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Good Grades

Savanah Schwartz, Petersburg, has been named to the  Millikin University is Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Community Calendar

Community  Calendar

Beardstown Regional Flood District will meet at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 9 at Beardstown Sanitary District in Beardstown. ********   Exchange Club Senior Connection meets… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Bread of Love

March 6- 10 Monday- Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, pears, dinner roll, milk Tuesday – Lasagna, green beans, apricots, garlic bread, milk Wednesday… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Suzanne Marie Hartung

Suzanne Marie Hartung

Suzanne Marie Hartung, 76, a longtime educator, administrator and activist in Davenport, Iowa, and a one-time candidate for mayor, died February 27 in Jacksonville. She had moved to Jacksonville in January to be nearer to her family, but Davenport was…

Looking Back

Beardstown’s CB&Q passenger station was last served by passenger trains in 1961, two years before this photo was taken. The building still stands and is used by BNSF Railway Maintenance of Way crews. (Leigh Morris photo)

By Leigh Morris Thanks to the steam locomotive’s insatiable appetite for coal and the dismal failure of two other railroads, Beardstown’s position as an important… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Trivia Too

By Roy Roberts In 1947, there were over 11 million men coming home from the army and the navy and most of them looking for… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

State Police unveils new Troop 6 Guidon

The Illinois State Police (ISP) today unveiled its new Troop 6 Guidon, or flag, in Springfield.  On January 1, 2023, ISP reorganized from 21 patrol… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Focus on Faith

By Mike Courson First Christian Church In 1972, Judith Vioret wrote a children’s book entitled, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.”… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

Bits & Pieces

By Sally Lael One of the things I love to do is to go out and eat with friends. It doesn’t matter to me if… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close