MARION – Marion Unit 2 School District has cancelled Marion High School classes Wednesday due to professional inspections for bed bugs, which were discovered in the school Tuesday. Treatment for bed bugs began is ongoing and will continue tomorrow. School officials believe the issue was isolated to two adjacent classrooms and necessary precautions have been taken. The school…… read more »

DONGOLA – The Union County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident where approximately $2 million of hemp was stolen from a field last week. According to a release, 42 acres of hemp were stolen between November 1-14 from a field east of Dongola. Hemp was also stolen recently from a warehouse facility in the western…… read more »