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State and federal officials have issued an alert about mystery packages with unidentified seeds which began to show up in mailboxes across the United States during late July.
University of Illinois Extension horticulture experts urge people to never plant unidentified seeds.
The U.S. Department of...
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials at John A. Logan College in Carterville last week announced they had made the decision to cancel the 2020 Southern Illinois Hunting and Fishing Days.
The event was scheduled to take place at the college’s Carterville campus on Sept. 26-27.
John A....
Southern Seven Head Start last week announced the temporary closing of Early Head Start centers due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.
Due to the increase in COVID-19 positivity numbers in area counties, Southern Seven Head Start announced in a news release on July 21 that it had decided to temporarily...
A proposal has been made which requests that the National Park Service, NPS, conduct a study of the historical significance of sites in Prairie du Rocher for possible recognition as a National Historic Park.
The action comes as Prairie du Rocher, one of the oldest French villages in the United...
The number of COVID-19 cases in Union County, and in surrounding area counties, continued to climb during the past week.
Southern Seven Health Department on Monday, July 27, confirmed 25 new cases of COVID-19 in the region it serves in Southern Illinois.
That was on top of seven new cases confirmed...
Shawnee Community College has announced the dates for its upcoming zoom forums with each of the candidates for the open president position. Due to COVID-19, SCC is holding the public forums via zoom where college faculty, staff, administration, and community members are invited to attend virtually...
The Anna First Church of the Nazarene is planning to host a Back to School Bash and grocery giveaway on Saturday, July 25.
The events will be from 10 a.m. to noon in the fellowship hall at the church, which is located at 100 Kirk St. in Anna.
School supplies for preschool through college age...
Ken Palmer has definitely made his mark in baseball and basketball officiating.
The Dongola resident was recently honored by the Illinois High School Assocation for 60 years of officiating basketball and baseball.
“I was shocked,” said Palmer, 80, who was awarded a clock for his lengthy time...
Union County Hospital Auxiliary is sending greetings to the community during this challenging time.
The auxiliary notes that it also is being impacted by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to the pandemic, the auxiliary decided to cancel its annual meeting for 2020.
The auxiliary currently...
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has announced that expiration dates for driver’s licenses/ID cards and license plate stickers have been extended an additional month – from Oct. 1, 2020, to Nov. 1, 2020.
The new Nov. 1 extension also includes those who have July, August and September...
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