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A deadline is approaching for those who might want to have a Thanksgiving dinner offered through the ministry of a Union County church.
Again this year, the First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Anna plans to provide a free Thanksgiving dinner for anyone who would like to participate.
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The 96th interdenominational laymen’s breakfast is planned Monday, Nov. 21, in Anna.
The breakfast is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. at the Main Street Center.
The center (the former Sunshine Inn building) is located across the street from the First Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Laymen’s...
A Veterans Day parade was held Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, in Anna. The parade again was sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna.
The main part of the parade route was through the downtown Anna area. Hundreds of people were on hand to watch the parade, which...
The Union County Economic Development Corporation, UCEDC, met Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
High school students from the Union County CEO program gave a presentation regarding their plans to produce a publication called “Hearing Our Hometown Heartbeat,” which will...
Union County residents had a chance to see a supermoon in the nighttime sky last Saturday and Sunday.
The NASA website posted information about the supermoon.
NASA explained that the supermoon which could be seen Monday night, Nov. 14, was “especially ‘super’ because it’s the closest full moon to...
Union County’s proposed tentative budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year has been posted for public viewing.
The tentative, and balanced, budget was approved at a special meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners which was held first thing Monday morning, Nov. 14. The meeting was at the...
Parade, wreath-laying ceremony, program at Anna school among local events held to honor those who have served.
The Century School District No. 100 Board of Education plans have its next regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 28.
The meeting is set for 6 p.m. in the board room at Century School District No. 100 at 4721 Shawnee College Rd.
The meeting date is a change from a previously announced November date.
The 2016 Littlest, Junior and Pre-teen Snow Angel Pageant is planned Saturday evening, Nov. 19, at Shawnee Community College near Ullin.
The pageant is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and will be in the education center at the college.
All contestants must be Illinois residents. The Littlest, Junior...
The U.S. Forest Service/Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois, in partnership with Ducks Unlimited, has received wetland grant funding.
Situated at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the Shawnee National Forest provides critical wetland habitat for migratory waterfowl,...
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