Union County Fair
The 137th 2017 Union County Fair is scheduled Aug. 18-26 at the Anna City Park in Anna.
During the week of this year’s fair, a total solar eclipse will occur.
Evening performances at this year’s fair are scheduled to include a queen pageant, Steve Hornbeak and the Main Street Players, a ranch rodeo...
Union County’s Janna Harner has achieved several accomplishments both in and outside the pageant world. She recently made the county proud by finishing as first runner-up at the Miss Illinois pageant.
Harner is no stranger to pageants; she’s been competing since she was 14. However, it was her...
Contestants are being sought for the 2017 Union County Fair Queen, Little Miss and Junior Miss Fair Queen pageant.
The pageant is set for 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at the fair, which will be at the Anna City Park in Anna.
Union County Fair Queen Pageant
Pageant organizers said that contestants for...
The Anna City Council last week voted, for a third time, against taking action to amend a municipal liquor ordinance.
The proposed action could have led to the possible sale of beer and local wines at the Union County Fair.
County fair officials say the revenue generated by such sales would provide...
The Anna City Council again has said no to a proposal to amend the city’s liquor ordinance to allow for the possible sale of beer and wine at the Union County Fair.
The issue was once again addressed at a regular meeting of the city council which was held Tuesday evening, May 2. The meeting was at...
The Anna City Council had a busy and wide-ranging agenda for its regular meeting on Tuesday evening, April 18. The meeting was at Anna City Hall.
A project update was shared by city administrator Steve Guined. In related business, the council approved a bid for one of the city’s improvement...
A new budget, a city park improvement project and the sale of alcohol during the Union County Fair were on the agenda at last week’s regular meeting of the Anna City Council.
The meeting was Tuesday evening, March 21, at Anna City Hall.
New Budget
The council last week approved a resolution for the...
Bids are scheduled to be opened Thursday, today, for a major improvement project which is planned at the Anna City Park in Anna.
Plans for the bid opening were shared at a regular meeting of the Anna City Council which was held Tuesday evening, March 7. The meeting was at Anna City Hall in Anna....
The Union County Fair Board hosted 2016 fair queen Clare Bunyan of Cobden at a reception on Tuesday evening, Feb. 14, following her first runner-up finish at the Illinois State Fair queen pageant in January in Springfield.
The reception was held at the Union County Fair Board office at the Anna...
A major improvement project is planned during 2017 at the Anna City Park in Anna.
The project was on the agenda at last week’s regular meeting of the Anna City Council. The meeting was Tuesday evening, Dec. 6, at Anna City Hall.
The long-awaited improvements include construction of a concession/...
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