THEThe G Talk AndAZETTE- Cobden Review • ServingD UnionEMOCRAT County Since 1849 Thursday, July 25, 2019 Anna, Illinois ©2019 Reppert Publications $1.00 Volume 170, Number 32 News Edmonds appointed Notes as associate judge Items of interest Vanderbilt University in from throughout Nashville, Tenn. the Union County area A ceremony to adminis- ter the judicial oath of office With August’s arrival just for Edmonds is scheduled at around the corner, we can 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the look forward to the Cobden Union County Courthouse Peach Festival, the Union in Jonesboro. County Fair in Anna, the The oath of office is start of a new school year scheduled to be adminis- and the high school football tered by Judge Mark M. season. Boie of Union County. This *** spring, Judge Boie was Through early this week, Tyler R. Edmonds assigned as an Appellate the Union County area had Tyler R. Edmonds of Court Justice in the Fifth Anna has been appointed received just over 4 feet of District. as an associate judge of precipitation during 2019; The First Judicial Circuit the First Judicial Circuit in 48.2 inches had been re- includes Union, Jackson, Helping hands corded in Jonesboro. Southern Illinois. Members of the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football team, Williamson, Saline, John- *** Edmonds is serving in his including head coach Brett Detering, third from right, were on hand to help son, Pope, Alexander, Pu- Reminder: the first of third term as Union County at last Saturday’s Shred & Med Disposal Day in Jonesboro. Among the A-J two installments of Union state’s attorney. He has held laski and Massac counties. football players who helped to unload vehicles were Brylen Suggs, Landon County property tax bills the post for 10 years and Edmonds said he will Cleghorn, Gavin Osman, Keegan Keller, Brett Smith, Ayden Dillman, Daden is due Aug. 1. The due date seven months. continue to serve as Union Moore and Jacob Doss. for the second installment Marcia M. Meis, director County state’s attorney is Oct. 1. of the Administrative Of- until Aug. 9. *** fice of the Illinois Courts, The Union County Board Union County Shred, Med The Anna VFW post is announced on Monday that of Commissioners will working to invite veterans the First Judicial Circuit vote on filling the vacancy. to become members of the judges had voted to select Edmonds is a Democrat. Disposal Day event a success organization. Community Edmonds as an associate Whoever is appointed to Southern Seven Health Organizers reported that the players offered them an members also are invited judge of the First Judicial succeed him also must be a Department, along with nearly 75 people had come opportunity to give back to to join the VFW Auxiliary. Circuit. Democrat. Union County Farm Bu- to Shred & Med Disposal the community. The VFW and the VFW Edmonds earned his un- The new state’s attorney reau, hosted a Shred & Day by about 11 a.m. on The work being done by Auxiliary do a lot in the dergraduate degree in 2003 will hold office for the Med Disposal Day in Union Saturday. People came from the A-JCHS football play- community. More on this from the University of Illi- remainder of Edmonds’ County last Saturday morn- Union, Massac, Williamson ers was praised by those to come... nois in Urbana-Champaign. term. The office will be on ing in Jonesboro. and Saline counties. who organized Shred & *** He earned his juris doc- the ballot in the November The hosts of the event Those who brought items Med Disposal Day. Congratulations to Union tor degree in 2006 from 2020 election. had some special help for to the Shred & Med Dis- Shred-it from Paducah County State’s Attorney the project. posal Day were given a was at the event to accept Tyler R. Edmonds on his Shred & Med Disposal helping hand in unloading documents for disposal. appointment as an associate River level falling Day was held from 9 a.m. their vehicles by mem- Medications collected at judge of the First Judicial The water level on the As of Monday, the Mis- until noon Saturday on a bers of the Anna-Jonesboro the event were to be taken Circuit. Mississippi River continued sissippi was the only river parking lot at the Union Community High School to Southern Illinois Univer- *** to fall early this week. in the Southern Illinois and County Courthouse in football team. sity Carbondale for proper The Cobden Village The National Weather Southeast Missouri region Jonesboro. Brett Detering, the head disposal. Board of Trustees plans to be under a flood warn- The event gave commu- coach of the squad, said