December 2015

Business reopens

<p class="p1">From the Heart Flowers and Gifts has officially reopened after a fire in a neighboring building caused damage. From the Heart is located on the Jonesboro Square. </p>





        Big Muddy River on New Year's Day

        <p class="p1">The Big Muddy River's level was almost at the bottom of a bridge which carries Illinois Route 3 over the river by Friday, Jan. 1. The bridge is located north of Wolf Lake. The picture was taken from the Big Muddy River levee in Union County on the morning of New Year's Day. The roads along the Big Muddy River levee, and along the Mississippi River levee, in Union County were posted as closed to traffic.</p>

        New Ways to Layer Lighting With LEDs

        (<a href="http://www.newsusa.com">NewsUSA</a>) - Sponsored News - Almost any room can be transformed into a picturesque space by lighting it based on its architectural makeup and focusing on its aesthetic features and blind spots. According to the <a href="http://www.americanlightingassoc.com">American Lighting Association</a> (ALA), appropriate interior lighting will diminish shadows, accentuate textures and draw attention to just the right areas.

        Della Bernice Dillow

        Della Bernice Dillow, 76, of Jonesboro, died at 5:46 am Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.  She was born Aug. 25, 1939 in Wickliffe, Kentucky, the daughter of George and Mary Helen (Hileman) Sivia. She married Milas Dillow on May 24, 1956 in Anna.

        She is survived by her nephew, Bobby (Gloria) Sivia of Jonesboro;  two sisters, Clara Seals of Anna, Betty Doughty of Jonesboro; two brothers, Gilbert Sivia of Wolf Lake, Perry Youngblood of Dongola.  She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Milas Dillow.

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