A-C Central Congratulates their 2025 Prom Court. Pictured left to right; Hunter Shores, Tara Taft, Wyatt Ratliff, Marley Roberts, 2025 King Griffin McClure, 2025 Queen Delaney Jokisch, Chris Bright, Greta Butler, 2024 King, Tyler Johnson, 2024 Queen, Jayce Privi.
The Virginia City Council held a special meeting April 30th to swear in the newly-elected City Treasurer, Griffin Giovanninini by City Attorney Erin Wilson Laegeler. The council also confirmed Mayor Steve Clark’s appointments of Chris Behrends, Ward Two Alderman and Megan Werner, Ward Three Alderwoman.
The community of Virginia today announced that CASSCOMM was recently named a Smart Rural CommunitySM provider by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. NTCA’s Smart Communities are powered by innovative rural broadband providers that believe that by being connected to fiber broadband we achieve more together.
Patience seems to be running thin, tempers are short as long lines to cross the Beardstown bridge seems to bring the worse out of motorists.The worse times are early morning when people are going to work and late afternoon when people are getting off work. Repair work on the William Dietrich Bridge began early spring to complete bridge joint repairs, deck patching and structural steel repairs.
Monday - Chicken penn 7e pasta, buttered beets, three-bean salad, melon, garlic bread, milk Tuesday - Porky burger on bun, baked beans, tossed salad with dressing, tropical fruit, milk Wednesday - Bratwurst on bun, potato salad, sauerkraut, sugar free fruit, milk Thursday - Sweet & sour pork, brown rice, coleslaw, peaches, fortune cookie, bread, milk Friday- Roast chicken and gravy, garlic potatoes, corn, pineapple, dinner roll, milk Please call 217-323-1755 and leave a message if no answer for reservations. Reservations need to be made by noon on the day prior..
At May 6th Beardstown City Council meeting, the sitting council had three items on the agenda to address. The first two items were TIF related.
Dance team members from the AADM Dancettes Team attended their third regional competition with Groove Dance Competition in St. Louis, MO. on Apr. 11th-13th.
As A-C Central High School students came out to the grass beside the high school building, before them were Cass County Sheriff Ohrn and High School Principal Anthony Mansar. Sheriff Devron Ohrn began reading a script of what had occurred between two vehicles while driving home.
Kendy Corvil, 34, Beardstown, was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol at 8:27 a.m. April 20.
Each year the Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau Foundation awards scholarships to student applicants in Cass and Morgan counties who are pursuing a career in agriculture. Funds are raised from member donations, and various fundraisers throughout the year.