Frustrations continue between Red Bland baseball and The Taylorville Park District as Red Bland continues to fight to play at Jaynes Park. Josh Assad, board member says it’s simple, one way or the other Red Bland will play in 2025, it’s just a matter of where. 

Marlane Miller, President of the Taylorville Park Board says that Red Bland agreed to play at Jayne’s Park until the issues were fixed.  She says that the Red Bland board agreed to come back to Manners Park when it was safe to do so.

Red Bland has played baseball in Taylorville since the 1940s. He says baseball is important for the kids: it teaches them life skills and gets them out of the house. 

Heather Boblitt, also spoke to Regional Radio News and says that above all else it’s the joy she sees in the kids playing ball that keeps her fighting for them.

Miller says the park is safe.  

Assad says he appreciates the support, but he feels it’s time for the community to take action.

Miller says that if Red Bland wants to come back, they have to play at Manner’s Park as their main place to play. Miller also stressed that she is willing to talk to anyone about the issue, but had a problem where someone called cursing at her and she says that will not be tolerated. As far as the Park district as a whole is concerned though, they consider the issue closed.