Community Calendar
Beardstown First United Methodist Church, 415 S. State Street, will hold its monthly Community Table Dinner from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February… Login to continue reading Login…
February 2023
Bread of Love
February 13 – 17 Monday- Chicken & noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetable blend, peaches, bread, milk Tuesday – Spaghetti & meat sauce, Italian blend… Login to continue reading Login…
Looking Back
By Leigh Morris If you could take a plane back 100 years in time and then fly it across Illinois on a moonless night, you… Login to continue reading Login…
Trivia Too
By Roy Roberts It’s been fifty years since an article I found recently was published in The Illinoian-Star on October 26, 1972. The article brought… Login to continue reading Login…
Bits & Pieces
By Sally Lael We never know from one day to the next what the weather’s going to be like so it’s always a guessing game.… Login to continue reading Login…
Focus on Faith
By Pastor Jarrett Wells Beardstown 1st United Methodist Church Over the past months, I have spent an inordinate amount of time dreaming. No, I’m not… Login to continue reading Login…
Allen Wayne Nelson
Allen Wayne Nelson, 70, Virginia, died Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Springfield Memorial Hospital with his wife at his side. He was born January 25, 1953, in Virginia, the son…
Ronald G. Swearingen
Ronald G. Swearingen, 76, Hannibal, MO and formerly of Virginia, died at 3:26 a.m. Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, MO. Ronald was born on…
David Franklin Spoon
David Franklin Spoon, 81, Beardstown, died Sunday, February 5, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 29, 1941 in Beardstown, the son of Harold D.…
James Lavonne Lewis
James L. Lewis, 71, died surrounded by family, in Sebring, Florida on January 25, 2023. He was born on August 30, 1951 in Middletown, Ohio to John L. Lewis and…