Newsletter-Early-Week

Tigers set their sights on postseason success

As a great regular season draws to a close, the Beardstown High School soccer team has received their postseason assignment, earning the number two-seed in their sub-sectional of the Chillicothe Sectional. They will play the winner of number ten seeded Port Byron and number seven seed Monmouth-Roseville at Quincy Notre Dame at 4:00 p.m.

Season ends at Sectional for area golfers

The high school golf season ended in sectional play for all the area golfers as several local players made it past regional, but none were able to qualify for State Tournament play.

Savvy Caregiver Classes in Beardstown

The Savvy Caregiver, a community education program is being offered in Beardstown. Classes will be held at the Golden Age Center, 111 West 3rd Street, Beardstown.

Eckert elected CBAI at-large director

Rich Eckert, president and chief executive officer of the Beardstown Savings, s.b., was elected as an at-large director of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) at the associate’s annal convention held recently in Kansas City, MO. As an at-large director, he serves on the CBAI Board of Directors and its Strategic Planning Committee.

Keeping us connected, one issue at a time

National Newspaper Week is celebrated this year October 5-11. This year marks the 85th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Theme is “Embracing Local Jounalism for a Better Future.

Lady Trojan Volleyball nets two more wins

The Triopia-Meredosia-Chambersburg-Virginia High School volleyball team won two of three games last week to improve to 14-6 on the year. The junior varsity won all three contests in three sets and are 11-3-2 on the season.

Trojan Football gets rivalry win

For the fourth consecutive week, only one of the area football teams was victorious last Friday night. The Triopia-Merdosia-Chambersburg-Virginia Trojans picked up a huge win, knocking off arch- rival Jacksonville Routt to move to 2-2 on the season.