Kaitlyn Copley

Kaitlyn Copley

Bits & Pieces

Bits and pieces

Why not drive a tractor? By Sally Lael    We finally got our much needed rain last week and anything growing in the ground appreciated… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Road Resurfacing on IL 125

Pictured above is the intersection in Virginia right before the road construction zone begins.

  The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that a 13-mile resurfacing project on Illinois 125 in Cass County between U.S. 67 in Beardstown and… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Car thief leads to Police Chase

Kelly N. Bradbury

 Beardstown Police received a call on July 31 that a blue Pontiac Vibe had been taken from a Beardstown residence by a white female who… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Special meeting about noise, other ordinances

City Hall, Beardstown

By Michelle Carty   Alderman Dawn Seward called the Beardstown Ordinance meeting to order to discuss the noise ordinance specifically how it reads, who can… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Focus on Faith

Focus on Faith

Our daily purpose Pastor Catherine Burnette First Lutheran Church, Beardstown    What’s your purpose in life? You get up every morning to do what? Perhaps… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Looking Back

World War I posters such as this helped create an anti-German and anti-immigrant attitude in America

A place of immigrants By Leigh Morris  Looking back, we find that this place we call central Illinois was a magnet for immigrants.  It should… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close