Get ready for a rare sight! A total solar eclipse will grace the U.S. skies on April 8, the first since 2017. Quincy Medical Group (QMG) Ophthalmologist Dr. Eric Sieck reminds everyone that while this is a sight to behold, prioritizing eye safety is crucial for a truly unforgettable experience.
Crimestoppers of Morgan, Cass and Scott Counties are seeking the whereabouts of this fugitive:
Christopher R Welker DOB: 09/24/1978 Sex: M Race: W Height: 5’05” Weight: 140 Hair Color: BROWN Hair Style: SHAVED Eye Color: BROWN, L.K.A. 1304 E 11TH ST, BEARDSTOWN WANTED: FTA-POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE, RETAIL THEFT.
Alzheimers Support Group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14th at 1008 East 9th Street, Beardstown.
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Supervisor of Assessments Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 15 at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia.
Monday - Chicken & noodles, corn, tossed salad, mandarin oranges, dinner roll, milk
Tuesday - Roast pork, fluffy potatoes, red cabbage, applesauce, bread, milk
Wednesday - BBQ chicken, baked potatoe, spinach & vinegar, pears, bread, milk
District 3 Proficiency Competitors are Section 12 FFA Proficiency winners. - Mia Brunk-Minor: Service Learning - Devin Cave: Vegetable Production, Entrepreneurship.
The mark of a true disciple of Christ is a changed life. If we truly are committed to following Christ and patterning our lives after Him, we will be changed.
A week ago was Good Friday, and then comes Easter. Good Friday is a difficult day for those who love the Lord. It is a day of remembering the great and awful sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross on our behalf. The bible teaches that Jesus died on the cross to pay the price for our sin and that if we put our faith and trust in Him, we will have eternal life. That is the message of John 3: 16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish, but have everlasting life.”
April is here and we’re all anticipating lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures. But first there must be rain. Even though I’m writing this on Monday, rain is in the forecast for the next couple of days.
April 1 is usually a day of fun and April Fool’s Day shenanigans, tricks, and pranks. However, historians just aren’t sure how April Fool’s Day originally started. But what they do know is the custom goes back centuries. I’m sure many remember playing the best April Fool’s joke on someone or being the target of one such joke.
The Beardstown Middle School Track team hosted a meet last week with good team finishes on the 7th and 8th grade level for both the boys and the girls. The Tigers had a handful of meet champions and numerous medal winners. The 7th grade and 8th grade boys each finished in fifth place and in fifth place combined. The 8th grade girls placed third, the 7th grade girls placed fourth and the girls finished in fifth place combined.
Following a five-game gauntlet in four days last week, the PORTA-AC baseball team has fought their way back to the .500 mark at 5-5 for the season. Outstanding offense has been the key so far with the team batting .362 and averaging eleven hits and six runs per game. The week did not start out very well, with winnable games turning into losses at both North Mac and Springfield Southeast. The Jays bounced back by winning at Canton on Friday and then winning twice on Saturday in the Jacksonville High School Jamboree.
With the typically unpredictable spring weather in Illinois causing cancellations left and right, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia varsity ball teams have not been spared, but they did get some action in last week. Both teams traveled to Carrollton last Thursday and lost to the Hawks. The boys hosted the Athens Warriors on Friday and dropped that one also to fall to 2-6 on the season. The Lady Trojans record sits at 2-3.