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The Tupelo Chapter of Wild Ones Native Landscapers will present a program on edible wild plants on Wednesday, June 22 at the Carbondale Township Hall. Shannon Harms, a local expert, will lead the presentation. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the Township Hall, 216 East Monroe Street in Carbondale.
At...
Retired botanist John Schwegman will present Hummingbirds of the World on Saturday, June 18, at 1 p.m. at the Fort Massac State Park Visitors Center, 1308 East 5th Street. The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.
The Anna Arts Center hosted Klassics for Kids on Wednesday morning, June 8. The event exposed children to the joys of live classical music.
Klassics for Kids featured a quintet which was made up of a clarinet, French horn, bassoon, oboe and a flute that was alternated with a piccolo.
The musicians...
Superintendents from across the state gathered June 8 at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield and urged legislators and Gov. Bruce Rauner to end the status quo and find an equitable solution to the K-12 education funding crisis by July 1, the start of the new fiscal year.
The superintendents said...
The Union County Hospital Auxiliary worked with the Union County Alliance of Churches to lead a Blessing Walk Tuesday, June 7, around the hospital in Anna.
The group was made up of residents of the Union County community, hospital staff and representatives from local churches.
They walked from...
Dangerously hot weather is predicted across Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois again today, June 16 and the American Red Cross reminds everyone of the steps they should take to stay safe when the temperatures rise.
“High temperatures, humidity and hot, indoor environments can quickly cause...
The Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross is responding today to assist residents of McClure, Illinois that are currently without water.
Red Cross volunteers are taking water and Gatorade to The Spark Ministries which is located at the Shawnee Elementary School, South Grapevine...
The Anna City Council decided last week not to proceed with action that could have allowed for the sale of beer and wine at the Union County Fair.
The matter was addressed at a regular meeting of the city council which was held Tuesday evening, June 7. The sparsely attended meeting was held at Anna...
MARION – A single-engine plane crashed at Williamson County Airport in Marion Friday, June 10, leaving one man dead and another critically injured.
John Alleman, 56 of Carbondale, was pronounced dead at the scene, while Todd Greiner, 64 of West Frankfort, was injured and taken to a St. Louis-area...
The impact of what is generally referred to as a tax cap was addressed at last week's regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, June 10, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
Tax cap describes a Property Tax Extension Limitation Law which is...
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