This week, we’re going to start with our latest Critter Sighting Updates...
As the country prepares to commemorate Veterans Day, Southern Illinois University Carbondale plans to host Boots to Business, B2B, Reboot, a special entrepreneurship training program for veterans, activity-duty service members and their spouses.
The entrepreneurship training program is scheduled in...
As the country prepares to commemorate Veterans Day, Southern Illinois University Carbondale plans to host Boots to Business, B2B, Reboot, a special entrepreneurship training program for veterans, activity-duty service members and their spouses.
The entrepreneurship training program is scheduled in...
A deadline is approaching to enter this year’s Veteran’s Day parade in Anna. The parade is scheduled Nov. 11.
The annual parade is hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna.
The deadline to submit an entry form for the parade is Nov. 4.
The theme for this year’s...
A deadline is approaching to enter this year’s Veteran’s Day parade in Anna. The parade is scheduled Nov. 11.
The annual parade is hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna.
The deadline to submit an entry form for the parade is Nov. 4.
The theme for this year’s...
Polling places are set for the 2024 general election in Union County. The election is Tuesday, Nov. 5.
The polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Union County polling places follow, by precinct:
Anna 1 and 2: Main Street Center, 400 S. Main St., Anna.
Anna 3 and 4: Anna...
The Mounds Public Library will be holding events scheduled after the Fall Festival parade in Mounds. These events include a free stuffed animal adoption and a free book give away for both children and adults. Plus, other surprises are planned. The library invites everyone to come in, participate,...
Stone Soup Shakespeare plans to present the play “The Tragedy of Macbeth” at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds in Jonesboro. The park is located at 521 N. Main St.
The production is a five-person adaptation of Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” which is on tour for outdoor...
A Missouri Department of Conservation, MDC, Day on the River event showcasing the Mississippi River is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at Riverfront Park in Cape Girardeau.
All ages and groups are welcome at the free event and no registration is required.
The event is scheduled to feature...
Buncombe Grade School, the smallest school in Johnson County, with fewer than 50 students, is proving that size doesn’t limit the ability to make a big impact.
From now until Oct. 31, the school is collecting gently worn, used and new shoes as part of a community-wide effort to support the...
A celebration in honor of the birthdays of Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl is planned Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center near Cypress.
The celebration is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The wetlands center is located at 8885 State Route 37 South. All ages are welcome....
Obituaries
Jerry Marvin Bennett, 63, of Thebes, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
He was born on Aug. 5, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Marvin and Donna Baugher Bennett.
He married Lori Koch on Oct. 8, 1999, and they spent over 25 years together. She survives....
Gary Jackson, 77, of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Oct. 28, 1947, in Anna, the son of Jewell and Lucille Barker Jackson.
He joined the U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17, after persuading his dad...
Tommy Joe Walker, 79, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at his home.
He was born on March 12, 1945, in Anna, the son of Glen Eugene and Olive Ferne Walker.
He is survived by his friends, Brenda Noble and Brent Hileman and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents.
He served...
Shirley Ann Bennett, 86, of Anna, died peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at Deaconess Illinois Medical Center in Marion.
She was born on July 6, 1938, in Anna, the daughter of Jack and Lee Etta Wright Kesler.
She married Jack Dean Bennett on July 30, 1958, in Anna....
Sherman Lee Mays, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, died suddenly Tuesday, Nov.12, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
He was born on Nov. 15, 1938, in Anna, the son of Grover Marcellis and Ada Kathryn Farris Mays.
Mr. Mays is is survived by his two daughters, Sandra Kay Pickel (Terry Lessen) of Dongola...
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Following decades of decline, even fewer birds will darken North American skies by the end of the century, according to a new analysis by scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign....
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