If you read the Gospels carefully, you’ll notice that no one enjoyed Easter morning. The greatest day in human history, when the sun rose upon a tomb opened and empty, wasn’t met with a joyful “Alleluia” or shouts of praise. The women at the tomb instead struggled with a mess of emotions. Each evangelist tells the details a little differently, but all of them show that instead of finding answers at the tomb, the women found only questions.
The Village of Chapin is beginning Spring Cleanup. Trustees recently heard a complaint from a resident concerning unkept properties within the village. The properties are in violation of ordinance in regards to abandoned vehicles and debris in view of the public. The properties had been made aware of the violations in the past and the police department will visit with them again.
Crimestoppers of Morgan, Cass and Scott Counties are seeking the whereabouts of these fugitives: Brooke R JohnsonDOB: 09/14/1990 Sex: F Race: W Height: 5’05” Weight: 132 Hair Color: BROWN Hair Style: LONG Eye Color: HAZEL.L.K.A. 8036, BURGETT LN, BEARDSTOWNWANTED: FTA-RETAIL THEFT, DRIVING REVOKED LICENSE,(2 counts) OPERATING UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLENote: Greene & MCDONOUGH County Warrants Also
The Beardstown City Council approved the fourth payment resolution in the amount of $764,158.40 for the USDA Sanitary Sewer Replacement project (Hood Construction Group Midwest LLCC $734,699.60 and $29,458.80 to Benton & Associates). With this payment the infrastructure is complete, now the concrete work for the streets and curbs will begin. Weather permitting, this work will begin this week on Washington Street and hopefully be completed throughout Beardstown sometime by the end of May.
Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages: Rivera Rubisnel, Beardstown, and Irma Jasso, Beardstown. Divorces: Junior Ngoyi Kalonji from Ruth Kalonji Kankou.Evelyn Torres, from Pedro Ochoa Lopez. Emily Baez Lewis from Clifford Robert Lewis.
The Kirsta Anderson Benefit will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 18th at the Round House Event Center in Beardstown. There is a small cover charge that includes a meal and kids’ activities.
Monday - BBQ chicken, baked potato, corn, fruit cocktail, bread, milk. Tuesday - Sloppy Joe on bun, pickles, pit beans, cole slaw, tropical fruit, milk. Wednesday - Meatballs in brown sauce with peppers & onions, brown rice, peas, banana, bread, milk.
Willow was born on March 1, 2018. She is very energetic and loves to run and roll in the grass. She is is a goofy girl who is good with kids. This beautiful girl, along with all other animals at SCHS (Schuyler County Humane Society) will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption.
Matt Owens is joining Virginia Jr/Sr High as the new principal. He will be joining the staff after extensive leadership experience with the U.S. Army, and teaching experience at Sycamore High School, Carbondale High School, and John A. Logan College. Owens’ college work includes Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, and the College of William and Mary. He taught science while in the classroom - chemistry in particular.
Jeff Brooks, Whiteside County Farm Bureau member, faced an unprecedented challenge when he lost his father in 2023 — the weight of the Illinois estate tax.
“This burden is putting pressure on the current operations of our family farm,” Brooks testified April 12 before members of the Illinois House Revenue and Finance Committee. “In March of 2023, still coping with my father’s passing, we learned the amount of a significant payment that was still due on our farming operation.”