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The third annual holiday season Tree Lighting is planned from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 15 in downtown Dongola.
The day will feature a wide range of holiday activities.
Bounce houses, hot dogs, cotton candy and popcorn will be available free for the kids.
Vendors will be at the community center.
Poor...
A stuffed animal sleep-over is planned Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13-14, at Stinson Memorial Library in Anna.
Children are invited to dress in their pajamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal to the library at 5 p.m. on Friday.
A bed-time story will be read. Stuffed animals then will be able to...
The sixth annual Light Up Parade and festivities are planned Dec. 14 in Tamms. The Village of Tamms is hosting the events.
The day’s activities are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. inside the historic depot, where Santa and Mrs. Claus will be greeting children and posing for pictures: everyone is...
The Union County Chamber of Commerce joined the owners of S.I. Hemp & CBD for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the grand opening of their establishment on Saturday, Nov. 30.
S.I. Hemp & CBD is a CBD dispensary and wellness center located at 147 E. Vienna St. in Anna. They offer a...
Each year on National Wreaths Across America Day, millions of Americans, a third of whom are children, come together to Remember the fallen, Honor those who serve and their families and Teach the next generation about the value of freedom.
Locally, this will be the first year the Anna Cemetery is...
During this season of thanks, and of giving, WIBH Radio in Anna is continuing a yearly tradition of helping families in need.
Donations to help support the program continue to be accepted through Dec. 13.
WIBH plans to give brand new coats to children through this year’s New Coats, New Hope...
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 50,173 deer during the first weekend of the 2019 Illinois firearm deer season, which was Nov. 22-24.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, reported that hunters took 58,836 deer during the first firearm weekend in 2018.
The seven-...
A familiar story is closing out the final month of 2019 as flood warnings once again were in effect for the region’s two major rivers.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah reported that flood warnings were in effect for the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau and for the Ohio River at...
Holiday season programs kicked off this week at Union County public schools.
Jonesboro Elementary School planned to have its holiday program on Tuesday evening, Dec. 3.
Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule:
Lick Creek School: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m.
Anna School District 37: Lincoln Elementary...
The Union County CEO class of 2020 is planning and hosting Holiday Hoops on Sunday, Dec.15.
Holiday Hoops is scheduled to start with an afternoon of 3 on 3 basketball tournaments in the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School gymnasium.
The event will continue with a variety of activities and...
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