A voluntary evacuation order for all of the areas of Union County which were affected by the recent threat of flooding conditions was lifted Monday afternoon, May 8.
The order was lifted at 4 p.m. Monday in a statement issued by Union County Sheriff Scott Harvel and Union County Board of...
Topics ranging from an August solar eclipse and storage space to barking dogs, trash on local roads and finances were discussed at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, April 28, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
Solar...
Tourism was a lengthy topic of discussion at a recent regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, March 24, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
Representatives of the Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau were on hand to share an annual report...
Taxes, University of Illinois Extension activities, tourism and the hiring of a human resources administrator were on the agenda at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, March 10, at the Union County Courthouse.
Supervisor of...
A potential work stoppage by state employees was addressed at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
On Feb. 23, in the first strike authorization vote in Illinois state government, an 81...
The Union County Board of Commissioners is working to fill a newly created position – director of human resources.
County officials explained in a Feb. 17 news release that given the increasing complexities of complying with employment law, this is a position that more and more employers, in both...
Economic growth and development efforts were addressed at last week’s regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning, Feb. 10, at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The county board welcomed Mike Stegle, Candy Eastwood and Tabitha Smith to the...
An ordinance has been approved which bans nepotism in county hiring.
The ordinance was approved at a regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners which was held last Friday morning. The meeting was at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
The ordinance was drafted by Union County...
The Union County Board of Commissioners decided this week to continue to have regular meetings on Friday mornings.
The commissioners had been considering the possibility of moving their regular meetings to Mondays.
For a number of years, regular board meetings have been scheduled at 8:30 a.m. on...
Two meetings were on the calendar last week for the Union County Board of Commissioners.
Regular meetings were held on Monday morning, Dec. 5, and again on Friday morning, Dec. 9.
Both sessions were held at the Union County Courthouse in Jonesboro.
Dec. 9 Meeting
Last Friday morning's meeting was...