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As a record number of tornado outbreaks in December demonstrated, severe weather can happen at any time of the year.
To help people better prepare for weather emergencies, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, IEMA, and local emergency management agencies are promoting Severe Weather...
Jacob “Jake” Baggott, an accomplished and nationally respected leader in college health and well-being, has been selected to lead University Health Services, UHS, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Baggott, one of three finalists for the job, brings to the position more than 30 years of...
Senate lawmakers were scheduled to return to the Capitol in Springfield on March 5 to continue to resume spring session.
In the meantime, State Sen. Dale Fowler, R-Harrisburg, returned to the 59th District in Southern Illinois to host mobile office hours in Benton.
Part of Union County is in the...
Rotary is an international charitable organization comprised of professional and business leaders whose goals are humanitarian service, high ethical standards and the promotion of goodwill and peace around the world.
The motto of Rotary is “Service Above Self.” The Anna-Jonesboro Rotary Club has...
On Monday night, March 4, joint statements from Dr. Peggy Bradford and the Shawnee Community College Board of Trustees were released.
The statements were released regarding Bradford’s future role with the college. Bradford is serving as the college’s president.
The joint statements follow:
In...
A new Union County plat book has been published by the Union County Farm Bureau with Mapping Solutions.
The 2019 book is available for purchase for $35 at the Farm Bureau office at 104 W. Broad Street in Jonesboro.
Union County Farm Bureau members who are in good standing will receive a...
Shawnee Community College has announced fall semester President’s List and Vice President’s List students.
Full-time students whose grade point average was 3.5 or better and who are enrolled in an associate degree or certificate program are considered to be honor students.
Students named to the...
The Illinois State Emergency Operations Center in Springfield was directed last week to monitor flood conditions in Southern Illinois.
Gov. JB Pritzker also directed the center to quickly deploy state assets and personnel if local officials request assistance as they battle floodwaters.
Pritzker...
An Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, hunter safety education course is planned March 15-16 at the First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Anna. The church is located at 315 South St.
Hours for the course are scheduled from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 15 and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. March ...
For the first time in over 20 years, an Anna-Jonesboro Community High School student will be headed to the Ivy League.
Senior Bryce Massey has officially been accepted into Brown University in Providence, R.I., as part of the university’s Early Decision Program.
The program allows first-year...
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