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The PAST organization of Union County is planning to host its annual soup/chili supper and dessert auction on Friday evening, March 10.
The event is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be at the historic St. Anne’s Church, which is located at 507 S. Main St. in Anna.
The cost is $5 per person...
John E. Schwegman, a longtime conservationist, is the winner of the 2017 Delta Award, presented by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Friends of Morris Library.
The Delta Award, which originated in 1976, is presented annually to an author who is from Southern Illinois or who has written...
Black History Month was celebrated during February at the Mounds Public Library in Mounds.
An exhibit showcased African Americans who have made significant contributions to American culture. On exhibit were 36 African Americans who are on U.S. postage stamps.
The displays featured a colored...
Shawnee National Forest to use prescribed fire on March 5 and 6, weather permitting.
Prescribed fire is a planned fire that is overseen by professionals. Fall marked the beginning of the forest’s prescribed burn season, during which professionals plan to burn up to 10,000 acres.
Prescribed fires...
Three former Anna-Jonesboro Community High School soccer players are competing on the men’s team at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville.
The trio, all freshmen, includes Dakota Earnhart, Zach Parr and Aaron Arreola.
Arreola scored 13 points for Southwestern Illinois, which finished the fall...
The Daniel Chapman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has selected two winners in its annual American history essay contest.
The winners are Liam Hale, a 5th grade student at Jonesboro Elementary School whose teacher is Codie Carver and principal is Tom Stark. Liam is the son of...
Vandalism at the Anna City Park again have surfaced as a matter of concern for officials in the Union County community.
The concerns were voiced at last week’s regular meeting of the Anna City Council. The meeting was Tuesday evening, Feb. 21, at Anna City Hall.
City administrator Steve Guined said...
Shawnee Community College near Ullin hosted the annual Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering, WYSE, Academic Challenge on Feb. 9.
Eleven of the 12 high schools in the college’s district competed at the event.
Participating high schools were separated into two divisions based on their...
The Cobden High School boys’ basketball team closed out regular season play with a pair of wins to earn a three-way tie for the South Egyptian Conference title.
Cobden 74, Egyptian 47: The visiting Appleknockers pulled ahead early in the win Friday, Feb. 17.
Joe Brumleve led the way with a double...
A potential work stoppage by state employees was addressed at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
On Feb. 23, in the first strike authorization vote in Illinois state government, an 81...
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