Sheriff urges community to report suspicious activity around irrigation units
Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn is bringing attention to all farmers with irrigation units that there have been several wires stolen from multiple...
Torrijos-Gil qualifies for State Cross Country
Congratulations to Uriel Torrijos-Gil, of the Beardstown Middle School Cross Country team, on his seventh-place finish at the Sectional Meet last...
Reader challenges tariffs opinion
Dear Editor,Some of the rants in this column recently have been bizarre and simply cannot go unchallenged, but I’ll endeavor to be forthright. Tariffs...
Focus on Faith – Finding life in God, the Living Water
When I was a young person, oh let’s say 20 years old, I wanted nothing to do with church. What a boring place, I thought. What a judgmental place, I...
Prairie Rows Quilting and Crafting opens in Virginia
Eric and Carrie Whitford drove 2,500 miles in a freezing ice and snow storm with Eric driving the largest U-Haul truck they could rent with a car hauler...
Good Growing – How to overwinter geraniums for next year’s garden
Annual geraniums (Pelargonium) are among the most popular flowering plants grown in gardens. These easy-to-grow, low-maintenance plants provide color to...
Athletes of the week
Favio Flores: Beardstown soccer - He was named Player of the Game in a 1-0 road win over Carlinville. | Laetitia Kanda: Beardstown volleyball...
Mustangs outlast Tigers
Playing on Thursday night for the second straight week, the Beardstown football team played much better and seemed to have momentum in their favor but...
Tiger Soccer wins on Senior Night
The Beardstown Soccer team won their senior night game as well as two other contests last week to push their season record to 14-3. The Tigers were..
Panthers clobber Trojans
Last Friday, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia football team had the unenviable task of traveling to Camp Point Central to battle the number six team among...