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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.
Bluejay Football flies by Cardinals
The PORTA-AC Central High School football team picked up an important win last week to move to 2-3 on the season, blowing out rival Pleasant Plains 42 to 8. Triopia-Meredosia-Chambersburg-Virginia lost to a very good Brown County team by an identical score of 42 to 8 and are also 2-3 on the season.
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.
Lady Tigers top Cougars
The Beardstown High School volleyball team picked up their first win of the season last Thursday, topping West Central in three sets to move to 1-13 on the year.
Bridge repairs progressing as planned
Work on the bridge from Beardstown to Schuyler County continues and repairs are on schedule, according to Paul Wappel, Public Information Officer of Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).
Miller is golf medalist at Greenview
The Virginia-Meredosia-Chambersburg-Triopia High School golf team wrapped up their regular season last week with some very good golf.
Quick Wit, big smiles: Virginia man finds his happy place in trivia
Sometime in 2001, William “Billy” Reynolds, Virginia, started playing trivia. He was asked by some friends if he would be interested in playing a few games for some fundraising. Billy said he didn’t know how good he would be at it, but why not?
Discount Liquor, Smoke and Gambling
On Saturday, September 27th, Cara and Vickie Bell from the Cass County Economic Development welcomed Darpan Amin, manager, of the Discount Liquor, Smoke and Gambling store located at 350 W. Main St., Virginia, Illinois.
Ribbon Cutting held for Maryflor Mexican Restaurant
The Maryflor Mexican Restaurant opened Tuesday, September 2nd offering authentic Mexican cuisine to the people of Virginia on the corner of E. Beardstown and Main St.
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Knowledge Is Power
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. It is the most common type of cancer, other than non-melanoma skin cancer, diagnosed in men in the United States. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men after lung cancer in the US.