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Opera House to host Trivia Night

Beardstown Grand Opera House will host a Trivia Night at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday, May 13 at the Opera House, 2nd and State Streets. Categories… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Cook-out to benefit Virginia FFA

Virginia’s popular summer cook-outs sponsored by Virginia Masonic Lodge No. 544 will begin the 2023 season on Saturday, May 13th. Recognizing the importance of agriculture… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Looking Back

America’s first salaried baseball team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings.

By Leigh Morris “Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes,… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Trivia Too

By Roy Roberts I have had many secretaries who were college students, and one of the boys told me about a story he had heard… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Bits & Pieces

By Sally Lael The crash on I-55 last week was horrible and tragic. The crash scene blocked north- and southbound traffic for nearly 24 hours.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Focus on Faith

By Daryl Vermillion Pastor, Beardstown First Southern Baptist Church I Samuel chapter 1: 1-28 Throughout the pages of the Bible are wonderful stories about the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

LLCC students win awards at state SkillsUSA contest

Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, IL

Six Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Workforce Institute students competed in the SkillsUSA Illinois Championships in Peoria April 25-27. The event recognizes career and technical… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Community Choir Concert this Sunday

Beardstown Community Choir will hold a concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 14 at the Beardstown High School Auditorium. The music will feature choral staples.… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Patty Lynn Mayes

Patty Lynn Mayes

Patty Lynn Mayes, 69, Beardstown, died Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital. She was born June 27, 1953, in Beardstown, the daughter of Walter William and Laura Lucinda Wilcox Pherigo. She married James “Jim” Mayes on November 26,…

Courthouse News

Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages Samuel Sanchez Emeterio, Beardstown, and Erica Colin Carrasco, Beardstown. Sean AB Tippett, Virginia, and Abagail… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close