Three dominant wins highlighted by no-hit pitching have given the Tri-County 9/10-year-old softball all-star team a District 17 Championship and a trip to Clarendon Hills for the State Tournament. Tri-County beat Beardstown 10 to 3, then Rushville 17 to 2 and 10 to 0 to stamp their ticket to the big show, holding all three opponents hitless.
Since he was five years old, Hunter Ballinger (now 15), rode around the corn patch in the hauling wagon. He would help haul the corn to the bins where the customers would purchase it from all around the area.
It’ been a busy, yet sad week as most of us have been glued to the television since the horrific, sudden flooding in Texas on July 4th. Over 100 have been killed including 27 children (at last count) and dozens are still missing.
The Beardstown City Council met for a short meeting Tuesday night to approve the bid from GTSI for Kenwood Multi-Band Radio system for the Beardstown Police Department in the amount of $157,058 after the trade-in of five radios on hand. All members present voted yes.
Do you have extra produce from your garden this year?
The two-time defending Little League Senior Softball World Series Champion Tri-County Thunder District 17 Softball team will begin their title defense with state tournament play on Monday, July 7, at Rice Field in Beardstown. The Thunder will take on Kaneland from District 13 and the first game is set for 2:00 p.m., with game two to follow at 4:00 p.m.
Triopia High School will be among 460 high schools nationwide that will be participating in 2025 USA High School Clay Target League National Championship in Mason, Michigan from July 9 to July 13. Following check-in and practice on July 9 and 10, the team championship qualifier on July 11 will narrow the field down to the top 80 teams ahead of the July 11 championship.
The Beardstown School Board received an update from Superintendent Brent O’Daniell regarding the construction work being done by Alex DeSollar at their June 18 meeting. Superintendent O’Daniell said there is a lot of water on the building’s roof due to clogged drains.
The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate increases and degraded service.
By Michael Kloppenburg