ALPLM offers free admission of Gettysburg address
An original edition of the Gettysburg Address is going on display for 10 days at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the only place in...
Kaitlyn Copley
Pet of the Week
Donny was born on September 20, 2023. He is a very sweet boy who likes to take naps on cat trees. Donny likes to chase lazer pointers and he gets along...
BHS Fall Sports Awards for Golf, Volleyball, Cheer, Dance & Football
Several of the fall sports for Beardstown High School recognized their season award winners last Thursday night at the Elks Club. All the teams except...
“Oklahoma!” at Beardstown High School
Beardstown MS/HS Music Department will present Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” in the BHS auditorium on November 15, 16, and 17. Showtimes are...
Focus on Faith – The mark of Cain, God’s hand of mercy
The Cain and Abel story is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Maybe because it’s one of the first, or maybe because it replays itself in...
Operation Christmas Child starts Nov. 18
It’s time to start filling shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child again!National Collection Week is November 18-25 this year. In Cass County, bring...
Parker runs personal best at State for Bluejays
The 2024 Illinois High School Cross Country season ended last Saturday at the State Meet in Peoria and for the third straight year the PORTA-AC Central...
Community Calendar
The Cass Count Courthouse will be closed on the following dates in November and December, 2024:• November 28, 29--Thanksgiving• December 24--Christmas...
Jr. High Eighth Grade Girls Basketball – BJHS & Virginia
The Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia 8th grade girls basketball players and families were honored before last Thursday’s game. | The 2024 Beardstown eighth...
Busy Start for Redbird Jr High Boys
It was a busy start to the season for the Virginia Junior High boys’ basketball program with three games in the opening week of the season. Both teams...