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The Union County Chamber of Commerce is planning to present a Movies in the Park event Friday night, July 21. The free event will be at the Anna City Park in Anna. “The Sandlot” is scheduled to be the featured movie. The movie will be shown at dusk. Those who plan to attend are advised to bring...
Dangerous heat is expected through Sunday in the region. On Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service office in Paducah issued an excessive heat watch for Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western Kentucky. The weather service stated on its website that “dangerous heat” was expected to...
A Meisenheimer-Mt. Olive Cemetery ice cream social is planned Saturday, July 22. The cemetery is located east of Dongola. The eating area for the social will be under a tent. Serving is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. The menu will feature grilled hamburgers, porkburgers, hot dogs, chips, soda, water...
A third Thursday worship service is planned July 20 at Kornthal Church in Jonesboro. The service is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Kornthal Church is located 2 1/2 miles south of Jonesboro, just off Illinois Route 127.
An Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, hunter safety education course is planned Aug. 4-5 at the First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Anna. The church is located at 315 South St. Hours for the course are from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 4 and from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 5. Students must...
“Singin’ in the Rain” is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s McLeod Theater. The live on-stage adaptation of the movie musical is scheduled to be presented July 27-30. With its iconic songs, movie lovers know the film starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O’Connor.  The...
An annual Senior Fair is planned Thursday, July 20, in Carbondale.  The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Carbondale Civic Center. The civic center is located at 200 S. Illinois Ave. Senior Fair is being hosted by State Sen. Paul Schimpf, R-Waterloo, State Rep. Terri Bryant, R-...
With mosquito season underway, Southern Seven Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, are sharing tips on the best ways to avoid being bitten.   Different types of mosquitoes can carry different types of diseases, like West Nile virus and Zika virus, but steps you can...
The Mounds Early Learning Center is planning to host a community resource fair on July 20. The resource fair is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The center is located at 327 N. Reader in Mounds. The staff will be completing intake applications for the 2017-2018 school year.  Applications for Head...
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, DCFS, in partnership with KidsAndCars.org, are working to build awareness on how to keep children safe in and around cars.  The partners have released a public service announcement, PSA, as part of the awareness campaign. In the summer, a car...

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