Crimestoppers of Morgan, Cass and Scott Counties are seeking the whereabouts of this fugitive:Michael J Cooper DOB: 01/31/1962 Sex: M Race: W Height: 5’11” Weight: 200 Eye Color: HAZEL L.K.A. 8951, US HIGHWAY 67, BEARDSTOWN IL 62618 WANTED: FTA-CRIMINAL T
A female juvenile was cited for No Valid DL, Failure to yield right away, and NO Valid Insurance and Failure to carry/display license/permit on April 1.
Jordan M. Horrer, 24, Beardstown, was cited for leaving scene of accident on April 1.
Stephanie M. Guterrez, 38, Beardstown, was cited for Criminal Trespass to Property and Criminal Damage to Property on April 1.
Elizabeth Quintana, 27, Beardstown, was given a Written Warning for Expired Registration on April 2.
Stephanie M. Gutierrez, 38, Beardstown, was cited for Criminal Trespass to property on April 2.
Jeffery F. Miles, 65, Beardstown, was cited for Violation of Order of Protection on April 2
Zachary Hicks, 25, Beardstown, was cited for theft under $300 on April 5.
The Kirsta Anderson Benefit will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 18th at the Round House Event Center in Beardstown. There is a small cover charge that includes a meal and kids’ activities.
A tough season got even rougher last week for the Beardstown softball team, as the Lady Tigers dropped three games to fall to 3-15 on the season. A road loss at Liberty was followed by home defeats at the hands of Pittsfield and Pleasant Hill.
The Beardstown Tiger baseball team went 1-3 last week, winning a one run game, losing a one run game, and getting short gamed twice. The Tigers are now 7-8 on the year.
Beardstown opened the week on the road at Liberty, losing 10-0 while getting just one hit on the day. Liberty, in getting the conference win, had a big inning in the second, scoring seven. Tanner Riddell had the only Tiger hit, a double, while Ethan Heller walked twice and Colby and Zach DeSollar, Zach Meyer, and Park McCoy each walked once.
With the PORTA-AC Central administration making the prudent and compassionate decision to cancel numerous activities last week following the tragic passing of an AC-Central student athlete, the Bluejays competed in just two sporting events last week.
The Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia varsity track teams participated in the very competitive Rob Garcia Invitational last week at Rushville with the girls placing ninth out of fifteen teams and the boys finishing fourteenth out of fourteen.
The Beardstown Junior High School Track team was on the road last week going to Williamsville on Friday for the BeeBee Invite. In the big, twelve team meet, the boys placed fifth on the eighth-grade level and eighth on the seventh-grade level.
For the girls, the seventh graders placed eighth and the eighth graders tied for ninth.
If you haven’t heard the buzz, you will soon. Billions of periodical cicadas are coming, and University of Illinois Extension is sharing information to help track their moves before emergence.
“Historically speaking, 2024 is a big year for periodical cicadas in Illinois,” says Ken Johnson, Extension horticulture educator serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan, and Scott counties.
Periodical cicada broods XIII and XIX will be emerging throughout much of the state at the same time. Although exact times and locations will be varied, there will be cicadas.
Evan Bell hit a double to drive in Brock York and Grant Fricke in the third inning and propel the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team past the Calhoun Warriors 2 to 1 in a Western Illinois Valley Conference game. The weather limited the Trojans to just one game last week and the win improved their record to 5-12 on the season.