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The 2017 Union County farmers market is scheduled to open for the season on Tuesday, May 23, in Anna.
The market is scheduled from 7 a.m. to noon on each Tuesday during the growing season.
Again this year, the market will be located in a municipal parking lot along East Davie Street near downtown...
Anna-Jo Garden Club member Linda Karraker helped Maeve and Mia Kell pick out flowers for the pots they had painted during an annual Paint and Plant program Friday afternoon, May 12, at Stinson Memorial Library in Anna.
Also pictured are the girls’ mother, Rachel Kell, and sister Lucy.
The library...
Recent spring downpours and flooding have caused around $500,000 in damage in Union County.
An update on the flooding – and the damage that it caused – was shared at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Courthouse...
The U.S. Forest Service/Shawnee National Forest plans to host two fishing derbies for children age 5 to 15 on Saturday, May 20.
The schedule for the two fishing derbies, which will be held rain or shine, includes:
Oakwood Bottoms Interpretive Site, Grand Tower. For more info, contact the...
The annual Olmsted Dam charity golf scramble is planned Saturday, June 10.
The scramble will be at the Drake Creek Golf Club in Ledbetter, Ky. Registration begins at 7 a.m. The event tees off at 8 a.m.
The scramble supports the Courage Beyond charity.
Members of the Olmsted Dam Charity Committee...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, IDNR, Division of Fisheries has published its Fish Species Management Plan for Alligator Gar in Illinois.
The plan details IDNR’s effort to reintroduce the alligator gar to Illinois waters.
A fish native to Illinois, the alligator gar was determined...
Shawnee Community College hosted its second annual Career and Technical Education, CTE, Day on Thursday, April 6.
The event welcomed area high school seniors who are interested in exploring technical education programs offered at the college.
Students gained hands-on experience in the following...
A Memorial Day weekend celebration is planned at the Thebes Historical Courthouse on Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28.
Activities are planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the Thebes landmark.
A community worship service is planned at the courthouse at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
The Rev. Brent Gordon...
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month during May, Union County Counseling Services, UCCS, is planning several activities.
A viewing of “Unlisted, a Story of Schizophrenia,” and a discussion are planned at UCCS from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16. UCCS is located at 204 South St. ...
Flood waters have been receding in the region – river levels rose throughout the area following recent heavy rainfall.
Flood conditions have been occurring along both the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Flooding also has occurred on numerous tributaries of both of those major rivers.
The accompanying...
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