 618, 309 and 708 area codes will be required to use 10 digit dialing (or 1+10-digit) when making local calls to ensure users can dial 988 to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention...
Lick Creek School plans to host a Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 23. The festival will be from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Many activities are planned, including games, a silent auction, a pie auction, a cake walk, a bounce house, raffles and more. Fried fish will be served.
A Power Wheels demo derby...
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Environmental Center plans to offer a Canoe the Cache paddling Basecamp day trip in November. The trip is open to the public.
The Nov. 13 outdoor adventure is an afternoon paddling trip on the Cache River to explore the true southern cypress...
The Medicare open enrollment period began Oct. 15.
Older adults who may be looking to change their existing Medicare plan can receive free, personalized assistance through the Illinois Department on Aging’s, IDoA, Senior Health Insurance Program, SHIP.
During open enrollment, which is scheduled to...
The River-to-River Trail is planning to have a hike on Saturday, Oct. 23, at Ferne Clyffe State Park in Johnson County. The hike is free and open to the public.
The trail society said this will be a hike of just under 6 miles, intended for people in good health who have done some hiking.
Hiking...
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