The Beardstown Softball Team picked up two wins against one loss last week as Khloe Kearns tossed a couple of one-hitters against Pittsfield and West Prairie. Unfortunately, the Lady Tigers suffered their first conference loss, falling 7 to 3 to a very good Liberty squad.
By Michelle Carty
By Jason Brockschmidt
The Beardstown City Council adopted the Municipal Grocery Retailers’ Occupation Tax and a Municipal Grocery Service Occupation Tax at its regular meetng April 11. This is the one percent grocery tax that the state of Illinois is set to eliminate effective January 1, 2026.
Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Marcia Kendrick, LPN has been chosen as our Employee of the 2nd Quarter.
By Michelle Carty
By Michael Kloppenburg Ashland Fire Protection District Fire Chief Shane Hall reported to the board that the district firefighters will participate in a car accident simulation at A-C Central middle/high school in Ashland. The simulation is intended to warn students against drunk driving.
A very tough season continued last week for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball team with three more losses pushing their record to 0-13 on the year. The Trojans fell 10 to 1 to Brown County, 15 to 2 to Greenfield and 14 to 3 to West Central with all three games played at home.
As the vision becomes a reality, the Matthew 25 Shelter project is moving along. The project does not just belong to Beardstown but to the surrounding community. The need is great, not only in Beardstown and Cass County, but across this nation.
Lincoln Land Community College is offering Introduction to Health Care Professions (HLT 110) free this summer and fall as part of the Connect 2 Health Care (C2HC) program for those 18-24 years old.