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The August 2017 solar eclipse which will be seen in the region is slated to be the focus of an upcoming meeting for area businesses.
The Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone, SIDEZ, is partnering with Illinois Small Business Development Center at Shawnee Community College to host the...
The Union County Sheriff's Office in Jonesboro is asking for the public's help in locating a wanted person. The sheriff's office is looking for Jacob W. Turner, a white male 62 years of age, 5'05", 130 pounds.
Turner is wanted for driving while license revoked. Those who have any information on...
The State of Illinois’ Department of Innovation and Technology, DoIT, recently hosted the Smart State Roadmap Workshop.
The event was a two-day workshop to pursue becoming the first “Smart State” in the nation.
The workshop had more than 50 participants including Deputy Gov. Trey Childress, state...
University of Illinois Extension has announced plans for 2017 commercial tree fruit schools.
Schools are scheduled in Mt. Vernon and Hardin. The Mt. Vernon school is planned Feb. 7. The school will be at the Mt. Vernon Holiday Inn.
Registration for the school in Mt. Vernon is scheduled to begin at...
A large flock of birds was spotted on the move recently in Pulaski County. The birds were flying across U.S. Route 51.
Shawnee Community College is offering extended registration hours at its main campus near Ullin and at all of the college’s extension centers.
The college recently updated the extended registration hours and locations.
Main campus extended registration hours include Jan. 9-11 from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p....
The 2017 Girl Scout Cookie Program is here. This year marks the celebration of 100 years of Girl Scouts selling cookies.
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois, GSSI, planned to kick off the iconic cookie program Jan. 6-8 during the first Cookie Booth Weekend of the season.
At the cookie booths,...
Landmarks throughout the region have been included in the fourth annual list of the Top Ten Architectural Wonders of Southern Illinois. The list was announced Dec. 27 by Baysinger Architects in Marion.
The list includes a fairgrounds grandstand, a tipple, one of the only octagon-shaped one-room...
A website which is dedicated to the upcoming 2017 total solar eclipse in the United States has unveiled a list of unique places to view the event.
The website, NationalEclipse.com, recently posted “Ten Unique Places to View the National Eclipse,” which includes Jackson County in Southern Illinois....
It’s the dream retirement many people anticipate for decades.
Hang out around the pool all day. Play one round of golf after the other. Finally read that teetering stack of books on the nightstand.
In retirement, every day is Saturday – only without the dread about what Monday morning back at the...
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