Lady Redbirds win tourney
With a 21 to 20 win over the host Pretzels, the Virginia Lady Redbird 8th grade girls’ basketball team won the New Berlin Tournament. The win brought the 8th grade squad’s record to 7 and 1 on the season.
Beardstown Christian Academy students visit Beardstown Fire Department
Beardstown Christian Academy third grade students spent the afternoon Friday with the Beardstown Fire Department. The purpose of their field trip was to honor first responders responsible for assuring the citizens of Beardstown are safe.
Hymes headed to State in Cross Country – Huerta takes 3rd in West Central Conference
Liam Hymes is headed to the Illinois Elementary School Association State Cross Country Meet. He will run on Saturday, October 14 at Maxwell Park in Normal, Illinois.
Mustangs shut out Tigers – BHS Football drops homecoming game
Boasting an offensive and defensive line averaging around 230 pounds and sporting several backs and receivers at or over the 200-pound mark, the Mendon Unity Mustangs put their size and strength to good use in a dominating 35 to 0 win over Beardstown on homecoming.
Busy week for Triopia Volleyball
Busy was an understatement for the kind of week the Triopia volleyball team had last week as the varsity team played eight games in five days. The odyssey began with a very tough three-set loss to
Three wins for BHS Soccer
A very young Beardstown High School boys’ soccer team rolled to three wins last week to push their season record to 10-4-3 with regional play set to begin this Friday, October 13 at East Side Center in East Peoria.
Tigers Junior High Football
The Tiger defense is in hot pursuit of a Panther from Camp Point in the final junior high football game of the season.
Fire Prevention Week: Cooking causes most U.S. home fires
During Fire Prevention Week (October 8-14), the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, reminds everyone that cooking is the leading cause of home fires and issues safety steps to follow to help avoid one of these blazes.
13 Superstitions and their origins
Superstition: Defined as a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief.
Variety Show at 1st Christian Church
The First Christian Church of Beardstown, 1421 Beard Street, proudly announces that it will once again have a Variety Show at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) on Saturday, Nov. 4th.
It has been a few years since the last show. Perhaps many will remember Cher (shot out of a cannon); Taylor Swift coming down a cable in a bird cage; Willie Nelson, Steve Martin (King Tut) and who could forget the More Cowbell Skit!