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Beardstown City Council approves pay hikes

Beardstown City Council approves pay hikes

Effective May 1, 2021 the mayor of the City of Beardstown will have the annual compensation of $17,700 up from the current $16,800. Effective May… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Marjorie Bierhaus

Marjorie Bierhaus

    Marjorie Bierhaus, 78, of Beardstown died while on hospice care with COVID-19 complications on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, at Jacksonville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.     She was born April 16, 1942, in Beardstown, the daughter of Robert Arthur and…

Johnathon Michael Cook

Johnathon Cook

    Johnathon Michael Cook, 39, of Macomb and formerly of Greybull, WY, died Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.       He was born May 17, 1981, in Rushville, the son of Michael Cook…

Betty Jane Clark

Joseph Goodrich

    A local service for a former Beardstown resident who passed away last year has been set.     Betty Jane Clark, 93, of Carolina Shores, NC, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2019.     A daughter of the late William and…

Kenneth Oliver “Kenny” Downs

Kenny Downs

    Kenneth Oliver “Kenny” Downs, 62, of Beardstown died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Mt. Sterling.     He was born Dec. 28, 1957, in Rushville, the son of Homer Oliver and Vada Kirkham Downs. He married Debbie Jarrett on March…

Gladys Irene Baughman

Gladys Baughman

    Gladys Irene Baughman, 67, of Beardstown, died Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at Graham Hospital in Canton.     She was born Dec. 15, 1952, in Rushville, the daughter of Russel Baughman and Lena Elizabeth Moore.     She is survived by…

Chip’s Corner

Don Chipman

Potpourri—Malcolm Hill, former Illini standout, signed to play basketball for Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Club which plays in the Israel League—B/R score card for NL Central… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Tomato paradise

Beyond the Rusty Gate

    Sunday – what a nice day, sunshine and cool. Couldn’t ask for anything better.     We’re getting into the tomatoes now. Seems like you’d… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close