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The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to help stock the shelves before the upcoming busy holiday season.
Many regular donors delay giving blood between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day because of holiday activities.
The Red Cross says that this often causes a drop in...
Spots were still open as of last week for an upcoming event planned at Southern Illinois University Carbondale that is designed to help young women explore careers in science and mathematics.
The annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics conference is set for Saturday, Nov. 19, at...
As Halloween approaches, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan reminded parents to check the state’s sex offender registry and with their local law enforcement agency before determining trick-or-treat routes for their children.
Madigan noted that Illinois law prohibits all sex offenders who...
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School volleyball team lost its final two regular season matches last week.
Harrisburg 25-25, A-J 18-21: Elle Basler had 11 kills, 10 serve receives and digs, 4 good serves and a block for the visiting Lady Wildcats Wednesday, Oct. 19.
Brooke Miller had 11 digs, 10...
The Anna Police Department had 290 calls which required a response during September.
The statistics were shared in the department’s monthly activity report, which was issued by Anna Police Chief Mike Hunter.
The September activity report also showed:
130 walk-in requests. 106 traffic stops. 14...
As the county, nation and state gear up for the 2016 general election, a special event is planned at a Union County high school.
Cobden High School is planning to stage a mock presidential debate from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3.
Students have taken two different classes, with each class...
A proposal for an updated aerial survey was presented at a recent meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The proposal was discussed at a regular meeting of the board, which took place Oct. 14 at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
A presentation was given to county officials by...
October has been fairly mild and very dry in Union County.
Through Oct. 24, only .89 of an inch of precipitation had been recorded in the Jonesboro area.
Precipitation during the period of Oct. 18-24 amounted to only .19 of an inch, which was measured on Oct. 20.
Scattered light frost was seen on...
The Illinois Department of Employment Security, IDES, reports that the unemployment rate in September held at 5.5 percent.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 7,400 jobs over the month, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and IDES.
Job growth is still below the...
Rural Health Inc., RHI, in Anna has received an Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation Oral Health Initiative grant for $400,000.
RHI announced the awarding of the grant in an Oct. 25 news release.
The purpose of the funding is to expand and strengthen existing dental services for children. ...
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