Kaitlyn Copley

Kaitlyn Copley

Senate Resolution adopted in memory of Roy Roberts 

Ann Chelette is pictured holding the Senate Resolution in honor of her father, Roy Roberts

Illinois State Senator Jil Tracy requested a Senate Resolution in memory of Roy Roberts  that was adopted on October 26, 2023 and will remain a permanent part of the record of the 103rd Illinois General Assembly. Tracy contacted Roberts’ daughter, Ann Chelette, Beardstown, regarding the resolution. 

Bread of Love – Nov. 20 – 24

Bread of Love

Monday - Glazed ham, sweet potato, brussel sprouts, dinner roll, fruited gelatin, milk. Tuesday - Pork loin in gravy, au gratin potatoes, peas, dinner roll, mandarin oranges, milk. Wednesday - Roast turkey, mashed potato, green beans, bread, cranberry salad,  milk

Community  Calendar

Calendar Fall

The Cass County Courthouse will be closed on the following dates: Thursday, November 23 in observance of Thanksgiving; and Monday, December 25 in observance of Christmas Day.

Looking Back – Illinois’ frontier seminary 

Reverend Philander Chase

Illinois became a state in 1818, but was still very much a frontier state in the 1830s. 

Illinois’ rough and tumble frontier status did not deter Rev. Philander Chase from planning to open a theological seminary on the prairie. As the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Illinois, Chase was in a position to turn his dream into a reality.

Focus on Faith – God works to draw people to Himself

Focus on Faith

Lately we have experienced some pretty amazing growth at our church. We have been praying for younger people and couples to come for a couple of years. And God has been steadily bringing them to us!     This week we baptized four people at our church! We are thankful for each one of them. Thankful that God broke into their lives and revealed his love for them and that they,

BHS Girls Basketball Action

Ashley Gil launches a three-pointer in front of an excited Tiger bench.

Ashley Gil launches a three-pointer in front of an excited Tiger bench. | Kylynn Maltby pressures the inbounds pass while Brandy Mendoza breaks to make the steal for the Tigers.

Trojans land four on WIVC Volleyball Team

   Following up a record setting season in what they recorded as an all-time school best win total with twenty-six, the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia high school volleyball team placed four players on the Western Illinois Valley Conference All-Conference Team.  Even better news is that all four players will be returning next season for the Trojans with two of them being just sophomores.  

Virginia-Triopia Junior High girls basketball

Red Birds

The Virginia-Triopia Junior High girls basketball teams wrapped up their regular seasons with three games last week.  The season ended entirely for the seventh graders when they lost in the opening round of the Class 2A regional 25 to 14 to Mendon Unity at Mt. Sterling. 

Triopia Junior High boys in tourney action

Basketball

    It was off to Scott County for four days of basketball in the Junior High School version of the Winchester Tournament for the Triopia Trojan junior high boys’ basketball team last week.  When the smoke cleared, both the seventh and the eighth-grade teams had won two games and lost two games.  Both teams handled Carrollton and North Greene rather easily and lost to West Central and Brown County with the seventh graders dropping two thrillers.

Virginia Junior High boys hoops results

A busy week of basketball did not produce the results the Virginia Junior High boys’ basketball team was hoping for last week as both the 7th and 8th grade teams lost two out of three games.  There was some solace in the fact that the only win for each squad came against Cass County rival AC-Central.