Ribbon cutting held for new office location

DeSollar Agency, Inc and Wessler Bros Agency of Arenzville merged in 2007 and the DeSollar & Wessler Bros Agency, LLC was created. Ryan and Abigail Miller have continued the standard of excellence in insurance and real estate that William H DeSollar and later William R.

Proud to be part of Virginia

The City of Virginia hired a young man named Tanner Force to be the public works director at the city council meeting on June 9th. Force has been on the job for approximately two months now. He states that Virginia is a town full of nice people and pride.

Some positive happenings in Beardstown

At the Beardstown City Council meeting Tuesday night, resident Jack Fearneyhough noted that several positive things are happening in Beardstown.

Pets of the Week

Theodore(standing) is a black tiger stripe and Freddie *laying) is a orange tabby. They were born at the shelter on April 6.

BASA Black Attack is state bound

The Beardstown Area Special Athletes Black Attack softball team will be headed to the State Tournament in Springfield on September 6 and 7. The Black Attack qualified with a 13 to 5 victory in the Region H Title game, also in Springfield, last weekend.

Traffic pattern changes for Illinois State Fair

The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois Department of Agriculture today announced temporary changes in traffic patterns around the Illinois State Fairgrounds to accommodate the influx of vehicles during the fair.