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.
At the Beardstown City Council meeting Tuesday night, resident Jack Fearneyhough noted that several positive things are happening in Beardstown.
Siloam Springs State Park will once again host a Hummingbird Festival; this year it is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, August 9th.
Theodore(standing) is a black tiger stripe and Freddie *laying) is a orange tabby. They were born at the shelter on April 6.
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.
Ashland Village Board will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Au- gust 13 at the Ashland Municipal Building.
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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.
Menard Electric Cooperative (MEC) and CoBank have joined forces to provide donations to three community service entities as part of CoBank’s Sharing Success Program. As a member of CoBank the cooperative can nominate organizations for a matching donation from CoBank.
Keyondra M. Hart, 35, Beardstown, was arrested on a Schuyler County Warrant for possession of meth and possession of drug paraphernalia on August 4 and was lodged in Schuyler County Jail.