Anticipation is reaching a fever pitch as baseball fans await Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. On July 15, 2025 at Truist Park in Atlanta, the best players from the National League and the American League will face off in the Midsummer Classic.
For the third straight season, the Havana Ducks have ended the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia High School Softball season. This year, the Ducks did it with a 4-1 win in the semifinals of the Triopia Sectional last Tuesday, after beating them in the Regional Championship the previous two seasons.
The Beardstown Soccer Club is excited to kick off the 2025 Beardstown Youth Soccer League season with over 250 area youngsters aged 6 to 14 signed up to play. Practices will begin the week of June 9th, and the first game of the season will take place on Saturday, June 21st.
Beardstown Area Special Athletes are looking for adult co-ed, slow pitch softball teams for a fundraiser tournament to be held at Roy Roberts Park in Beardstown on June 28. The co-ed tournament will be held on Big Jones Ball Field while a Special Olympics Tournament takes place on Little Jones Field.
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The Alzheimer’s Support group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 8 at the old Washington School building, 1008 East 5th Street.
Monday - Chicken & noodles, glazed carrots, tossed salad with dressing, tropical fruit, dinner roll, milk
As gardeners, we’re often on the lookout for low-maintenance plants with colorful flower displays. One such plant that fits that description, and is vastly underutilized in the landscape, is Baptisia.
Most everyone has heard of the Foreign Exchange Student program, but how many has heard of the Foreign Exchange Teacher program? The Illinois State Board of Education and the Spanish Ministry of Education have partnered for over 25 years to facilitate a cultural exchange by supporting and managing the Visiting International Teachers Program. Beardstown CUSD #15 became part of this program during the 2022-2023 school year.
Following a discussion on whether to repair or replace the sprinkler system at Art Zeeck Park, Beardstown City Council unanimously agreed to replace the old system at a cost of $22,460 at the June 3 meeting. Repairing the current 25-year-old sprinkler system would have cost $5,000 for two years.