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National Diaper Need Awareness Week is Sept. 23-29.
In an effort to draw attention to an unmet need in the lower seven counties in Illinois, Southern 7 Health Department plans to hold several “Bundles of Joy” Diaper Drives throughout its service region in September.
Donations will support...
Routine mosquito testing has identified the first batch of mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus in Jackson County in 2024.
The Jackson County Health Department reported in a news release that the mosquitoes were collected Aug. 2 near Murphysboro.
West Nile virus is transmitted through...
South District Elks Lodges, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation, are planning to sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic.
The clinic is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Marshall Browning Hospital, which is located at 900 N. Washington...
The 2024 American Cancer Society Gospel Benefit Concert is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at the First Methodist Church in Metropolis.
The concert will feature the Tribute Quartet. The church is located at 100 E. Fifth St. Admission is free. All are welcome.
An offering will be taken, with all...
Anna-Jonesboro Masonic Lodge No. 111 has announced 2024 scholarship recipients.
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School students Payton Brust and Alexandria Kelly received academic scholarships.
The lodge offered a new trade school scholarship this year. A-JCHS student Edward Dahmer received the...
For 80 years, Smokey Bear has been protecting the nation’s forests and teaching about wildfire prevention.
The U.S. Forest Service and the Shawnee National Forest invite everyone to join them in celebrating Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 10 at the Lincoln Memorial Picnic...
Shawnee Community College is planning to offer a non-credit Emergency Medical Responder, EMR, hybrid class with online and in-person instruction.
The class is scheduled Aug. 12 through Oct. 6 at the college’s Union County extension center in Anna. The course is free. Seating is limited.
The...
The Illinois Department of Transportation, IDOT, has announced that the southbound Interstate 57 entrance ramp at Illinois 14 (exit 71) in Benton will be closed for approximately seven days beginning Monday, Aug. 5, weather permitting.
The closure is necessary for reconstruction of I-57, IDOT said...
The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois plans to host its 2024 conference Aug. 3 at John A. Logan College in Carterville. The society promotes family history in the lower 28 counties of Illinois.
The conference is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. in the event center in the F Wing at the college....
Jonesboro Public Library has announced events which are planned in August.
The library is located at 412 S. Main St. in Jonesboro.
Regular hours are scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
The August schedule includes:
Thursday, Aug. 1 and 8, 2 p.m., sensory play.
Friday, Aug. 2...
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