January 2010

Garrett Nadeau was 3-for-3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs to lead Jonesboro to a 5-4 win over Christopher in first-round action of the Class M state junior high school baseball Tournament at Pinckneyville Saturday, Oct. 2.

Dallas Marks was 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Wade Haire and Elliott Cross were each 1-for-3.

Zane DeWitt and Nadeau pitched in the win. DeWitt pitched 4 innings and allowed a hit to go with a walk and 4 strikeouts. Nadeau pitched 3 innings and allowed a hit to go with no walks and 2 strikeouts.

Several updates about items related to the construction of a new courthouse were shared at this week's regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.

The meeting was Monday afternoon at the Sunshine Inn Community Center in Anna.

The session was moved to the Anna location due to water problems which were being experienced at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.

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A local pastor has been found to be temporarily unfit to stand trial in a case involving allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.

The Rev. Bill Vandergraph, 72, of Alto Pass, has been charged with one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (a Class X felony) and two counts of aggavated criminal sexual abuse (both Class 2 felonies.)

He has remained on home confinement for most of the time since his arrest on July 14.

Members of the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School class of 1971 are making plans for a reunion in the fall of 2011.

The reunion planning committee is meeting to begin initial plans for the event.

The committee is seeking addresses for the following class members:

Ginger Alsip, Virginia Armstrong, Vicki Arnold, Mildred Browning, Charles Byrnes, Betty Bush.

Charles Clark, Floyd Cook, Chris Cox, Frank Cunningham, Jack Elder, Gloria Erwin.

Patty Fisher, Ilene Gee, Cecile Haynes, Dennis Howard, Dee Joplin, Gloria Kelley.