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The 2019 Miss Illinois and Miss Illinois’ Outstanding Teen competitions were held Wednesday through Saturday, June 12-15, at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center.
Clare Bunyan of Cobden was among the participants in the Miss Illinois competition.
Clare advanced to the finals of the competition and...
Torrential rainfall and flooding led to a fatal incident last Sunday evening in Union County.
A woman who had been in a passenger car was reported to have lost her life after the vehicle was swept down a creek at the state forest.
The woman was reported to have been one of two persons in the car....
Shawnee Community College has recently reopened a veterans resource room on the college’s main campus near Ullin.
The resource room was recently renovated using funds provided by a grant made available through the Illinois Lottery.
Shawnee Community College has a long history of supporting...
Students from Union County are among the recipients of scholarships awarded by Rural Health Inc., RHI.
RHI, recently honored eight scholarship recipients for 2019.
RHI has clinical facilities in Union, Johnson and Massac counties.
Each year, RHI presents one graduating senior from each high...
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced a major road closing in the area that can affect Union County residents.
Illinois Rt. 3 and Illinois Rt. 146 will be closed near McClure Starting at 7 p.m. this evening, June 21 as the result of recent flooding. The roads will remain closed...
Residents of the Southern District of Illinois returned over three tons of prescription drugs for destruction on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, reported.
DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was...
A new Property Fraud Alert program is being offered by the Union County clerk’s office.
Union County Clerk/Recorder Lance Meisenheimer said that Property Fraud Alert is an online subscription service offered to the public that allows them to have their name monitored within the recorder’s office in...
June 2019 marks 45 years of Family Counseling Center Inc. providing services in Southern Illinois.
From its beginnings serving in Hardin, Johnson and Pope counties in 1974, to providing services throughout the southern seven counties today, Family Counseling Center Inc. has continued its mission...
Family Fun Night and National Prevention Week activities were held during May in Union County.
Teresa Goddard, preventionist at The Fellowship House, shared information about the activities.
Another successful Family Fun Night. This event kicked off National Prevention Week, NPW, which was held...
A Junior Naturalist day camp is planned June 24-28 at Giant City State Park near Makanda.
The camp is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon each day. Activities are designed for children who are 6 to 9 years of age.
Campers will have opportunities to explore creeks, woods and rocks to look for insects,...
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