Union County
The Anna Police Department recorded 281 calls which required a response during August.
The statistics were shared in a monthly activity report for August which was released by Anna Police Chief Mike Hunter.
Monthly Activity
During August, the Anna Police Department also recorded:
124 walk-in...
Union County chief information officer Rollie Hawk presented an annual report last week.
Hawk presented the report at a regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning at the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The report highlighted what Hawk described...
Plans are moving forward on the establishment of a joint 911 communications system which will serve Union and Alexander counties.
The move, however, is not being made without some concerns.
The establishment of the joint system was addressed at a special meeting of the Union County Board of...
Last Sunday morning, the sky over Anna and Union County was a bright blue. The sun was shining brightly, too.
Fifteen years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, the sky over Union County was a bright blue, also – and the sun was shining brightly on that day, too.
On that day in 2001, terrorists attacked the...
A suspect in an alleged Union County burglary was taken into custody without resistance at approximately 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Union County Sheriff Scott Harvel reported in a news release that a plainclothes detective from the sheriff’s office spotted the suspect, identified as Dejun D. Booker, 26, near...
A suspect in an alleged Union County burglary was taken into custody Tuesday morning along Morgan School Road west of Jonesboro. The suspect has been the focus of an extensive manhunt.
The Union County Economic Development Corporation, UCEDC, hosted a legislative lunch Thursday, Aug. 25, at Great Boars of Fire between Anna and Cobden.
State legislators, local business owners and residents of Union County came together to discuss leading political issues that are facing both the...
The Anna Police Department responded to more than 250 calls during July.
The statistic was shared in Anna Police Chief Mike Hunter’s monthly report for July.
Here’s a look at the July statistics:
Activities
Number of calls requiring response, 256. Number of walk in requests, 95.
Number of traffic...
Union County's annual ColorFest celebration is coming up in October.
Plans also are being made for the 2016 Pumpkin Town display on the grounds of Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna.
Pumpkin Town
Pumpkin Town has been a popular part of ColorFest for a number of years.
The event...
The U.S. Forest Service reports that Union County will be featured on an Ozark Tour 2016 event which is scheduled Saturday, Sept. 24.
Fashioned after popular tours led by Col. L.O. Trigg in the 1930s and 1940s, Ozark Tours are guided expeditions into the forests of Southern Illinois to explore the...
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