The Beardstown Little League 11/12-year-old baseball all-star team are the District 17 Champions, rolling to the title with an unbeaten, 3-0 record, winning all three games by double digits. Last Tuesday’s championship game against Pike County looked like it would come down to the wire until the local boys exploded for eleven runs in the top of the sixth inning to end all doubt and propel them to a 13 to 0 title game victory.
The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is awarding nearly $20 million in grant funding to libraries across the state to ensure access to quality resources and programming for all Illinois residents, Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias announced. Area libraries receiving per-capita grants include: Ashland-Prairie Skies Public Library District-$10,432.68 Beardstown-Houston Memorial Public Library-$8,777.73 Rushville-Rushville Public Library-$4,432.38 Virginia-Virginia Public Library-$2,23315 “A library is more than just a building with books, it’s the epicenter of opportunity, discovery and community connection,” Giannoulias said.
Morgan, Scott, Cass Crime Stoppers recently announced the second quarter numbers for the organization. There was an increase of 13 in tips received as well as an increase of two in arrests made.
Beardstown Area Community Choir will present “United,” a celebration of music and community at 3:00 p.m. this Sunday, July 13 at the Beardstown High School Auditorium, 500 East 15th Street.
Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia has hired the replacement for Rich Thompson as the Trojan’s boys’ basketball coach. Hunter Stockton, who has spent the past two years as an assistant coach with the program, was recently named the new coach.
By Michelle Carty
Bethel Community Church of the Nazarene will sponsor the “Show & Tell” Antique Farm & Car from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 7 at Bethel Church Park, three miles south of Bluff Springs, Arenzville.
What is Portrait of a Graduate? It is a comprehensive framework outlining the desired knowledge, skills, and attributes a school or district aims for students to achieve by graduation. It is a collective vision often developed with the community input, that goes beyond traditional academic measures and emphasizes future-ready skills like critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.
For the first time since 2011 a Beardstown High School Track and Field record has been broken. Congratulations go out to Diana Huerta who broke the school record in the triple jump with a leap of 34'7.5"at the Chuck Danner Invite last Saturday.
By Jason Brockschmidt