Sheriff Devron Ohrn has announced his intent to seek re-election in the 2026 election. At this time, it is unknown if there will be an opponent running on the Democratic ticket, but as of now Sheriff Ohrn has thrown his hat in the ring for the Republican side.
A crash on US 67, south of Beardstown resulted in a victim being airlifted to an area hospital. According to Illinois State Police reports, a 2012...
Beardstown Fire Department responded to a call at 2:12 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 at 1000 East 4th Street to an unattached garage. There were no valuable contents in the garage which had moderate damage.