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Birds and the mysteries of fire will be the topic of upcoming events planned at Giant City State Park near Makanda.
Both of the programs are free and open to the public, but registration is required. More information is available by contacting the visitors center at the park by calling 618-457-4836...
The 2023 St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is scheduled to make several stops in the region.
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is presented by Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance.
Upcoming visits which are scheduled in the region include:
Sunday, Jan. 15, noon, Marion Cultural & Civic Center, Marion.
Monday...
The Alexander-Pulaski County branch of the NAACP will be holding a special event observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast is scheduled Monday, Jan. 16, at 9 a.m. at the St. John Praise and Worship Center in Pulaski.
The guest speaker is scheduled to be...
Homecoming week is underway at Shawnee High School in Wolf Lake.
Homecoming activities were scheduled to start Monday. The theme is “A Night of Denim and Diamonds.”
Theme days for homecoming week include:
Monday, PJ Day. Tuesday, Anything But a Backpack Day. Wednesday, Hollywood vs. Hobo Day....
Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, upon a Firearms Transaction Inquiry Program, FTIP, approval, the Illinois State Police will automatically renew a person’s Firearm Owner’s Identification Card, FOID, for individuals who have submitted a full set of fingerprints to ISP specifically for their FOID card or...
“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...
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