The CASA program of Advocacy Network for Children needs CASA volunteers to speak up for the abused and neglected children in the court system. These children desperately need your help to give them hope and be the voice on their behalf. Volunteers are needed in all seven counties served by the agency. These counties include Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Pike, Morgan and Schuyler.
Joe Arview will present a Gospel Concert at Black Oak Church at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25.
Arview is a gifted gospel singer, musician and guitarist. His message in song is simple, but passionate. His rich baritone voice comes through with a country-style that makes him not only an artist, but a stylist.
Everyone is welcome to Black Oak Church for this special event.
For more information, call 217-320-4266.
Come to Black Oak Church, the little country church with the big heart.
A Jacksonville man was recently arrested for several drug charges.
Christopher S. Robinson, 28, was arrested for the following:
• Possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver (1 count)
• Possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver (2 counts)
• Possession of cannabis with intent to deliver (1 count)
• Possession of Promethazine with dextromethorphan with intent to deliver (1 count)
Sheriff Devron Ohrn presented PORTA Senior Trace Donnan with the Sheriff's Association Scholarship for Cass County.
Glenda was born in 2018. She loves to sit on your lap and give you hugs. She likes to hang out on the shelves in her cat room and greet you when you walk in. She is energetic and cuddly. This beautiful girl, along with all other animals at SCHS (Schuyler County Humane Society) will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption. You can meet Glenda and all pets at Schuyler County Humane Society, 17000 County Farm Road in Rushville. Visitor hours are Tuesdays from 4-7 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon, and Sundays from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. You can also make an appointment by calling (217) 322-2220. Applications are available online at https://schuylerhs.com/adopt/application/.
The Triopia-Virginia-Meredosia baseball team picked up one win against two losses last week to end the regular season with a record of 10-16. They opened the week with a tight 2 to 0 loss to PORTA-AC, then got a nice 4 to 0 win over New Berlin in ten innings then fell flat in the season finale, losing to Pittsfield 15 to 0.
An incredible ten-game winning streak has carried the PORTA-AC Central baseball team to a 20-9 regular season record becoming the first Bluejay team in the last twenty years to reach the twenty-win milestone.
The Jays started the season slowly and were 5-5 at the end of March and 10-8 in middle of April. Following a disheartening loss to New Berlin on April 22 the team turned things around and has not lost since.
It was a busy and productive last week of the season for the Beardstown softball team as they matched their total wins from the rest of the year by winning four straight games. Improved defense was the key as the Tigers committed just twelve errors in five games, a number they have come close to matching in single games several times this year. They would drop their final game of the week last Saturday to finish the regular season at 8-20. The Lady Tigers were scheduled to begin regional play on Monday, May 13 at Macomb.
A young Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia softball team played their way into the WIVC Tournament this year, falling just short of a trip to the championship game. The Lady Trojans beat Greenfield-Northwestern 12 to 6 in the opening round then lost to Carrollton 5 to 1 in the semifinals. The big blue wrapped up their regular season with a 13-8 record after losing to Payson in their finale.
The evolution of the Beardstown girls’ soccer program continued as the Lady Tigers notched a first-round regional win last Saturday morning.
The girls shook off a late season mini-slump and crushed DePue Coop 9 to 0 to improve to 11-8-2 on the season. The win sets up a regional championship showdown against Monmouth-Roseville, who is 12-4-3 on the year, on their home field. The game was scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. The Tigers and the Titans played to a 2-2 tie in Monmouth back on March 27.