Union County
A worship service is planned Thursday, Feb. 16, at Kornthal Church in Union County. The service begins at 7 p.m.
Kornthal Church is located 2 1/2 miles south of Jonesboro, just off Illinois Route 127.
Local high school students enrolled in CNA dual credit courses will benefit from new lab and classroom additions at Shawnee Community College’s Anna Extension Center.
The CNA dual credit course, provided through the Five County Regional Vocational System, found a new home inside the college’s...
A Civil War Weekend is planned Feb. 16-19 at the Shawnee Hills Art Council/Anna Arts Center in Anna.
The arts council/arts center has announced that highlights for the weekend include presentation of a play, “Soldier Come Home”; exhibits, which include guns and quilts; reenactors and storytelling...
Community members are invited to attend an open house next week hosted by the Union County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The invitation is extended by the district’s directors: Carlyn Light, Larry Hale, Dana Eddleman, Kent Treece and Bill Littrell.
The open house is scheduled Tuesday, Feb....
A Union County high school marching band has received the opportunity of a lifetime with an invitation to perform in the National Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C., on May 27.
Cobden High School has been working towards this parade for many months.
The process began when superintendent Edwin...
The Union County CEO advisory board is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 class through Feb. 15.
All Union County students who will be juniors or seniors next year are welcome to apply.
Applications are available from each high school’s guidance counselor. Interested home-schooled students...
An American Red Cross blood drive is planned Thursday, Feb. 9, in Union County.
The blood drive is scheduled from noon until 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall at the First Baptist Church in Anna.
The Union County CEO advisory board is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 class through Feb. 15.
All Union County students who will be juniors or seniors next year are welcome to apply.
Applications are available from each high school’s guidance counselor. Interested home-schooled students...
Anna hosted a visit by two of Illinois’ newest state senators on Monday, Jan. 30.
Paul Schimpf, R-Waterloo, and Dale Fowler, R-Harrisburg, toured the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna, where they spoke with residents, caregivers and administrators.
Schimpf represents the 58th...
An ordinance has been approved which bans nepotism in county hiring.
The ordinance was approved at a regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners which was held last Friday morning. The meeting was at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The ordinance was drafted by Union County...
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