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January 2011

Ernest Leon Hartline

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<p style="line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><strong style=""><span style="">           </span> Mr. Ernest Leon Hartline, age 82, of Mill Creek, died at 02:25 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2011 at the V.A. Medical Center in Marion. He was born April 24, 1928 in Mill Creek, the son of Ernest Delbert and Minnie Helton Hartline. He married Dorthea Claire Platt on August 11, 1951 in Perth-Amboy New Jersey. She preceded him in death on December 16, 1991.</strong></p>

Census shows 17,808 people in Union County

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Numbers from the 2010 federal census showed that Union County's population decreased over the period of a decade.

The number of people living in Illinois is up just over 3 percent.

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, DCEO, on Feb. 15 announced results of the 2010 census for the State of Illinois.

According to the data, over 12.8 million (12,830,632) people live in Illinois, up 3.3 percent since 2000.

Illinois remains the fifth largest state in the nation in terms of population.

PAST hosts annual Lincoln dinner

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(Editor's note: the following article was submitted by Barbara Bauer of the PAST organization of Union County.)

In his timeless address, at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln implored, “that these dead shall not have died in vain.”

The local Lincoln Legacy events of Friday, Feb. 18, were conducted so that people of today do not forget the past.  

Citizens are encouraged to continue the quest for freedom and the protection of unity for which so many have sacrificed.

Suspects arrested in connection with throwing debris on I-57

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Two suspects have been arrested in connection with  the throwing of debris which became deadly projectiles on vehicles from I-57 overpasses in Union and Pulaski counties.

No major injuries were reported as a result of the incidents.

Authorities announced the arrests of the suspects during a press conference Friday afternoon, Feb. 18, at Illinois State Police District 22 headquarters Ullin.

Capt. Harry Masse, commander of District 22, announced the arrests of Kenneth Merriman, 19, of Dongola, and a 16-year-old male juvenile from Pulaski.

Bald Knob Cross of Peace meeting held, board elected

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A new, nine-member board of directors formally began work this week at the annual Bald Knob Cross of Peace meeting.

The meeting was Tuesday night at the Cross of Peace welcome center located atop Bald Knob Mountain near Alto Pass.

Tuesday's meeting was attended by about 40 to 50 people on a bitterly cold winter night.

The new board replaces a court-appointed governing body which has overseen restoration of the Cross of Peace during the last two years.

PAST planning soup, chili supper

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The PAST organization of Union County is planning to host a soup and chili supper and dessert auction Friday evening, March 11, in Anna.

The event will be at St. Anne's Church at 507 S. Main St. and begins at 5:30 p.m.

PAST suggests a donation of $5 for the supper.

Proceeds will help to defray the winter heating bills at St. Anne's.

This is the second year for the event and it is "back by popular demand," PAST notes.

People last year had so much fun, they asked that PAST do it again.

Legislators voice need for levee work

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Four Illinois legislators have sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to include levees and water infrastructure improvements in efforts to improve the nation’s infrastructure.

The letter was sent to the president by U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello, D-Ill., U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill.

Doubly blessed

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To the editor,

Sometimes as a boy grows up a man comes along who changes his whole life.

My son has been doubly blessed. For the last four years, two such men have been active in his life.

Coach Rick Bittle and  Coach Kevin Stephens took a wild, raw boy and formed a champion athlete, a confident, self-disciplined young man who is eager to move on to the rest of his life.

Gentlemen, I cannot thank you enough for what you have done for us.

I hope you have as much pride in your work as I have gratitude for your efforts.

Rev. Albert Moore

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<p style="line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="">           </span> Rev. Albert Moore, age 92 of Cobden, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, February 4, 2011 at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born December 2, 1918 in Cobden, the son of James Calvin and Elsie Messmore Moore. He married Lorraine Green on June 4, 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas. She preceded him in death on June 20, 2008.</span></strong></p>

No injuries reported in car-train accident

Sat, 01/01/2011 - 7:00pm admin

No injuries were reported in the aftermath of an accident involving a passenger car and freight train.

The accident happened at about 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, at a railroad crossing at Wolf Lake.

The crossing is on the State Forest Road, about 100 feet east of Illinois Route 3.

Illinois State Police at Ullin reported that the accident involved a 1996 Honda Prelude.

State police reported that the car crossed the railroad tracks and hit a southbound train.

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