Christmas holiday season music programs are planned in the coming weeks at Union County schools.

A proposed recreational trail system will be the focus of a community meeting which is planned this weekend in Alto Pass.

With hospitalizations for COVID-19 on the rise in the state ahead of last week’s Thanksgiving holiday, the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, was urging the public to stay informed about c

Clint Allen “Bubby” Spurlock, 52, of Anna, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at his home. 

He was born on Feb. 1, 1971, in Carbondale, the son of Johnny Spurlock and Phyllis Gunther.

Raymond Patrick Dover, 95, of Grand Chain, died at 8:44 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family.

He was born on Feb. 4, 1928, in Grand Chain.

Charlene Halstead, 80, of Linton, Ind., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at Good Samaritan Society Home in Jasonville, Ind.

Brian P. Macy, 71, of Anna, and formerly of Patchogue, N.Y., died Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Patsy Jean Rhodes, 84, of Anna, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at home, surrounded by family. She put her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and has gone to her eternal home.