Virginia’s new scorer’s table in memory of VHS Grad
Virginia CUSD 64 is grateful to the incredible individuals and organizations responsible for our new scorer’s table.This table is in memory of Brandon Crum, a Virginia High School graduate,
Kaitlyn Copley
Focus on Faith – A Transfer of Power
In recent days the Church has had its problems. According to a recent Gallup Poll, church membership in the U.S. has declined steadily over the last two decades. Since 1998 church membership has declined across denominational lines by 20%.
The Washington Times published a piece in July that says, “Just 59% of 18 to 34-year-olds in the U.S. say they believe in God, a prime factor in the decline of overall belief in God from 90% in 2001 to 74% in May of 2023.”
Bits & Pieces – Ghost, goblins and ghouls; no thanks
It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween season as many are putting up “spooky” decorations. This year, the giant size seems to be pretty popular as more and more of them seem to be popping up around town.
Trivia Too – When traveling goes awry
A lot of people make travel plans that just don’t seem to work out, and I read about two such situations in the Wall Street Journal. Julie Dean Larsen and her husband had planned to travel to
Looking Back – Those who risked it all for liberty
“When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation.”
So begins the Declaration of Independence, our most sacred and revered national document.
County Board approves appointments, resolution for highway funds
The Cass County board approved the appointment of Adam Bentley to the Cass County E911 Board and Pam Anderson to the Housing Authority Board unanimously at its October 9th, meeting. They also stated that Art Gramann retired from the Health Committee after many years of service and wanted to thank him for his service.
Property inspections big issue at Beardstown City Council
A question posed by Beardstown Alderman Ron Culves about implementing a plan for inspections on rental properties and other properties in the Beardstown area was discussed at length at the Tuesday, October 3rd, Beardstown City Council meeting. Rental inspections were conducted in the past when Debbie Large was ordinance officer. She would have Tom Cooper assist her in the inspections. Currently, inspections are not being done and with many properties having multiple families living in them, the risk of harm can be great. This is not the fault of anyone in particular. Beardstown just needs more housing and inspectors to do the work.
Chicago Blues Hall of Fame artist to be in concert at Daugherty’s Pub
The public is invited to a concert by Grammy elected Chicago Blues Hall of Fame artist Michael Charles and His Band as he takes you on a three-hour non-stop guitar driven journey through thirty nine years and forty releases.
The precision and level of energy is spectacular and will leave you astounded by the driving force, the contemporary blues, and the soulful ballads of Michael Charles.
We need to right the ship!
As Americans watch their favorite national news station, we can all agree that our country is a mess. We can’t blame it all on the Republicans or the Democrats. Every voting member of this nation has had a hand in this disaster. We are all caught with our hands in the cookie jar.
Pointing our finger is so easy and very unproductive. We’ve whined and complained for the last several years about what needs to be done and how it should be done.
BHS Tigers stung by BCHS Hornets
The Beardstown Tiger football team had a great chance to finish off a stellar comeback last Friday night against Brown County at Mt. Sterling. In fact, BHS had a couple of great opportunities to score the winning points, but in the end some excellent goal line defense from the Hornets and too many Tiger mistakes sent Beardstown to a heartbreaking 24-22 loss. A plethora of penalties, bad snaps and fumbles allowed the Hornets to score the game’s first three touchdowns. Jack Anderson caught a 23-yard pass to give the Hornets a 6-0 lead in the first quarter then scored on an 11-yard run with 11:54 left in the second quarter and a 1-yard plunge with 5:36 left to make it 18-0 in favor of Brown County.