Youth sports are wildly popular. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, approximately 61 percent of children between the ages of six and 17 participated in a total team sport at least once per week in 2023.
By PHYLLIS COULTER
On Monday, March 24, 2025, Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital will be expanding its healthcare offerings by opening a Walk-In Clinic located inside Elmer Hugh Taylor Clinic in Beardstown.
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At last week’s Ashland Fire Protection District board meeting, the board voted to purchase a new spreader for $17,668. A spreader is a piece of rescue equipment used to spread metal apart, particularly in the case of wrecked vehicles, to free victims trapped within.
Jordan M. Horrer, 25, Beardstown, was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by eighteen months of mandatory supervised release for methamphetamine delivery on March 24.
In his final act before retiring from 10-year service as City of Virginia Alderman, Rick Cox presents a letter of appreciation from the city and community to Rachel (White) Schaddel and Brian White. The brother and sister team were the third generation of the White family to own and operate Walker Nursing Home.
Meet Pedro Jimenez and Raquel Javier, owner and operators of Carniceria Neylan Hispanic Market, which means “A person who makes their dreams come true.” For Raquel this has always been a dream of hers, and as of December 28, 2024, her dream has come true. Her little piece of paradise now resides at 101 E.