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Applications are available for the 2017 Illinois Snow Angel pageant.
The pageant is planned Saturday, Dec. 2, at Shawnee Community College near Ullin. The pageant begins at 6 p.m.
Girls and young women, ages 4 to 24, are invited to participate in the pageant.
Miss and Teen applications are due Sept...
Replicas of the Pinta and Nina, two of the ships used by Christopher Columbus, are scheduled to be at the Mississippi River front in Cape Girardeau in late September and early October.
On Friday, Sept. 29, replicas of the Pinta and Nina, are scheduled to open for tours in Cape Girardeau.
The ships...
As thousands of students head back to school, they also have a chance to join the Boy Scouts of America.
Sign-up nights are occurring all over the region at area schools during September.
Scouting is for youth ages 7-20, with programs that offer opportunities for girls and boys. For more...
A long-time Southern Illinois state legislator resigned from his post. The vacancy was quickly filled.
State Rep. Brandon W. Phelps, D-Harrisburg, resigned, effective Sept. 1. Phelps represented the 118th District in Southern Illinois. Phelps cited health reasons for his decision. He had served in...
Illinois State Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs paid a visit to Union County last week.
Frerichs met with local officials at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro, where he discussed programs which were available through the treasurer’s office. He also made a stop in Anna.
During his visit, the...
Shawnee Community College hosted a community forum on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the college’s Anna Extension Center.
Dr. Peggy Bradford, the new president of the college, along with other Shawnee Community College staff members, attended the forum. More than 20 members of the community and business...
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds reported Sept. 1 that Samantha Jo Stanton, 24, of Anna, has been sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to burglary, which is a Class 2 felony.
Stanton will also serve a two-year term of mandatory...
Bryce Massey, a junior at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, has been selected to serve on the Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE, Student Advisory Council, SAC.
The council is composed of 16 sophomores, juniors and seniors from throughout the state. Massey will serve on the council for two...
A Union County school teacher says she is honored to be one of the finalists for a state honor.
The Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE, recently announced the 10 finalists for 2018 Illinois teacher of the year.
One of the finalists is Jamie Nash-Mayberry. Nash-Mayberry is a social studies...
Candidates could begin circulating nominating petitions this week for the March 20, 2018, primary election in Union County.
Republican and Democratic party voters will elect their candidates for the 2018 general election in the primary.
Locally, voters will be electing two members of the Union...
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