Union County
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced Friday, June 23, that Polly A. Quintana, 51, of Jonesboro, has been sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on one count of participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, a Class 1 felony.
Quintana will also serve a...
The Union County Ambulance Service has honored two long-time employees for their service. The two employees have retired.
Carrell O’Daniell retired with 24 years of service.
Roy Walker retired with 30 years of service.
A special chapter in the life and history of Union County was remembered during an event which was held last week in Anna.
About 20 people gathered Wednesday afternoon, June 14, at historic St. Anne’s Church to hear a presentation by former Union County resident Don Michel. He was introduced by...
During the week of June 12, local county Farm Bureaus collaborated with Southern Illinois University, local farmers and agribusinesses to hold the Southern Illinois Summer Agriculture Institute.
The program offered participants an up-close look at one of the key driving economic forces for Union...
The Illinois State Police recently released information about a two-car crash that occurred in Union County on I-57 at 2:14 a.m. on Wednesday, June 22, which resulted in multiple deaths and left another with critical injuries.
Passengers Michael A. Villalobos, 26, of Texas, Taylor D. Garza, 24, of...
“No Strings Attached” is the theme for a special upcoming event at a Union County church.
The non-profit event is planned Sunday, June 25, at the First Christian Church in Anna and is designed to help meet the needs of the community.
Free services and giveaways are planned at the church, which is...
A celebration was held Tuesday, May 23, to say "job well done" to the coordinator of the Union County 911 emergency communications system.
The celebration also gave those in attendance an opportunity to welcome the system’s new coordinator.
The gathering was held in the community room at the Union...
An audit presentation was the focus of lengthy discussion at the most recent regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was held Friday morning, May 26, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The presentation was given by Kim Meyer of Hudgens & Meyer LLC...
A special event was held Thursday evening, June 1, in Cobden to celebrate the 2016-2017 Union County CEO program.
The celebration, attended by about 100 people, was held at The Old Feed Store in downtown Cobden.
CEO stands for Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities.
The 2016-2017 annual report for...
“Rule Number 1: Anything is Possible”
With those words, author and former Union County resident Don Michel opens his newly published book.
Michel’s book is titled “Getting to Know...Walter Cronkite, Buckminister Fuller, Michael DeBakey, MD, Arthur Godfrey, Ann Landers and the Officer Who Arrested...
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