The entry deadline is approaching to enter the 2018 Union County Fair Queen, Little Miss Fair Queen and Junior Miss Fair Queen pageant.
The pageant is set for 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Union County Fair in Anna. The fair will be at the Anna City Park in Anna.
Fair Queen Pageant
Contestants...
Project updates were shared at last week’s regular meeting of the Anna City Council.
The meeting was Tuesday evening, Aug. 15, at Anna City Hall in Anna.
City administrator Steve Guined reported that final details and walk-throughs were being completed on improvement work and construction of a new...
The morning commute on Wednesday, August 16, along old U.S. Route 51 between Cobden and metropolitan Anna was blessedly quiet, uneventful and almost free of any other traffic.
On the journey to start another day of adventures at The Paragraph Factory, I couldn't help but think about what the...
The 2017 Union County Fair queen was crowned Sunday night in Anna.
Coronation of a new fair queen was one of the highlights of the opening weekend of the Union County Fair.
The fair continues through this weekend at the Anna City Park in Anna.
Sunday’s fair queen pageant also featured the...
On Monday, August 21, the nation experienced a total solar eclipse. The path of the solar eclipse was across the entire continental United States, from Oregon to South Carolina.
Thousands of people in Southern Illinois experienced the wonder of the total eclipse at locations which included the...
The 137th 2017 Union County Fair is underway at the Anna City Park in Anna.
The fair was scheduled to begin Aug. 18 and continues through Aug. 26 with a wide range of activities.
On Monday, Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will occur; activities are planned at the fair on that day.
Eclipse Day
Monday...
The pageant for Miss Union County Fair will be held on Sunday evening, Aug. 20, in front of the grandstand at 7:30 p.m.
The Miss Union County Fair pageant is held annually on the first Sunday night of the fair.
Contestants compete for cash and prizes, including a Union County Fair board sponsored...
Finally. A reason for yours truly to love cats. Or, to at least tolerate them. Even Bob. Maybe...
Actually, I might have two reasons to tolerate felines. First of all: did you know that Aug. 8 was International Cat Day.
Yup. And I missed it. Maybe I missed all of the International Cat Day...
The 137th 2017 Union County Fair is scheduled Aug. 18-26 at the Anna City Park in Anna.
On Monday, Aug. 21, a total solar eclipse will occur; activities are planned at the fair on that day.
Evening performances at this year’s fair are scheduled to include a queen pageant, Steve Hornbeak and the...
A total solar is eclipse is coming. That’s a certainty.
For Union County emergency services personnel, the only certain thing about the eclipse is uncertainty surrounding the impact of the event.
The total eclipse will occur on Monday, Aug. 21. Totality, when the sun is at its darkest, will be at 1...