Union County
Several Union County student athletes have been named to the Southern Illini All-Conference basketball teams.
The boys’ first team includes Noah Franklin, Cobden; Lane Ross, Vienna; Jalen Illeraza, Egyptian; Takevon Williford, Meridian; John David Bigler, Anna; and Brendan Dahncke, Vienna.
The...
Hebrewz Coffeehouse in Jonesboro hosted the Union County Chamber of Commerce Thursday, April 6, for its monthly meeting.
Chamber president Melanie Lasley announced that the annual chamber golf outing is cancelled. “We’re taking a year off,” she said.
Lasley also mentioned the recent Union County...
This week...a few random observations, thoughts and meanderings...
...all of you folks who have started mowing your lawns just need to stop doing that...RIGHT NOW...you are making the rest of us look bad...
...perhaps you heard about this one...seems that regular folks will have an opportunity to...
Union County Cadette Troop 8552 has two groups of girls who earned their Girl Scout Silver Award.
The Silver Award is the highest honor a Junior High Girl Scout can earn.
In early April, they were recognized and presented with their Silver awards at the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois “All that...
Flood warnings remained in effect in the region this week for the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah last week issued flood warnings for both rivers.
Recent heavy rainfall upstream on both rivers was leading to rising levels on both rivers.
Union County is...
The Southernmost Illinois Delta Empowerment Zone, SIDEZ, has awarded three scholarships for the upcoming semester at Shawnee Community College.
SIDEZ noted in a news release that it typically funds one scholarship per semester, but had such a large number of deserving applicants the decision was...
The National Weather Service office in Paducah last week issued flood warnings for the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in the region.
The warnings were issued Wednesday, April 5.
Recent heavy rainfall upstream on both rivers was leading to rising levels on both rivers.
Minor flooding was expected to...
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School staged a popular Rodgers and Hammerstein musical last weekend.
“The Sound of Music” was presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1-2, at the Union County school.
Cast Members
Ryley Kimmel portrayed Maria in the musical. Graham Gordon portrayed...
"I still haven't found what I'm looking for..."
...the song of the same name, I think, by the aging rock music group U2 seemed appropriate as I headed home last Sunday afternoon after another forest bathing experience.
By the way, Bono, the guy in charge of U2, should know better than to end the...
Tourism was a lengthy topic of discussion at a recent regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, March 24, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
Representatives of the Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau were on hand to share an annual report...
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