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Homemade maple syrup, one of nature’s original comfort foods, is the star of the show at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s popular annual Maple Syrup Festival, set for March 25-26.
The festival is happening at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center and features a weekend full of special...
The chiefs of the Anna Police Department and the Anna Fire and Rescue Department have issued activity reports for the month of February.
The reports were given at a March 7 regular meeting of the Anna City Council.
Anna Police Chief Bryan Watkins shared the following highlights:
449 total calls....
For Southern Illinois residents in need of basic health care, the Wellness on Wheels, WOW, van may be able to help.
Through a grant funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, Southern 7 Health Department continues to provide a variety of health care services through IDPH WOW van...
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As the number of unreported child abuse cases continues to rise in Illinois as a result of the pandemic, child abuse advocates in Union County are encouraging residents of all ages to get involved in awareness and prevention activities this April.
In...
A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week in Union County to commemorate the beginning of a building project that will expand the public transportation options for residents of Southern Illinois.
The spot of the shoveling ceremony will be the future location of a new 5,000 square foot bus depot...
A spring clean up campaign is scheduled to start Sunday, March 26, in Cobden.
Event organizer Shane Bruce said in an email that a minimum of six volunteers are invited to help out over six weeks starting on March 26.
Bruce can be contacted by email at shanebruceoffice@gmail.com or by phone at 323-...
A public self-defense training course is planned at Coffman’s Martial Arts Academy in Anna.
Taught by self-defense expert, Grandmaster Robert Cutrell, the upcoming six-week course is for men and women 18 years of age and older of any skill level.
Training is open to the public. Registration will...
An update about property taxes and an animal control project were shared at last Friday morning’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The county is planning to advertise a request for qualifications...
For more than a decade, WIBH Radio in Anna has raised awareness of child abuse and neglect in the Southern Illinois region.
Since 2011, the local radio station has partnered with area child service agencies to raise funds to buy new coats through its New Coats, New Hope Campaign.
In April 2022...
Those in need of help with answering legal questions are invited to attend a free Lawyer in the Courthouse event which is planned March 24 at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon in the community room at the courthouse, which is located at 309 W....
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