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.
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
The CASA program of Advocacy Network for Children needs CASA volunteers to speak up for the abused and neglected children in the court system. These children desperately need your help to give them hope and be the voice on their behalf. Volunteers are needed in all seven counties served by the agency. These counties include Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Pike, Morgan and Schuyler.
Joe Arview will present a Gospel Concert at Black Oak Church at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 25.
Arview is a gifted gospel singer, musician and guitarist. His message in song is simple, but passionate. His rich baritone voice comes through with a country-style that makes him not only an artist, but a stylist.
Everyone is welcome to Black Oak Church for this special event.
For more information, call 217-320-4266.
Come to Black Oak Church, the little country church with the big heart.
The Triopia Scholastic Bowl Team narrowly missed making the playoff rounds in a recent national quiz bowl tournament. Triopia was one of twelve Illinois teams competing at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Small School National Championship Tournament in Chicago. There were 142 teams from around the nation in Chicago contending for top honors.
Beardstown Police Chief Martin Coad approached the Beardstown City Council‘s May 7th meeting to discuss the Safety Accountability, Fairness and Equity – Today (SAFE-T) Act.This new law makes changes to the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act to require all law enforcement agencies to implement the use of body cameras within a prescribed timeline. Chief Coad said Beardstown’s timeline is December 31, 2024. That means, the cameras must be purchased, in place and operational by that time or the department will be out of compliance with this new state law.
What appeared to be a hit and run ended up not being the case. Beardstown Police received a call 6:20 p.m. Sunday, May 5 of a female juvenile that had been allegedly struck by an unknown person on a motorcycle at 517 West 7th Street. The juvenile, who was 11 years old, gave police a description of the motorcycle.
While there seems to be rumors of several vehicles broken into, only two have been reported to Beardstown Police.
Chief Martin Coad said break-ins of a vehicle in the 200 block of West 9th Street and one in the 1400 block of Bay Street were reported to his department. Change was taken out of one and a purse was taken from the other vehicle with $200 in it. He said they are investigating.
Loretta Sandidge, Chandlerville, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri.
The Boy Scouts of America today at its National Annual Meeting announced that it will be changing its name to Scouting America. This change reflects the organization’s ongoing commitment to welcoming every youth in America to experience the benefits of Scouting. The name change will go into effect on February 8, 2025, the organization’s 115th birthday.