Crimestoppers of Morgan, Cass and Scott Counties are seeking the whereabouts of this fugitive:Michael J Cooper DOB: 01/31/1962 Sex: M Race: W Height: 5’11” Weight: 200 Eye Color: HAZEL L.K.A. 8951, US HIGHWAY 67, BEARDSTOWN IL 62618 WANTED: FTA-CRIMINAL T
Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages: Logan Eugene Thomas, Murrayville, and Makaila Rani Jordan, Murrayville. Julio Emmanuel Quinones Moll, Jacksonville, and Bedtsy Nereyev Santamaria De La Selva, Jacksonville. Carlos D. Mitchell, Beardstown, and Ashley R. Evans, Beardstown. Property Transfers: Calvin C. Henderson, Warranty Deed to Cameron J. and Bailey A. Turner for Lands in Section 12, T18R10.Tramika Hopkins, Quit Claim Deed to David M. and Audrey L. Cox for Lot 39 in HH Hall’s Addn of 1837, Virginia.
Entries are now being sought for the first annual Catfish Tournament sponsored by Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Spoon River Valley Lodge 427 that will be held Saturday, May 18 starting at Riverfront Park, 112 N. Schrader Street in Havana.
These kittens were born at the Humane Society on Saturday, March 23. They are now four and a half weeks old. There are four boys and one girl. Two of the boys are already spoken for but the other three still need new homes! They can’t be taken home until May 19, when they are eight weeks old. These kittens will have to be brought back to get their vaccines and to be spayed/neutered when they are old enough. They are starting to play and are very sweet. These cute kittens, along with all other animals at SCHS will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption. You can meet the kittens 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 3rd Annual Gifts from Maggie Memorial Ride will be held May 4th starting at Chandlerville’s Daugherty’s Pub.
Purpose of the memorial ride is to raise money for the Christmas program and to assist local familes throughout the year. Any and all people and vehicles are welcomed. All entertainment will take place at Daugherty’s Pub in Chandlerville.
There is a small entry fee per person or couple.
If you haven’t heard the buzz, you will soon. Billions of periodical cicadas are coming, and University of Illinois Extension is sharing information to help track their moves before emergence.
“Historically speaking, 2024 is a big year for periodical cicadas in Illinois,” says Ken Johnson, Extension horticulture educator serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan, and Scott counties.
Periodical cicada broods XIII and XIX will be emerging throughout much of the state at the same time. Although exact times and locations will be varied, there will be cicadas.
The Beardstown Junior High School Track team was on the road last week going to Williamsville on Friday for the BeeBee Invite. In the big, twelve team meet, the boys placed fifth on the eighth-grade level and eighth on the seventh-grade level.
For the girls, the seventh graders placed eighth and the eighth graders tied for ninth.
The Virginia-Meredosia-Triopia varsity track teams participated in the very competitive Rob Garcia Invitational last week at Rushville with the girls placing ninth out of fifteen teams and the boys finishing fourteenth out of fourteen.
With the PORTA-AC Central administration making the prudent and compassionate decision to cancel numerous activities last week following the tragic passing of an AC-Central student athlete, the Bluejays competed in just two sporting events last week.
The Beardstown Tiger baseball team went 1-3 last week, winning a one run game, losing a one run game, and getting short gamed twice. The Tigers are now 7-8 on the year.
Beardstown opened the week on the road at Liberty, losing 10-0 while getting just one hit on the day. Liberty, in getting the conference win, had a big inning in the second, scoring seven. Tanner Riddell had the only Tiger hit, a double, while Ethan Heller walked twice and Colby and Zach DeSollar, Zach Meyer, and Park McCoy each walked once.