The Beardstown Park District’s Board of Commissioners is on a mission. The mission: Raise $100,000 per year for the next five years and establish a capital development fund that will pay for repairs or improve park district facilities.
More than 280 members and their families attended Menard Electric Cooperative’s 87th Annual Meeting on June 18th at Pleasant Plains High School. Members elected directors, learned more about the cooperative, enjoyed a pork chop dinner and mini donuts, and visited with neighbors and co-op employees.
Beardstown Chief Martin Coad approached Beardstown City Council at their meeting to discuss the possibility of purchasing new portable and mobile radios for the Beardstown Police Department. The current radios will become obsolete in the near future.
The month of June has been home to many historical events over the years. Here's a look at some that helped to shape the world in June 1925.
When we come to the Scriptures, we have to try and filter out all the movies or TV shows. Any production has to fill in gaps that the Holy Spirit leaves open in the biblical text.
The Ashland Village Board approved a road program contract for work and materials on village streets. The award went to Illinois Road Contractors of Jacksonville for $67,400.
Cass County CASA, a program of Advocacy Network for Children, recently swore in its newest CASA volunteer. Randi Cowell was sworn in on Wednesday, June 11th, by Judge Timothy Wessel at the Cass County Courthouse.
Joseph J. Torres, 28, Beardstown, was picked up on June 13 on a Cass County warrant for Contempt of court. He posted $200 bond and was released with new court date.
In advance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Sunday, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is partnering with the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) to highlight the tragic link between social isolation and financial abuse among Illinois’ senior population. Social isolation, whether voluntary or involuntary, can cause an increased risk of financial exploitation for seniors.
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging Illinoisans to spark a lifesaving “ripple effect” by becoming organ donors.