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Chip’s Corner

Don Chipman

    Potpourri—Robbie Howard, BHS head football coach and athletic director, was among one of the hundreds who gathered at the steps of the Illinois Capitol… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Autumn arrives along with clean-up tasks

Beyond the Rusty Gate

    Did you get your blankets out? We’ll still have Indian summer when the white cobwebs float through the air. You’ll be raking up piles… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Intercessory prayer lifts up others

By Rev. Jarrett Wells Beardstown First United Methodist Church     Lately, I’ve been doing lots of thinking about prayer and how I pray. As I… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Memories from the Boy Scout Jamboree

It was in 1935 when I was a 13-year-old that a man named James Carnahan, a 1926 BHS graduate who lettered and was a star… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

From dirty laundry to clean teeth

Looking to the Past

    According to Advertising Age, that bible of Madison Avenue, the 20th century produced 10 advertising jingles that out-jingled all the rest.     From the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Beardstown School Board discusses COVID-19 issues

BHS, Concert

    The challenges of remote instruction were among the topics that school administrators and teachers relayed to the Beardstown School Board at its meeting last… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close