Today's News

     Two more days and the qualifying will be at an end and the slate of candidates for city offices will be complete for the voter’s consideration. Now the campaigning begins.

Cold temperatures did not stop area softball and baseball games Monday night, as county teams suited up in several match-ups.

Baseball

East Union 8 Pine Grove 2

A four-run sixth inning gave the Urchins a comfortable lead, as well as their fourth win of the year, defeating Pine Grove 8-2.

Pine Grove would cut to within one run in the third, 2-1, then East Union scored six runs over three innings to pull away. The Urchins finished with 11 hits on the day with one error, while pitcher Craig Bullock only allowed four hits and Pine Grove had five errors.

A St. Jude Math-A-Thon event took place during the month of February and is continuing into the first week of March at East Union Attendance Center. The Math-A-Thon helps raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a center for the research and treatment of childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. The Union County area can sponsor students participating in the Math-A-Thon by pledging an amount-per-problem or a one-time donation.

The Union County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of  35.7 acres of land that lies on the eastern side of the Union County Fairgrounds for $250,000.

Union County Board President Danny Jordan said, “We have been wanting to buy this property for a long time, so when it came up for purchase, we bought it. There are no plans for the land right now, but in the future we may talk about putting some county offices over there, but nothing is definite yet.”