Connie Beard News Today

Beaumont police say 86-year-old Connie Beard of Sour Lake died in a crash Wednesday afternoon on College near Lindbergh in Beaumont.

The announcement sets the stage for a possible Republican primary in the district currently held by state Rep. Dan Caulkins, who has said he will not seek reelection.

Jim Bob Duggar’s uncle, Tommy Lester, died just hours before police visited the Duggar family compound. Details on his death and obituary.

The warm and beautiful soul of 72-year-old Connie Beard, of Marshalltown, was called to her heavenly home on the morning of Friday, May 26th. Memorial service

Dennis Grundler says he wants to encourage early voting to improve his party's chances of winning future elections.

The chair of the McLean County Republican Party, Connie Beard, said Tuesday she will resign effective immediately. The party’s vice chair, Dennis Grundler, will succeed her.

Democrats have never held a majority on the McLean County Board. It's a 10-10 split now, and they'd like to get over the edge to a majority. Republicans, of course, really don't want that to happen.

From Bloomington-Normal’s mayors to political parties and local unions, those with the power to influence votes on the Unit 5 referendum are starting to form their own opinions about it.

Donald Trump was just the second Republican presidential candidate in the last 50 years to lose McLean County. But the defeated ex-president still has sway over some GOP candidates seeking office in McLean County.

Since the onset of the pandemic, Shannon Adcock has taken many first-ever steps as a suburban mother. She ...