Pittsfield, IL

All winning teams in the area scored at least 40 points. JHS 42-Springfield 7 GNW 40-Carrollton 6 West Central 41-North Greene 7 Calhoun 54-P Hill 0 Beardstown 55-Mendon Unity 16 Dec Mac 62-Lincoln 0 Glenwood 41-Normal U 0 QND 56-Lanphier 0 SHG 63-Southeast 6 Athens 66-Pittsfield 27 Auburn 63-New Berlin 0 Pleasant Plains 49-Maroa Forsyth […]

By BETH ZUMWALT The basketball court at Voshall Gym at Pittsfield High School is officially the Dave Bennett Basketball Court. The action to name the court after the legendary coach was taken by the Pikeland Board at their Aug. 19 meeting. Bennett coached the Saukee boys for 27 years, earning 18 regional championships,, 11 sectional…

The Bluejays varsity football team defeated the Saukees of Pittsfield by a score of 50 – 21 in their week # 1 match up of the 2026 IHSA football season. The offense was kicking on all cylinders for the Bluejays who scored 8 touchdowns in their inaugural debut. This was the most points scored by a Bluejays varsity team since […] The post The Bluejays Score 50 for the first time in Over a Decade first appeared on Petersburg Observer & Menard County Review.

EMT classes will begin Sept. 9 and run for seventeen weeks in Pittsfield. Start your journey in emergency services and gain the skills, confidence and certification to help save lives. The format for these classes will be lectures, hands-on skills, and clinical rotations. The location of the classes will be at 24085 365th St., in…

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In 1985, following the early passing of a dear classmate, members of the Pittsfield High School Class of 1954 came together to establish the PHS Class of 1954 Scholarship Fund. The organization made its very first award in 1986, presenting a four-year scholarship of $4,000 to a graduating senior. Annually each May, the Fund now…

Roger Stanley, age 74, of Griggsville, Ill., died peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 at his residence. He was born Sept. 16, 1951, in Pittsfield, Ill., son of the late Gerald and Pearl Salman Stanley. Pearl later married Laverne Allen who also preceded Roger in death. He married Peggy Phillips on March 17, 1972, in Milton, Ill.…

75 YEARS AGO: FIRST DIESEL ENGINE ARRIVES AT PITTSFIELD DEPOT 150 Years Ago Aug. 10, 1876 Glorious weather for farmers, but the blackberry crop has played out in this part of the country. James Gallaher, editor of the Republican Old Flag, has gone rusticating, and thinking of the seaside, New York, Centennial, etc., etc. Lucky…

By BETH ZUMWALT The Pittsfield City Council spent most of their Aug. 3 meeting discussing city improvements, potential and those in progress. The street and alley committee discussed extending the overlay on Fayette Street further west. Fayette Street was overlayed two years ago and this will finish up the project. The committee also said they…