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Daily Archives: February 7, 2013

Johnson County prepares for consolidated elections

Johnson County will hold its 2013 consolidated elections April 9 with positions for mayors, clerks, trustees and school board members all on the ballot. Not all positions have candidates and in many cases candidates in Johnson County are running unopposed as the deadline for filing ends Thursday. Consolidated elections are …

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Vienna, Shawnee correctional employees demonstrate

Vienna and Shawnee Correctional Center employees demonstrated Tuesday afternoon in Vienna protesting the contract negotiations between the state and ASFCME Union employees.  ASFCME Local #415 president Mike Turner said during the demonstration, “Negotiations are getting nowhere with the state, and pension reform seems to be the big hold up.” “We …

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UCH shows new MRI machine

Pete Wories, Director of Radiology with Union County Hospital, recently spoke to the UCH Senior Circle Program during a monthly luncheon.  Wories shared with the group some information about the new MRI unit that is now installed in the hospital.  Finishing touches to the building structure housing the new unit …

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Firefighters honor 4 year-old for bravery

Volunteer firefighters from Vienna and Goreville honored four-year old Aiden McGill for his courage and bravery Monday morning at Headstart Southern Seven in Vienna.  McGill was credited for saving his family from a fire that broke out in his house in the early hours of Jan. 25 in which McGill …

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