At its June 19th school board meeting, the Beardstown School board heard from Frank Shaw, Curriculum Administrator, regarding the Spain trip that fourteen students and six adults participated in from June 1st through June 10th.
Summer Hoops. Lucie Dion pursues a tipped ball near the sideline. | Letting fly with a three pointer! | Addison Rohn just gets the jumper off for Triopia. | “Throw it to me!”
Beardstown High School Athletic Director Elliot Craig and the Board of Education are in the market for a new varsity boys’ basketball coach for the 2024-2025 season.
Due to family concerns, head coach Eric Anderson recently made the tough but necessary decision to step down from the position. Anderson spent the past nine years as the top cat for the Tigers posting a 123-133 record including a very fine 22-10 season last year.
A contract between the City of Beardstown and United Food and Commercial Workers #431 failed following an executive session Tuesday night. The contract represented the public works department and city hall employees.
Mylee Tracy looks to dish it off for the Lady Trojans against West Central. | Kenzie Meyer launches a jumper for Triopia in the Beardstown summer league. | Triopia’s Addison Rohn kicks it to a wide open Lucie Dion in the corner.
Beardstown C.O.N.N.E.C.T would like to congratulate The Tingley Family, and The Paul Family for being selected as June Yards of the Month. Your dedication to creating beautiful outdoor spaces is truely inspiring. Keep up the amazing work and continue to spread joy and beauty within our community. Pictured above, right, the Tingley home and yard and right, the Paul home and yard.
Kason Osborne stands on the back of Beardstown Fire Truck at C.O.N.N.E.C.T's Meet the Machines Night in Art Zeeck Park, June 14.
Tiger Brandy Mendoza glides in for a layup in the Beardstown Summer League. | Bella Palmer pressures the West Central shooter for Beardstown in summer hoops action at the Tiger Den.
After a long weekend off to celebrate Memorial Day, Beardstown Little League Baseball was back in action on Tuesday May 28th.
In 12U play, the Brown County Gunslingers snuck by the Tri County Plumbing Twins 4 to 2. Fischer Alloway struck out four Gunslingers, Luke Pherigo struck out five and Scooter Cruz struck out one on the mound. Case Turner doubled and Jennrick Martinez singled for the Twins who fell to 1-5-1 on the year.
Jean C. Santiago-Nieves, 37, was arrested by Illinois State Police for first-degree murder.
Beardstown Police responded to a 911 call on Friday, May 21, to a residence in the 1400 block of Clay Street. When officers arrived, they found a deceased male in a vehicle near the residence.
The victim was later identified as Steve Dominguez, 27, also of Beardstown. The police requested the Illinois State Police conduct the investigation.