Bread of Love October 27 -31
Monday - BBQ pork on bun, potato salad, cauliflower, carrot & pineapple in gelatin, milk
Monday - BBQ pork on bun, potato salad, cauliflower, carrot & pineapple in gelatin, milk

Beardstown Merchant Trick or Treat will be held from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, October 31st.

The Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR) recognized outstanding marketing, public relations, and communications professionals from across the state at its 2025 Fall Conference and Pinnacle Awards, held September 17–18 at the Herrington Inn & Spa in Geneva, Illinois. This year’s conference theme, “Rooted in Strategy.

Superintendent Mekelle Neathery reported at the Virginia School Board meeting that the 2025 Illinois School Report Cards are scheduled to be released later this month, probably in about a week.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the United States and is a national campaign dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence. Congress declared DVAM in 1989.
Halloween was on the agenda at a recently held Chapin Village Board meeting.

Do you know preparing and selling food from home is prohibited?
Beardstown City Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 21 at 105 W. 3rd Street in the Council Chambers

Cedeo Martin-Munos, 35, Beardstown, was given a city citation on October 8 for allowing a dog to run at large.

Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? I have to admit that I’ve gotten two of them over the years. Both times I was mortified.