Beardstown News

By Michael Kloppenburg For the Star-Gazette An alleged threat against Beardstown Cemetery Sexton Stephen Wubker has led to an order of protection against Beardstown resident Terry Erickson.

St. Augustine, Fla., was the setting for the April 12 wedding of Miss Noelle Pagliara and Seth Stambaugh.

Mayor Walters read the speech below with conviction, emotion and obvious love for Beardstown at the chamber banquet earlier this spring.

Brian DeLoche has donated a photo creation to the Alumni Scholarship Fund. The photo, which depicts the current school and the old school combined, was donated in memory of his father, Hank DeLoche.

By June Conner Star-Gazette During the years that Todd Harmeyer was Public Works Director for the City of Beardstown, it was his dream to have a new Public Works Building.

By Jody Woltman Star-Gazette publisher The city of Beardstown is breathing a sigh of relief with the levee and seawall holding through the new historical high of 29.81' reached Saturday, April 27 at 2:30 a.m on the Illinois River at Beardstown.

Additional rainfall over the weekend didn't have a big impact on flood levels. Levees are still holding in several towns that officials were keeping a close eye on like Beardstown and Havana.

Beardstown schools will remain closed for the rest of the week due to the ongoing flooding threat.

The Illinois River continues to be at or above flood stage, and for some towns, the danger won't be over for several more days.

All eyes are on the Illinois River from Beardstown south to where it meets up with the Mississippi River.

Water pours over part of Dickson Mounds Road near the junction with Illinois 78/97 in Fulton County and spills into a nearby field, Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Beardstown Mayor Bob Walters expects the Illinois River to crest this weekend -- even though the river has surpassed its all-time record.

Residents of Missouri, Indiana and Michigan are trying to stem the tide of murky river water, and towns along the Illinois River -- Peoria, Beardstown and LaGrange -- are setting new high-water records.

Joan McGill of Springfield will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house hosted by her children.

By Kathleen Clark The City of Virginia is tightening the leash on offenders of the city's dog laws.

The Flood of 2013 continues in Illinois, with much of the focus now on the middle of the state.

Story by 89 WLS Web Writer Kim Rasmussen Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon is encouraging residents along the Illinois River to remain vigilant and take precautions as flood waters continue rising over the coming days.

As the stages in Quincy are slowly on the decline, officials in Beardstown, south of Meredosia, along the Illinois River are gearing up for the fight against flood waters.

E911 recording indicates confusion, long response time in fatal fire By Jody Woltman Star-Gazette publisher It has been almost one year since a fatal blaze took the lives of Bud and Jeanette Krohe on April 15, 2012.

Residents and city leaders are keeping a close eye on the Illinois River this week.