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The Union County Museum in downtown Cobden is scheduled to reopen at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4.
The museum, which is located at 117 S. Appleknocker, has been closed for the winter season. Several new exhibits are planned at the museum.
A Log Cabin tied quilt, jewelry and other items from the Lockard...
Hunters in Illinois harvested a statewide total of 801 wild turkeys during the 2022-2023 fall archery turkey season between Oct. 1 and Jan. 15.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, reported that the total compared with the statewide fall archery turkey harvest of 683 in 2021-2022....
The “Celebrate Regional Artists” exhibition is back at the Ella Elizabeth Hise Museum of Regional Art at Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg.
The exhibition is scheduled to be on display in the museum’s main gallery from March 27 through May 18.
The museum’s operations and collections...
The River-to-River Trail Society plans to sponsor a hike on March 4.
The hike is planned at Grindstaff Hollow in Gallatin County. The hike is free and open to the public.
The trail society said the hike will be one of moderate difficulty, 5 miles in length, with four hours hiking time. Some hikers...
Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna has several upcoming events on the calendar. The post is located at 70 VFW Ln. near Anna.
Corn Hole Tournaments: The post plans to host a corn hole tournament Thursday, today. The public is welcome.
Sign-up for the tournaments starts...
During the 2022 Christmas holiday season, the Anna Police Department and Anna Fire Department, along with employees from Anna School District No. 37, took 53 children who attend Anna Schools shopping on two separate nights.
The kids were treated to a supper of pizza, soda and cookies at the Anna...
Thirteen high achieving high school seniors from throughout the region, including two from Union County, are receiving Southern Illinois University Carbondale 2023 Chancellor’s Scholarships, which cover tuition, mandatory fees, food and housing for four years.
Union County students who received...
The Shawnee Hills Arts Council’s Anna Arts Center is planning to host an art exhibit, a short story and pizza night and a photography portrait session.
Art Exhibit
An exhibit by artist Rita Blitt is planned at the arts center. The exhibit is scheduled to open Feb. 16.
Rita Blitt is an international...
A Shawnee Community Unit School District No. 84 school bus was involved in a traffic accident Monday afternoon, Feb. 13.
The school district posted a news release on its Facebook page which reported that the bus was traveling north on Illinois Route 3 when the accident occurred. The bus was...
As the winter flu season continues in the region, Southern 7 Health Department reminds the community there is still time to get an annual flu shot and a COVID-19 booster.
Through a grant funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, Southern 7 Health Department provides flu shots, COVID...
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