Entries are now being sought for the first annual Catfish Tournament sponsored by Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Spoon River Valley Lodge 427 that will be held Saturday, May 18 starting at Riverfront Park, 112 N. Schrader Street in Havana.
These kittens were born at the Humane Society on Saturday, March 23. They are now four and a half weeks old. There are four boys and one girl. Two of the boys are already spoken for but the other three still need new homes! They can’t be taken home until May 19, when they are eight weeks old. These kittens will have to be brought back to get their vaccines and to be spayed/neutered when they are old enough. They are starting to play and are very sweet. These cute kittens, along with all other animals at SCHS will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption. You can meet the kittens 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/.
The 3rd Annual Gifts from Maggie Memorial Ride will be held May 4th starting at Chandlerville’s Daugherty’s Pub.
Purpose of the memorial ride is to raise money for the Christmas program and to assist local familes throughout the year. Any and all people and vehicles are welcomed. All entertainment will take place at Daugherty’s Pub in Chandlerville.
There is a small entry fee per person or couple.
If you haven’t heard the buzz, you will soon. Billions of periodical cicadas are coming, and University of Illinois Extension is sharing information to help track their moves before emergence.
“Historically speaking, 2024 is a big year for periodical cicadas in Illinois,” says Ken Johnson, Extension horticulture educator serving Calhoun, Cass, Greene, Morgan, and Scott counties.
Periodical cicada broods XIII and XIX will be emerging throughout much of the state at the same time. Although exact times and locations will be varied, there will be cicadas.
Although the Lady Tiger Soccer game did not turn out as it was hoped, the improvements at the Beardstown Park District soccer fields are certainly living up to expectations.
On Tuesday, April 9, the Beardstown Park District hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony at the newly minted JBS Soccer Complex. The soccer fields underwent a major revitalization beginning in the summer of 2023 through a $446,000 donation at the end of 2020 by JBS as part of their Hometown Proud Initiative.
The Ashland Village Board discussed a major overhaul of the village’s water rate structure at last week’s meeting. As part of this, Mayor Kitty Mau stated her belief that water rates will have to go up.
“We’re going to have to raise water rates, probably considerably,” Mau said.
The Redbirds Junior High Scholastic Bowl team coached by Kristi Edwards was highlighted at the April 15th Virginia school board meeting.
The team has won 16 out of 22 competitions and has two tournament wins, the latest against Rushville/Industry last Saturday, April 13th. The Redbirds will be hosting Regionals at Virginia at 4 p.m. on April 24th. They have also been invited to attend the Morgan County Conference which is an honor due to the fact only so many teams are invited. The team is made up of Jamison Horton and Levi Watson, fifth grade, Jack Brockhouse, Sophia Horton, Sawyer Edwards, Maddie Whitehead, Matthew Bell, Addie Hughes and Shelby Long all in seventh grade. Coach Kristi Edwards commends the team on how they work very well together and are willing to let everyone participate.
Beardstown Police were kept busy Monday afternoon, April 15, following two crashes an hour apart.
The first one occured at 12:04 at 901 Canal Street when a vehicle driven by Alexandre Belizaire, 1013 Canal, crashed into a garage. He was driving a 2020 Toyota. The residence and garage was occupied by Eduardo Herrera-Lopez and the property was owned by Adan Hernandez, 1412 Clay Street. According to reports, the vehicle had to be extricated from the garage.
The Village of Chapin is beginning Spring Cleanup. Trustees recently heard a complaint from a resident concerning unkept properties within the village. The properties are in violation of ordinance in regards to abandoned vehicles and debris in view of the public. The properties had been made aware of the violations in the past and the police department will visit with them again.
Crimestoppers of Morgan, Cass and Scott Counties are seeking the whereabouts of these fugitives: Brooke R JohnsonDOB: 09/14/1990 Sex: F Race: W Height: 5’05” Weight: 132 Hair Color: BROWN Hair Style: LONG Eye Color: HAZEL.L.K.A. 8036, BURGETT LN, BEARDSTOWNWANTED: FTA-RETAIL THEFT, DRIVING REVOKED LICENSE,(2 counts) OPERATING UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLENote: Greene & MCDONOUGH County Warrants Also