Business of the Month for May
Beardstown Chamber of Commerce. has announced that Beardstown True Value Hardware is the Business of the Month for May.
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Bread of Love June 2 – 6
Monday - Sloppy Joe on bun, roast potatoes, pit beans, melon, milk
Pet of the Week
Starlet was born in March of 2024. She is a very lovable girl who likes to play.
University/College News
Illinois Wesleyan University’s Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year consisted of 812 students from 29 states and 27 countries . To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As.
Menard Electric awards scholarship to BCA graduate
Menard Electric Cooperative General Manager Alisha Anker was honored to present a $1,500 Scholarship to Benjamin Wubker at Beardstown Christian Academy’s graduation ceremony.
Beardstown farmer wins National Award in Soybean Yield Contest
Beardstown, IL, farmer Jarod Stock was recently honored among the region’s highest-producing soybean farmers in the 2024 Asgrow ® Brand National Yield Contest. Stock won the award with an impressive yield of 103 bushels per acre with Asgrow AG33XF3 Brand.
Beardstown Board swears in new members
New members of the Beardstown School Board were sworn in at its regular meeting May 21. The board approved the results of the April 1, 2025 election of the “new” Board of Education members. The board then adjourned.
Beware of DMV text scams
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is warning Illinoisans to keep on the lookout for text message scams claiming to be from the “Illinois State Department of Motor Vehicles” that threaten to suspend vehicle registration and driving privileges.
Cass County government, school meetings
A-C Central School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18 at the Board Conference Room, Unit Office, 501 W. Buchanan Street, Ashland.
Remembering Harold "Squire" Tyson
In every town, in every state in the nation there are those people whose nature, whose characteristics, whose persona defies description; They are people who simply cannot be “pigeonholed” as being this or that. In Beardstown, Harold “Squire” Tyson was one such man.