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A deadline is approaching to enter this year’s Veteran’s Day parade in Anna. The parade is scheduled Nov. 11.
The annual parade is hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna.
The deadline to submit an entry form for the parade is Nov. 4.
The theme for this year’s...
Polling places are set for the 2024 general election in Union County. The election is Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Union County polling places follow, by precinct:
Anna 1 and 2: Main Street Center, 400 S. Main St., Anna.
Anna 3 and 4: Anna...
The Mounds Public Library will be holding events scheduled after the Fall Festival parade in Mounds. These events include a free stuffed animal adoption and a free book give away for both children and adults. Plus, other surprises are planned. The library invites everyone to come in, participate,...
Stone Soup Shakespeare plans to present the play “The Tragedy of Macbeth” at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds in Jonesboro. The park is located at 521 N. Main St.
The production is a five-person adaptation of Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” which is on tour for outdoor...
A Missouri Department of Conservation, MDC, Day on the River event showcasing the Mississippi River is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau.
All ages and groups are welcome at the free event and no registration is required.
The event is scheduled to feature...
Buncombe Grade School, the smallest school in Johnson County, with fewer than 50 students, is proving that size doesn’t limit the ability to make a big impact.
From now until Oct. 31, the school is collecting gently worn, used and new shoes as part of a community-wide effort to support the...
A celebration in honor of the birthdays of Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl is planned Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center near Cypress.
The celebration is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The wetlands center is located at 8885 State Route 37 South. All ages are welcome....
Each month at local public libraries in the First Judicial Circuit in Southern Illinois, volunteer attorneys are working to help self-represented litigants through the Lawyer in the Library program.
Organizers of the program note that with locations across the Southern Illinois region, free legal...
By Alex Abbeduto
Capitol News Illinois
abbeduto@capitolnewsillinois.com
Illinoisans who need a notary public can now access those services online through a new “E-Notary” portal launched by the secretary of state’s office.
The process is one of the latest initiatives of Illinois Secretary of...
The Harold S. Jones Fine Arts Center in Cairo announces plans for the fifth annual Smooth Jazz on the River Festival
The two-day celebration of music, community and culture is planned Sept. 1-2 at Fort Defiance State Park in Cairo. Festival hours are scheduled from noon to 10 p.m. each day....
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