Monday - Roasted chicken with gravy, baked potato, broccoli & cauliflower, banana, bread, milk. Tuesday - Cream of broccoli soup, hot ham & cheese sandwich on bun, pea salad, pears, crackers, milk. Wednesday - Pork fritter on bun, oven roasted potatoes, coleslaw, mandarin oranges, milk.
The Public Safety, Environment & Housing Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. Monday, January 29 at the Cass County Courthouse. ****** The Pleasant Plains Masonic Lodge #700 A.F. & A.M. will hold its annual Soup and Chili Supper from
Cass County Clerk Shelly Wessel has announced the Election Judge Training sessions will be held on Thursday, February 22.
The first training session will be held in Beardstown at the Elks Club, 205 E. 2nd Street, Beardstown, from 12:30 p.m.to 2:30 p.m.
Lifelong village resident David Luttrell has been appointed village trustee, replacing Mark Lovekamp who resigned the position late last year. Luttrell is a brother of former Chapin Village President, the late Robert Luttrell.
Prospective students interested in starting or restarting college or training for a new career are invited to visit Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) for a campus open house 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19. The free event will be held at LLCC’s Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Rd., and at Outreach Centers in Jacksonville (32 N. Central Park Plaza), Litchfield (1 Lincoln Land Dr.) and Taylorville (800 S. Spresser).
Area residents experienced an Artic blast of frigid cold weather over the weekend where most were able to stay indoors. However, first responders don’t get that luxury.
During their monthly scheduled meeting of the Cass County board on January 8th , the board discussed
the possible establishment of an ordinance establishing regulations for unscheduled intercity buses from larger cities and possibly from other states.
Ashland Mayor Kitty Mau reported to the village board at last week’s meeting that she has been approached by residents about hosting a bed & breakfast and asked the board what they thought about having these operating in the village. The members of the board were receptive to the proposal.
Beardstown City Council met Tuesday, January 16th, to discuss amending various building codes.
Several members of the council questioned the section on mobile homes and wished to exclude it until they had discussed it further. They voted on the rest of the ordinance excluding section 7. All council members voted in favor except Dawn Seward, who voted against it.
The sun sets over Prairie Lake at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area on January 16, 2024 after cold winter temperatures and snow swept through Cass County last weekend. Photo by Kaitlyn Copley