January 2009

Anna-Jonesboro built an early lead on its way to a 60-50 win over Goreville in second-round action at the Harrisburg Invitational  high school boys’ basketball tournament Wednesday, Dec. 2.

The Wildcats were ahead 17-11 after one quarter and 30-22 at the half. A-J led 43-36 going into the final period.

Jordan Adams scored 16 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, to lead A-J. Tylor Duckworth added 14 points and 16 rebounds.

The Cache River Wetlands Joint Venture Partnership and Friends of the Cache River Watershed are planning to host a holiday open house Thursday, Dec. 10.

Hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge office.

The office is located in Building D on the Rustic Campus at Shawnee Community College near Ullin.

For more information, contact the office at 618-634-2231.

The chances of Union County seeing a white Christmas this year are pretty slim.

The National Weather Service forecast office in Paducah says there's a chance of snow flurries and sprinkles on Christmas Day. High temperatures are expected to be in the upper 30s Friday.

Every year in December, weather forecasters are asked the age-old question: 

Will we have a white Christmas this year?

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, reports that hunters in the state harvested a preliminary total of 66,126 deer during the opening weekend of the 2009 firearm deer season, which was Nov. 20-22. 

The second portion of the firearm season will be Dec. 3-6.

The preliminary total for the first three days of the 2009 firearm season compares with the first weekend harvest of 71,894 deer during the 2008 deer season.