
It's a hallelujah feeling!
It was a hot, fun, exciting and exhausting day last Saturday, August 9, at the Roundhouse. “I Am Your Neighbor” is now behind us but the memories will linger for a long time.
It was a hot, fun, exciting and exhausting day last Saturday, August 9, at the Roundhouse. “I Am Your Neighbor” is now behind us but the memories will linger for a long time.
Three games into the season, the Meredosia-Chambersburg-Triopia-Virginia Junior High Softball Team has a mark in all three columns of the season record chart, picking up a win, a loss and a tie in the opening week of the season. The Lady Indians dropped a tough 5 to 4 decision to Beardstown, fought their way to a 4 to 4 tie against Rushville-Industry, then took down Greenfield 10 to 6.
The Beardstown Junior High School softball team is off to a blazing hot start with a 6-0 record, including a fourth straight Augusta Tournament Championship. A walk-off win over Meredosia-Chambersburg-Triopia-Virginia was followed by a blow out win over Jacksonville.
Congratulations to Ava Knous of Beardstown on qualifying for the Team Championship of the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run Competition. She earned her spot in the Team Championship by winning the local competition held at Lakeview Recreation Center in Peoria.
The date has been set for the 5th Annual Andrew Stock Memorial Softball Tournament. Bring your family and friends to Riverside Ballfield at Schmoldt Park in Beardstown for a fun day starting at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 30.
A new rule implemented last year by the Illinois High School Association has caused a change in the early season landscape for high school football teams and other sports teams.
Online registration is open for the longest-held annual running race in the city.
A new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum celebrates 20 years of history with a selection of artifacts and photographs from the museum’s development and its grand opening in 2005.
Illinois College has again earned reaffirmation of accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a distinction the College has proudly maintained for over 100 years. The College was granted a 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation with no follow-up reports required.
Eighteen-year-old Claire Schlueter, recent Beardstown High School graduate, jokingly said at the beginning of her senior year that maybe she should just travel to another country to go to school.