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“Imagined Divides,” an exhibit featuring the works of artist Zach Rowatt of Goreville is planned from Jan. 20 through Feb. 12 at the Shawnee Hills Arts Council’s Anna Arts Center. The arts center is located at 117 W. Davie St. in Anna.
An opening reception for the exhibit is planned from 6 p.m. to...
Crawl around under Abraham Lincoln’s desk. Spin the chair where Adlai Stevenson III sat in the U.S. Senate. Look down the barrel of Tad Lincoln’s model cannon.
Thanks to new 3-D images from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, ALPLM, in Springfield, anyone anywhere in the world can...
Temperatures averaged below normal during December in the Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky area.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah reported in a December climate review that temperatures averaged below normal by around 0.5 of a degree to 1 degree.
This was...
Southern 7 Health Department reminds the community about getting an annual flu shot and a COVID-19 booster.
Southern 7 Health Department provides these and many other services through the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, Wellness on Wheels, WOW, van. The van is available through a grant...
In a look back at 2022, the Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT, reported that as of Sept. 30, Rebuild Illinois had made $9.6 billion in improvements statewide on 4,546 miles of highway, 422 bridges and 645 additional safety improvements, ranging from routine maintenance projects to...
As Illinois prepared to celebrate the New Year, the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, said on Friday, Dec. 30, that the CDC was reporting 54 counties in the state were at an elevated level for COVID-19.
Of those, five Illinois counties were at a high community level, compared to 33 a...
The chiefs of the Anna Police Department and the Anna Fire and Rescue Department have issued activity reports for the month of November.
The reports were given at a Dec. 20 regular meeting of the Anna City Council.
Anna Police Chief Bryan Watkins shared the following highlights:
423 incidents. 139...
ALTO PASS — State officials are calling it one of Illinois’ great agricultural achievements.
“When you talk agriculture in Illinois, there are so many great stories, so many great achievements, but this one ranks right up there at the top,” said State Sen. Dale Fowler, R-Harrisburg. “A lot needs to...
The Illinois State Police commissioned new troopers at graduation ceremonies during December.
Cadet Class 139
The state commissioned 49 new troopers on Dec. 22 from Cadet Class 139 at a graduation ceremony at the Illinois State Police Academy in Springfield.
The total number of ISP troopers added...
Wreaths Across America ceremonies are planned Saturday, Dec. 17, in Anna and Cobden.
The local events will be joining more than 2,500 other locations across the country which plan to commemorate National Wreaths Across America Day.
The mission of Wreaths Across America is to Remember, Honor and...
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