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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, on April 17 announced the approval of more than $1.9 million in grants for 13 wildlife habitat projects through the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Wildlife Funds Grant Program.
Several of the projects involve work which is planned in Union County...
Children can discover a new interest, a new aspect of a favorite activity, or improve their skills and more at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2019 summer youth camps.
SIU’s Conference and Scheduling Services is coordinating a lineup of academic, artistic, music and athletic skills camps...
St. Mary Catholic Church will be hosting a fundraiser dinner on Sunday, April 28.
Proceeds for the dinner will benefit Marlee Smith, an A-JCHS freshman diagnosed with leukemia.
The fried chicken dinner will be donated and prepared by the Union County Knights of Columbus and the Ladies of St. Mary....
April is Safe Digging Month, and the Illinois Commerce Commission, ICC, is joining other state officials to increase awareness of the “Call 811” public safety initiative in order to locate underground utility lines before outdoor projects are started.
An underground utility line is damaged during a...
The Shawnee Hills Arts Council/Anna Arts Center will be a busy place this weekend.
The arts center is planning to host three events on Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28.
The schedule includes a Paint the Town event, a reader’s theater presentation and a reception for an April art exhibit and well-...
A benefit to assist with the funeral expenses for Mike Hancock will be held at Lou’s Room in Anna on April 27 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Mike Hancock of Jonesboro died on March 26 of this year. His wife Rita Hancock is organizing the event.
The benefit will feature dinner and a silent auction as well as...
Dozens of high school students spent the day on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale taking a deep dive into the processes of governance and law-making on April 8.
The event was part of State Sen. Paul Schimpf’s, R-Waterloo, youth advisory council.
“The idea is to encourage some...
Centrally located, the Lake Glendale area in Southern Illinois has a history of being popular with trail enthusiasts.
Input is being sought by the U.S. Forest Service/Shawnee National Forest on a proposal to add mountain bike use to a trail system at Lake Glendale Recreation Area.
The 2006...
State representative Terry Bryant and Patrick Windhorst will host a legislative update and town hall meeting in Murphysboron on Monday, April 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Davis-McCann Center.
Bryant and Windhorst will be joined by a representative of Americans for Prosperity for a presentation...
The PAST organization of Union County and Crain Funeral Home & Monument Co. announce a new marker at the burial site of famous World War II war bond pig King Neptune.
The new marker replaces a broken one, which was placed after World War II. The King Neptune site is an historical stop that has...
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