that Union County Board of to have a special meeting Service office in Paducah reported that the Missis- ing issued by the weather nity members an opportuni- about 15 players worked Commissioners vice chair- at 6 p.m. Thursday, today. service office in Paducah. Adoption of a resolution sippi River at Thebes is ty for free and confidential during two shifts over the man Bobby Toler Jr. was at The weather service to temporarily close U.S. forecast to fall below flood document shredding and course of a hot and humid Shred & Med Disposal Day. Route 51 for the upcoming stage on Tuesday, July 30. shared the following flood safe disposal of unwanted summer morning. Deter- He said the county was glad Cobden Peach Festival pa- A flood warning remains information updates: medication. ing said the help given by to be part of the event. Mississippi River at rade will be on the agenda in effect until further notice Cape Girardeau: At 7 p.m. for the meeting, which is at for the Mississippi River at Monday, July 22, the river’s the village hall. Cape Girardeau. *** stage was 35.2 feet. Flood Rural Health Inc. is plan- stage is 32.0 feet. ning to celebrate National Extension center Minor flooding was oc- Health Center Week. Spe- curring. Minor flooding was cial activities are scheduled open house slated in the forecast. Aug. 7-8 at Rural Health’s Shawnee Community The forecast called for clinic in Anna. College is planning to host the river to continue to *** an open house at its exten- slowly fall. Southern Seven Health sion center in Anna. Mississippi River at Department plans to offer The open house is sched- Thebes: A flood warn- a free American Diabetes uled from 7:30 a.m. to 6 ing remains in effect until Association Diabetic Alert Wednesday, July 31. Day from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 1. The Anna center plans At 7 p.m. Monday, July a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, 22, the river’s stage was at the Union County Farm to offer tours of its facility 34.0 feet. Flood stage is Bureau office in Jonesboro. in addition to having col- 33.0 feet. (continued on page 2) lege personnel on hand to Minor flooding was oc- Unloading vehicle help with registration and curring. Minor flooding was Anna-Jonesboro Community High School football players helped to unload orientation. in the forecast. a vehicle during the Shred & Med Disposal Day. Free swim day planned Saturday at Anna Pool The community is invited there will be a police squad to be a part of a special car and a fire truck on dis- event which is planned this play. weekend in Anna. There will be a tent with The City of Anna and fans set up to give the over- Anna-Jonesboro National flow of the 199 maximum Bank are teaming up to of- capacity allowed in the pool fer a free swim day at the area at once a cool spot to Anna City Pool to all swim- relax until it’s their turn to mers 16 and under. enjoy the pool. The free swim day is The initial goal of the scheduled from 1 p.m. to 5 free swim day was to sim- p.m. on Saturday, July 27. ply provide youth from Plans include entertain- Union County communities ment by Mystify Music a safe and fun-filled day and Whiffle Boys pizza without having to spend a by the slice, which will dime. be available at the pool’s Anna City Council mem- Museum welcomes visitors from St. Louis concession stand, where ber Michael Bigler pro- The Union County Museum in downtown Cobden was toured by representatives from the Saint Louis Art Museum on Tuesday, July 16. They each swimmer gets one free posed the idea for the free reviewed the museum’s collection as part of their outreach program into cold drink. swim day. The event was Southern Illinois. From left are Beth Rubin from the St. Louis museum; Paulette The city’s police and proposed at a recent meet- Aronson, a Union County Historical Society board member; and Amy Torbert fire department will have ing of the city council. The from the St. Louis museum. The group discussed the museum’s history, local volunteers present to hand council gave its full support art history and the Anna Pottery. Photo provided. out giveaways next to the for the free swim day. pool’s parking lot, where (continued on page 2) Page 2 - Section A Thursday, July25, 2019 The Gazette-Democrat Wolf Lake Project's members hoping to make community safer, cleaner for future generations Cleaning up Wolf Lake is Community members “Many of the properties scheduled to feature food, the mission of a group in the had attended a recent Union that the organization would a corn hole tournament, Union County community.