Community Calendar
The Public Safety, Environment & Housing Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. Monday, January 29 at the Cass County Courthouse. ****** The Pleasant Plains Masonic Lodge #700 A.F. & A.M. will hold its annual Soup and Chili Supper from
Kaitlyn Copley
Election judge training sessions will be held Thursday, Feb. 22
Cass County Clerk Shelly Wessel has announced the Election Judge Training sessions will be held on Thursday, February 22.
The first training session will be held in Beardstown at the Elks Club, 205 E. 2nd Street, Beardstown, from 12:30 p.m.to 2:30 p.m.
Bits & Pieces – Still a lot of winter left
One thing for sure----winter has officially arrived!
There’s a lot of haters out there about winter and the cold weather, but that’s understandable. I’ve always been a winter person and always chose cold weather over hot, humid weather. While many would stand toe-to-toe with me defending their reasoning for summer weather, I always held my ground.
Focus on Faith – Whose inscription is this?
Every January 1 is a challenge regarding having to remember the date has changed. Over the course of 12 months, the current year gets embedded in our brains. I would go so far as to say 11 months. . . because the first month is all about figuring out the year has changed.
Good Growing – A pop quiz written by a winter hermit
We are only a few weeks into the new year and 2024 has already brought an actual winter! At least for now. In the prolonged cold of this past week, going outside has been, well painful. Being stuck inside I have gotten so much accomplished! We organized our storage totes, I got that window trim repaired. I even got to finish a puzzle! It’s been years since I’ve been able to finish a puzzle.
Luttrell named village trustee
Lifelong village resident David Luttrell has been appointed village trustee, replacing Mark Lovekamp who resigned the position late last year. Luttrell is a brother of former Chapin Village President, the late Robert Luttrell.
Beardstown Junior High Hoops Season ends for 7th grade
The Beardstown 7th grade boys’ basketball team lost in the opening round of the regional to end their season last Saturday. The eighth seeded Tigers fell to number one Pleasant Plains 48 to 13. Both the seventh and eighth grade teams finished up regular season play last week with losses to PORTA and Waverly.
7th Grade Trojans lose in Regional Basketball
The Triopia 7th grade boys’ basketball team's season ended in the first round of the regional with a heartbreaking 33 to 31 loss to Springfield Blessed Sacrament last Saturday. They had won their final regular season game of the year over Griggsville-Perry 42 to 19 last Thursday. The 8th grade Trojans lost to the Tornadoes 41 to 35 to fall to 17-5 on the season.
LLCC Open House to be held Feb. 19
Prospective students interested in starting or restarting college or training for a new career are invited to visit Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) for a campus open house 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19. The free event will be held at LLCC’s Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Rd., and at Outreach Centers in Jacksonville (32 N. Central Park Plaza), Litchfield (1 Lincoln Land Dr.) and Taylorville (800 S. Spresser).
Two tough losses for Tiger Boys
The schedule maker was not very kind to the Beardstown Tiger varsity boys’ basketball team last week sending them on the road to two very tough to win at venues. Both games were conference games for the Tigers, who are the newest members of the West Central Conference, at Hamilton against West Hancock and at Quincy Notre Dame. Both places are historically tough to win at and although Beardstown played tough, they could not pick up a win.