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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Energy has issued a $900,000 grant award to Southern Illinois University Carbondale for a unique solar photovoltaic plus energy storage and communication resiliency project.  The SIU Solar + Storage project will feature more than 150kW of...
Rifles: Young people who attended the JAKES event had an opportunity to shoot .22-caliber rifles.
More than 60 people had an opportunity to experience the outdoors during an event which was held last weekend in Union County. The Trail of Tears Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, NTWF, hosted a free JAKES youth event Saturday, Sept. 14.  JAKES stands for Juniors Acquiring Knowledge,...
Manager Lisa Yates cut the ribbon to mark the grand opening of the Lady Luck Salon. The ribbon cutting was sponsored by the Union County Chamber of Commerce. The Lady Luck Salon offers a variety of tanning and massage options, as well as a private gaming room with alcohol for sale. Photo by Benjamin Marxer.
The Union County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting event to commemorate the grand opening celebration of the Lady Luck Salon in Anna.  Lady Luck offers tanning beds and massage options, including shiatsu massage chairs and dry hydrotherapy massage beds.  Memberships costs $20 a month for...
*/ In a recent press release, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, RIll. released the following statement regarding today's announcement of a major disaster declaration for the State of Illinois by President Trump: “This spring, Southern Illinois was devastated by disastrous flooding,” said Bost. “Communities saw...
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees chair J. Phil Gilbert has announced the launch of a search for a new chancellor for the Carbondale campus. The timing of the chancellor search aligns with the current search for a system president.  Gilbert, speaking at the SIU Board of Trustees...
It’s the end of an era for a South Main Street merchant in Anna as the Davis family has announced their plans to close the doors of Davis Pastry.  Throughout their 66 years of service to the community, Davis Pastry has grown to become a landmark in the Union County business scene.  For decades, the...
A ceremony to administer the oath of office for Union County’s new state’s attorney is planned Monday morning, Sept. 16, in Jonesboro. Daniel Klingemann is set to take the oath of office during the ceremony, which is set for 8:15 a.m. in Courtroom 1 at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro. The...
With hot and humid weather in place this week, the National Weather Service office in Paducah issued a special weather statement for the region. The statement said that heat index values around 100 degrees were expected through Thursday, today, in the area which included Southern Illinois,...
The cover of “The Hammer of Hope.” Provided.
Katie Hook of Vienna is the author of a new book titled “The Hammer of Hope.” Nathan Corbit of Vienna created the illustrations for the book. Corbit is the art teacher at Vienna Grade School. “The Hammer of Hope” is scheduled to be released on Sept. 17. The book is published by Morgan James in New...
Seven Illinois counties, including Union County, will receive emergency federal funding to help repair roads and bridges damaged during the 2019 flood. U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., on Sept. 5, announced a Federal Highway Administration Emergency Relief Program grant of $4 million for the Illinois...

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