Triopia High School to host Community Blood Drive

Triopia High School will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27 at 2204 Concord Arenzville Road, inside Gym Foyer

PORTA-AC Cross Country: Jr. High Punches Ticket to State; High School Shines in Conference

On a foggy day at the Rushville 2A Cross Country Sectional at Schy-Rush Park, both the PORTA-AC Central boys’ and girls’ junior high cross-country teams punched their ticket to the IESA State Finals Meet in Normal on Saturday, October 18. The girls finished second overall, with Charlize Chick taking first place overall and Ellie Goodman finishing tenth.

Community Calendar

The Alzheimer’s Support group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 9, at Beardstown Health and Rehab (old hospital), 8306 St. Lukes Drive, Beardstown. Please enter through the front door.

Tigers set their sights on postseason success

As a great regular season draws to a close, the Beardstown High School soccer team has received their postseason assignment, earning the number two-seed in their sub-sectional of the Chillicothe Sectional. They will play the winner of number ten seeded Port Byron and number seven seed Monmouth-Roseville at Quincy Notre Dame at 4:00 p.m.

Hornets causing a buzz in Ashland

Ashland Mayor Nancy Kyrouac mentioned at last week’s village board meeting that the village has had to deal with a pair of hornet’s nests recently. The first of these was at West Park and one resident had been stung.

Playoff hopes are alive for Trojan, Bluejay Football

The Triopia-Meredosia-Chambersburg-Virginia and the PORTA-AC Central High School football teams both kept their playoff hopes alive with huge week seven wins to push their records to 4-3, leaving both teams needing one win in their final two games to qualify for the postseason. The Trojans made a second quarter touchdown run from five yards out by Will Burton at the 1:34 mark hold up in beating Mendon Unity 6-0.

Fire destroys unoccupied home

An early morning fire completely destroyed an unoccupied home during the early morning hours Sunday, October 12 in Beardstown. The call came in at 12:53 a.m. The home was located at 406 East 5th Street.

Community Calendar

The Alzheimer’s Support group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 12, at Beardstown Health and Rehab (old hospital), 8306 St.