Union County Cadette Troop 8552 has two groups of girls who earned their Girl Scout Silver Award.
The Silver Award is the highest honor a Junior High Girl Scout can earn.
In early April, they were recognized and presented with their Silver awards at the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois “All that...
Medical Cannabis Outreach Pain Management & Wellness Clinics plans to offer two educational seminars in Southern Illinois.
The seminars are scheduled on April 15: from 11 a.m. to noon at Stinson Memorial Library in Anna and from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the public library in Metropolis. The seminars...
For the first time in nearly 15 years, Johnson County has a Master Gardener graduate.
Carmen Dixon completed the 11-week training and will be completing volunteer hours over the next year.
Part of her volunteering will include submitting articles to local papers, giving presentations to groups...
Stinson Memorial Library in Anna is planning to join in the celebration of National Library Week, which was scheduled to begin April 9 and continue through April 15.
The theme for the week is “Because of You, Libraries Transform.”
April 9-15 has been declared as an Amnesty Week at Stinson.
All late...
Medical Cannabis Outreach Pain Management & Wellness Clinics plans to offer two educational seminars in Southern Illinois.
The seminars are scheduled on April 15: from 11 a.m. to noon at Stinson Memorial Library in Anna and from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the public library in Metropolis. The seminars...
Tuesday, April 4, was Election Day in Union County. Voters elected candidates who were running for municipal posts, positions on local school district boards of education, seats on two library districts and the Shawnee Community College district board.
Unofficial results recorded at the Union...
Community awareness was highlighted at a kickoff event for a local Blue Ribbons for Kids campaign which was held last Friday morning in Union County.
WIBH radio in Anna is spearheading the community-wide campaign, which will be held in conjunction with April’s observance of National Child Abuse...
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds reported Wednesday, April 5, that Daneille A. Mrozek, 23, formerly of 745 McCloud Loop in rural Anna, has been sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after admitting a petition to revoke probation on one count of unlawful...
The Auxiliary to the VFW’s Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 in Anna plans to host a quarter auction Saturday, April 8, at the post home.
The auction begins at 1 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Several vendors plan to be in attendance. Prizes from local businesses will be awarded.
Proceeds will help to...
The Alpha Lambda Epsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society had a spring induction ceremony March 1 at Shawnee Community College near Ullin. Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society of the two-year college and students. Students who have a 3.5 grade point average or higher in at...