Bread of Love Menus Week of April 27 – May 1
Monday: Sloppy joe, baked beans, cole slaw, Mandarin oranges, bun, milk.
Tuesday: Chicken penne pasta, glazed carrots, tossed salad, Mandarin oranges, dinner roll, milk.
Monday: Sloppy joe, baked beans, cole slaw, Mandarin oranges, bun, milk.
Tuesday: Chicken penne pasta, glazed carrots, tossed salad, Mandarin oranges, dinner roll, milk.
Beverly Shultz Dambacher, 68, of Virginia, died Friday, April 17, at her residence.
Cathy Jane Gerard, 57, of Jacksonville, died Wednesday, April 15, at her home. She was born December 13, 1957, in Beardstown, the daughter of Ora and Betty Bowman Ballard.
A-C Central elementary school children have begun receiving support from a non-profit organization called Blessings in a Backpack.
Work will soon begin on a remodel of the school kitchen, according to an announcement made at the April meeting of the Bluffs CUSD #2 school board meeting held last week.
Beardstown is one of four communities which hopes to grow a farmer’s market by participating in the Farmer Market Growth Project. The other communities are Dixon, Ottawa, and Sterling.
Gard Elementary School’s third and fourth grade classes in Beardstown will come together on Tuesday, April 28, to present their annual concert entitled, “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples’ Ears.”
Charles “Chuck” and Judy Dillard of 1137 S. East St. observed their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, April 4.
Lincoln Land Community College-Jacksonville’s student activities board invites the public to a program entitled “Raise Awareness on Human Trafficking” Thursday, April 30 from 6-7:15 p.m.
On Monday evening, Virginia School Board members learned that state government’s ongoing inability to meet its fiscal obligations will leave Virginia with an estimated $140,000 budget hole at t
TeenReach programs in Virginia and Beardstown came to an unexpected early end on April 17 as casualties in Illinois’ worsening budget quagmire.
The Beardstown City Council on Tuesday night voted to appoint Dustin Clark to the position of chief of police in a 6-2 decision, with Tom Penwarden and Leslie Harris voting against the motion.