Thursday, March 28, 2024

Community

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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Prayer vigil planned to show support for those impacted by facility closings

The community is invited to be a part of a prayer vigil which is planned Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Cross of Peace on Bald Knob Mountain near Alto Pass. The event is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. During the vigil, prayers will be said as a show of …

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Saluki Sports

By Fred Huff What’s going on in the Missouri Valley Conference.  As any regular reader of this column knows, we’ve been positive about the overall basketball strength of the Valley this season.  All of a sudden we’re beginning to wonder. Wichita State loses at Evansville.  Illinois State is unable to …

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I’ve never been this age before!

By Rosemary O’Keefe I certainly did enjoy the excitement across the street last week. That is where they were filming ‘Dig Two Graves’, a story whose time frame was in the 1970s. Seems this street area was just right for what the writer had in mind. I loved seeing, all …

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SI Miners mascot visits VGS

The Southern Illinois Miners baseball team mascot, Grounder, came to Vienna Grade School on Friday, January 11 to share an anti-bully message with students in grades K-6.  The fun and educational program addressed the topic of bullying and being bullied at school.  Grounder also shared safe ways to prevent bullying …

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Seven Vienna High students named Illinois State Scholars

Vienna High School principal Patrick Harner is pleased to announce that seven Vienna High School students have been recognized as 2012-13 Illinois State Scholars. The prestigious award, given annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), recognized 18,863 high school students from across the state as this year’s State Scholars.  …

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Filmmakers, stars in Vienna this week

A filming crew of nearly 50 people were in Vienna earlier this week, as they filmed segments of an upcoming movie, Dig Two Graves, written and directed by Hunter Adams. Local filming took place at what is locally known as the Old Kuykendall Home on West Main Street, and at …

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Chamber’s ‘Business After Hours’ set

The first Johnson County Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” will be held Thursday, January 10th at 5:30 p.m. at Shawnee Survey & Consulting, Inc.(SSCI). SSCI is located at 104 S. 4th St., on the southeast corner of the courthouse square in Vienna. All Johnson County business owners and chamber members …

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Newspaper schedule during holiday weeks

Office hours, deadlines The Vienna Times will be closed Monday afternoon, Dec. 24 and all day Christmas Day, Dec. 25, to provide family time for its staff. The Thursday, December 27th edition will be distributed on its regular schedule that week. However, the deadline for ads and articles will be …

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