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Shawnee School Distirct 84 has scheduled open registration Aug. 3-7 and Aug. 10-14.
Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at Shawnee Elementary North in Grand Tower, Shawnee Elementary South in McClure and Shawnee Junior/Senior High School in Wolf Lake.
Free/reduced meal forms will be...
The works of four artists will be featured at an exhibit which is scheduled to open Friday, July 24, in downtown Cobden.
The exhibit, titled “4 friends, 4 directions,” will be on display at the anthill gallery and the Yellow Moon Cafe, which are located along North Front Street in Cobden.
Works...
Stormy weather accompanied by heavy rain, frequent lightning and high winds swept through the Union County area over the weekend.
Some damage was reported, but there were no injuries. Union County Sheriff David Livesay said no major problems were reported as a result of the stormy weather....
A Union County community choir is being organized just for the month of August.
The choir will be singing at a community worship service planned at the Union County Fair in Anna.
Any adult, as well as high school and junior high school students, are invited to sing in the choir.
The choir will...
Union County authorities have voiced their gratitude and appreciation for the assistance provided in last week's search for an elderly rural Cobden man.
Many emergency services personnel and volunteers were involved in the search for Raymond Baggott, 92, of rural Cobden. Mr. Baggott and his wife...
On July 1, a well-known family in funeral service in the region was scheduled to become owners of the 99-year-old Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau.
Crain Funeral Homes, in their 77th year and third generation of service in Southern Illinois, have purchased the Lorberg firm from...
Recycling will take on a bit of a new twist in a Union County community.
The City of Anna is planning to host its first "Curb Days" event Friday through Sunday, July 10-12.
Anna residents are invited to get rid of their clutter by putting good items at the curb beginning at 1 p.m. Friday, July...
Union County area banks are hosting a "Banking for Food" food drive during July.
The food drive is for the benefit of the Bethany Village Family Crisis Resource Center in Anna.
Nonperishable food items can be donated at the following area banks:
All A-J National Bank locations, US Bank in...
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