Alliance Community Bank is pleased to announce the recent election of Missy Behrends to the Alliance Community Bank board of directors, as well as to the board of AC Bancorp, Inc., the holding company of Alliance Community Bank.
Loren Hamilton, coordinator for Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties has announced the program statistics for the first quarter of 2025. All the arrests were failure to appear warrants.
With 30 days left until the REAL ID enforcement date takes effect on May 7, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias wants Illinoisans to get the facts about REAL IDs as many scramble to get one.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological condition that can affect patients' lives in many ways due to its physical symptoms, which typically begin gradually and then worsen over time. Symptoms of PD can include everything from involuntary movements called "tremors" to stiffness and difficulty balancing and walking.
The Beardstown Junior High track teams stayed close to home last week with co-ed meets at Rushville and at home with the eighth-grade boys claiming first place out of nine teams at the Rushville meet last Thursday. The seventh-grade boys placed eighth, the eighth-grade girls placed second and the seventh-grade girls placed fifth.
Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia softball fans were treated to a double bonus by the Lady Trojans in the opening game of the year. A well-played ball game ended with a 2 to 1 Trojan walk off victory over Illini West in the bottom of the seventh.
The Beardstown High School Winter Sports Banquet was held last week at the Elks Club with the cheerleading squad, dance team, girls’ basketball and wrestling teams recognizing all participants and handing out individual season award winners. The boys’ basketball team will be holding a separate award ceremony later due to a scheduling conflict.
The 2025 edition of the Beardstown High School Girls’ Soccer Team kicked off their season with a win over the host school at the Springfield Lutheran Tournament last Monday. The Lady Tigers took down the Crusaders by a score of 3 to 0.
Front row, left to right: Ryne Fox, Abigail Massie, Adrian Helms, Ana Lovell, Marie Williams, Rowan Story, Addysen Coats, Lyla Monroe, Hattie French. Back row, left to right: Kylan Lierheimer, Rosario Sanchez, Baird Mathews, Leslie Carrigan, Jalie Cowan, Chaz Loxley, Raygan Morato, Whitney Clements, Serena Graham Martinez.
Omni Energy Partners talked with Beardstown School Board members during on March 19 regarding the proposals offered to the board regrading upgrades needed to the facilities on 15th Street. Construction costs are not going down.