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The U.S. Forest Service reports that the Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road in Union County is scheduled to close on March 15.
The road will be closing so that snakes and amphibians, some of which are considered threatened and endangered in Illinois and the United States, can migrate from...
"DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN."
Folks of a certain age may recognize the first three words in this week's colyum.
Those three words made up a banner headline which appeared in an early edition of the November 3, 1948, issue of the Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper.
Dewey and Truman were the candidates for...
A Union County school district has been awarded funds from the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant Program.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, director Wayne Rosenthal on March 2 announced the awarding of more than $98,000 in donated funds from the grant program.
More than 8,300...
A week after the region experienced deadly tornadoes, another round of severe weather rumbled through the region Monday night and early Tuesday, March 6-7.
Tornadoes swept through Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois Monday night and early Tuesday morning, Feb. 28 and March 1.
The tornadoes...
Cleveland basketball player turned motivational speaker Corey Jones visited Jonesboro Elementary School on Tuesday, Feb. 21, to give presentations on bullying and promoting reading.
Jones demonstrated a number of tricks with a basketball, including juggling and helping students spin a ball on their...
A potential work stoppage by state employees was addressed at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
On Feb. 23, in the first strike authorization vote in Illinois state government, an 81...
Learning came to life for a group of 3rd grade students at Anna Junior High School when they got a visit from the Union County Sheriff Office’s newest officer on Wednesday, Feb. 15.
Newly acquired K-9 Kaiser stopped by with his handler, Union County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Eric Ralls, to give the...
A free, six-week diabetes self-management course is scheduled to begin on Feb. 28 at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The Live Well, Be Well with Diabetes course is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. each Tuesday in the community room at the courthouse. The courthouse is located at 309 W....
Economic growth and development efforts were addressed at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, Feb. 10, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The county board welcomed Mike Stegle, Candy Eastwood and Tabitha Smith to the...
One Union County student’s patriotism and writing ability has led to a second place finish in a national essay contest.
Madilyn Gawyrch-Turner, an 8th grader from Jonesboro Grade School, won second place in the National Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest.
The contest was open to...
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