News

Water rates to increase in Chandlerville

During their May 8th meeting, the Chandlerville Village Board unanimously voted to increase the water rates for the Village of Chandlerville. 

The basic rate was $40.00. The new rate will be $42.00. For each additional 1,000 gallons of water used, an additional $8.00 will be added. It was noted that there has not been a rate increase since the new water plant was installed in 2012. Should any villagers of Chandlerville have any questions, they should contact city hall.

Morgan Pirkle

Pirkle graduates law school

Morgan Pirkle graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Missouri on May 11. 

Morgan plans to continue her education and graduate with a Master of Business (MBA) from the University of Missouri College of Business in May 2025. She graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.

Solar solicitors in Ashland discussed

shland Mayor Kitty Mau brought up the issue of solicitors in the Village of Ashland at last week’s board meeting, calling it a “nightmare” problem. 

According to Mau and Police Chief Martin Fanning, the solicitation is being driven by the Illinois Solar Panel Program. Fanning said that when he has dealt with them, the solicitors are professional and courteous. He said most of them are young people, many from out-of-state, on their first job with bosses telling them everything had been taken care of for them to go into the village when the employer had not done the work to get a daily permit. They also had not been advised of the village’s 10 a.m.-5 p.m. hours. Still, Fanning acknowledged that the solicitors make residents nervous because they are “not used to it.”

Communication and swallowing disorders common in adults  

With speech, language, and swallowing disorders common in adults following stroke, head and neck cancer, and a variety of other illnesses and injuries, Culbertson Memorial Hospital’s speech-language pathologist Jenna Patterson encourages residents to learn the signs—and seek an evaluation—if they have concerns about themselves or a loved one. This is a timely message, as May is recognized as National Speech-Language-Hearing Month.

Lincoln Land Community College Springfield Campus

LLCC News

Lincoln Land Community College recognized students with academic, leadership and special awards at the Student Recognition Ceremony May 8.

Ashland: Callum Smith, Natural & Agricultural Sciences Department Honor Graduate; Kassidy Upchurch, Social Sciences & Business Department Honor Graduate, were recognized.

American Legion Post #498 Memorial Day Service

American Legion Post #498 will hold Memorial Day Service at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 27 at the Pete Gutmann Memorial Gymnasium in Ashland.

Master of Ceremonies will be Scot Atwood, Commander  of the George H. Pettit Post #4670. 

Posting of the U.S.A. Flag will be by Boy Scout Troop 125/Cub Scout Pack 125. Speaker will be Pastor David Elmore.

Chapin receives reimbursement grant

The Village of Chapin recently received a Derecho Reimbursement grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) with the proceeds split between departments. 

The Sewer Department received just over $6,000, the Water Department, $4,000 and the General Fund just over $11,000. The fire Ddepartment also received $1,000 from the grant.

Glenda the cat

Pet of the Week

Glenda was born in 2018. She loves to sit on your lap and give you hugs. She likes to hang out on the shelves in her cat room and greet you when you walk in. She is energetic and cuddly. This beautiful girl, along with all other animals at SCHS (Schuyler County Humane Society) will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption. You can meet Glenda and all pets at Schuyler County Humane Society, 17000 County Farm Road in Rushville. Visitor hours are Tuesdays from 4-7 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon, and Sundays from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. You can also make an appointment by calling (217) 322-2220. Applications are available online at https://schuylerhs.com/adopt/application/.

Community Calendar

The Alzheimee’s Support Group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday,  May 19th at the old Washington School, 1008 East 5th Street, Beardstown.

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The Kirsta Anderson Benefit will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 18th at the Round House Event Center in Beardstown. There is a small cover charge that includes a meal and kids’ activities.

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Supervisor of Assessments Committee will meet at 6:00 pm. Monday, May 20 at the Cass County Courthouse in Virginia.

Bread of Love

Bread of Love – May 20 -24

Monday - Meatloaf & gravy, baked potato, green beans, mandarin oranges, bread, milk

Tuesday - Turkey tetrazzini, broccoli, tossed salad with dressing, pears, dinner roll, milk

Wednesday - Cheeseburger on bun, tomato salad, peaches,milk

Thursday - Vegetable beef soup, cheese stick, red-bean salad, melon, crackers, milk

Friday -BBQ pork on bun, pit beans, coleslaw, pineapple, milk