Kaitlyn Copley

Kaitlyn Copley

  • Joined: August 2, 2023
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Speed bumps will no longer be in Beardstown

Beardstown City Hall

Many items were discussed at special Beardstown Council meeting held Tuesday, January 30th

Speed bumps will become a thing of the past in Beardstown in residential areas. An ordinance regulating speed bumps will be voted on at the next city council meeting on February 6th. Any current speed bumps in residential areas will be removed and no further speed bumps will be allowed. The only speed bumps that will be allowed within city limits are the ones in parks, on private property and businesses.

The Community Newspaper

Newspaper & Laptop

When I was growing up in the early 1980s, we had a weekly newspaper in our town. There was a woman assigned to cover our little neighborhood. I remember her calling each week to ask my mother what was new in our family. Did Jeremy make the honor roll this quarter? Had we gone on vacation recently? Did we get a new pet? She would take this information from anyone in the neighborhood who was willing to share it and would write a column each week. When the paper came out on Wednesdays, my mother was always excited to read what was going on in the neighborhood. Everyone on our street knew each other. We played outside with the kids every day until dusk. My parents were in a bowling league with our neighbors. We had a block party in the street in the summer. When a new family moved in everyone welcomed them and introduced themselves. I guess you could say it was a great community.

Bread of Love – February 5-9 

Heart Pizza

Monday - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, creamed corn, cinnamon applesauce, biscuit, milk. Tuesday - Breaded pork tender on bun, dill pickles, sweet potato, cauliflower, apricots, milk. Wednesday - Meatballs in brown sauce with peppers and onions, noodles, carrots, mixed fruit, bread, milk.

Focus on Faith – Faith doesn’t mean controlling God 

Bible and lily

I believe there are some Christians who may have a misunderstanding of what faith is. There are some that think if they have enough faith, God will do whatever they ask God to do.  So when a crisis comes up, they try to move God into action with their faith.  When an emergency comes up, they try to use faith like a rope to slip around God’s neck to force their will on God.  And when disaster comes, they try to use faith like a button they push to nudge God into action.  And when God doesn’t respond the way they expect, they become disappointed with God and feel like God has let them down.  And for some, when God isn’t doing what they think God should do, they stop praying, reading the Bible and even coming to church.  

Talkemeyer is 101

Birthday Cake

Vera Talkemeyer, Beardstown, celebrated her 101st birthday on February 1. She is a resident of Beardstown Health and Rehab, formerly Heritage Health. If you would like to send Vera a card, please mail it to: 

CASSCOMM announces sleek overhaul of Security Awareness Training Portal

CASSCOMM Logo

CASSCOMM announces the availability of their brand-new security awareness training portal, a feature CASSCOMM will now offer to help businesses train and protect employees from falling into phishing, email and the many scams that are out on the world wide web. CASSCOMM will offer a Breach Prevention Platform subscription, managed services offering, etc.

Courthouse News

Courthouse News

Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia, IL. Marriages: NONE Divorces: Jeffrey Miles, from Marilyn Sue Miles. Property Transfers: Neal and Dianna Hart,

Community Calendar

Calendar-Winter

There will be a meeting of the Renovation Committee at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 8 at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. ******   The Pleasant Plains Masonic Lodge #700 A.F. & A.M. will hold its...