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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is looking for volunteer citizen scientists to assist with wild turkey brood surveys.
The surveys will aid biologists in monitoring turkey population trends and reproductive success.
Summertime is when young turkeys are hatching, and by counting them and...
With the arrival of summer heat and humidity, Southern 7 Health Department encourages everyone to know how to prevent and care for heat-related illness.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, hot weather can cause heat-related illness which ranges in severity from relatively...
Vectors are insects, ticks, rats, mice, birds and other creatures that transmit disease-producing organisms to humans.
To prevent the human diseases caused by these vectors, the Illinois Department of Public Health, IDPH, works closely with local health departments, governments, mosquito abatement...
Union County property tax bills have been printed and were to have been in the mail Tuesday, June 18.
Union County Treasurer Leigh Burns said that about 13,000 bills were to have been mailed.
The bills can be paid in two installments, with due dates set for July 25 and Sept. 25.
It was a night for newcomers at the Shawnee Hills Arts Council’s Second Friday Open Mic on June 14.
Six strings, four strings, vocal cords and a yarn or two were strung amongst a night of the most performances yet since the beginning of the Anna Arts Center’s monthly event this past March.
A...
Two historic severe weather events impacted the region in May.
The National Weather Service office in Paducah shared a climate review for May on its website.
The weather service also reported that temperatures were above normal in May in the Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Western...
Each year local health departments and pediatricians experience an increase in back-to-school shots in the last few weeks leading up to the school year.
Public health officials said that while it’s good that children are being vaccinated, this often results in scheduling conflicts, longer wait...
Union County Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development and the City of Anna are joining to announce plans for the 2024 Annabelle Festival.
The festival is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 8, in Anna. Organizers noted that additional activities are planned Friday, June 7, and...
The return of an annual children’s fishing derby has been announced by the Shawnee National Forest/U.S. Forest Service.
The fishing derby is planned May 18 at the Oakwood Bottoms Interpretive Site near Grand Tower.
This is a free event which is open to children ages 5 to 15. Organizers note that...
Coffman’s Martial Arts Academy in Anna is planning to host advanced self-defense classes every Thursday in June. Classes are scheduled from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The classes are for men and women, ages 18 and older, and are open to the public.
Self-defense expert Grandmaster Robert Cutrell, founder of...
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