Two recently implemented federal trucking rules affect the vast majority of grain farmers in Illinois.
At least two more rules will go into effect in 2009 that farmers need to understand.
The Union County Farm Bureau is planning to host an On-the-Road Seminar which will focus on motor vehicle...
Southern Seven Head Start is a federally funded program for preschool children 3 to 5 years of age from income eligible families.
All Head Start centers provide a preschool education program, healthy meals and transportation depending on a family’s location of residence.
Children can be dually...
The Anna Arts Center in Union County is planning to host a “Your Stage Extravaganza” Friday night, July 24.
The event is planned from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the arts center, which is located along West Davie Street in Anna.
Area artists are invited to perform in 10-minute time slots.
The center’s...
An Anna-Jonesboro Community High School class of 1973 reunion planning meeting is scheduled Wednesday, July 8, in Anna.
The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at McDonald's in Anna.
Anyone who is interested in helping with the reunion is invited to attend the meeting.
For more information, contact...
An effort to ensure the future of the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna was discussed at this week's regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting, which featured a wide-ranging agenda, was held Monday afternoon at the Union County Courthouse.
The county board recently...
The Friends of Stinson Library had their annual meeting Monday, July 6.
The meeting was at Stinson Memorial Library in Anna.
Officers elected at the meeting were John Watkins, president; Sandy Davis, vice president; Carole Larsen, secretary; Jackie Beatty, treasurer; and Jan Hunter, assistant...
Lick Creek School has scheduled registration for Monday and Tuesday, July 20-21.
Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Parents or guardians are asked to bring the following items with them to registration:
Proof of residency, physical forms (for...
Union and Hamilton counties on July 22 were designated eligible for federal Public Assistance, PA, to help with costs incurred in clean-up work following severe storms which struck the region in early May.
That brings the total number of counties to eight, according to officials from the Illinois...