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The 2019 Veteran’s Day parade is set for 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Anna. Monday is Veterans Day.
The parade once again will be hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna.
Nearly 70 units are expected to participate in the parade.
The parade route will be along...
Giant City State Park will be hosting a forest hike on Saturday. Nov 2.
Community forester Jenifer Behnken will lead the 1-mile trek through the Giant City Nature Trail. Behnken will discuss tree identification, Illinois forests, wood products, culture history and invasive species.
The hike will...
The 2019 Littlest, Junior and Pre-teen Snow Angel Pageant is scheduled Saturday, Nov. 9, at Carterville High School.
The pageant is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
The pageant director shared the following information about the event:
All contestants must be Illinois...
A Fall Festival is planned Saturday, Nov. 2, at Lick Creek Elementary School. The festival is scheduled from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The festival will feature a Power Wheels demolition derby, games, activities, a bounce house, a fish fry, a silent auction, a cake walk, a live auction, a dessert auction...
Union County Hospital in Anna is offering new 3D mammography technology.
The availability of the technology was highlighted during an open house which was hosted by the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 23.
The open house, and the availability of the new technology, came during the 2019...
Some good news for local taxpayers was shared at last Friday morning’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
An update was shared at the meeting about the refinancing of bonds which were issued for the construction...
Cobden’s new disc golf course formally opened last Saturday morning.
A ceremony was held to commemorate the opening of the course, which is located at the Cobden Community Park.
The new course also hosted its first tournament: an 18-hole, random draw doubles competition.
The opening ceremony and...
A deadline is approaching to submit an entry form to participate in the 2019 Veteran’s Day parade in Anna.
The parade is set for 11 a.m. on Veterans Day, which is Monday, Nov. 11. The parade will be in Anna.
The parade once again will be hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post...
Brig. Gen. John Clayton Reppert, U.S. Army (Ret.) passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home in Delaware, Ohio, surrounded by his loving family, on October 11, 2019, at the age of 78.
His life was a testament to the things he cherished most – his family and friends, God, and our great country...
The National Weather Service has released a statement warning of cold and windy weather for Halloween this year.
A winter chill will be headed into the region on Thursday, as some of the coldest wind chill values of the season are expected during the afternoon and evening hours.
Temperatures will...
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