Monday - Meat loaf & gravy, baked potato, stewed tomatoes, pears, bread, milk.
Tuesday - Chicken penne pasta, broccoli, spinach salad with dressing, melon, dinner roll, milk.
Wednesday - Bratwurst patty on bun, German potato salad, saurkraut, banana , milk.
Thursday - Liver & onions with gravy, whipped potatoes, limas, peach crisp, bread, milk.
Friday - Ham salad, tomato basil soup, coleslaw, tropical fruit, bread, crackers, milk.
A program to assist minority business owners will be held in Beardstown at 10 a.m. on June 25. at the Beardstown Elks.
Diana Alfaro will be presenting an Opportunity Equity Forum program to educate minority business owners on funding opportunities that exist within the State of Illinois and how to obtain technical assistance when seeking out that funding. Diana is the Latinx Business Development Manager at the Office of Minority Economic Empowerment within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity in Springfield.
Crimestoppers of Morgan, Cass and Scott Counties are seeking the whereabouts of these fugitives:
Christopher R Welker
DOB: 09/24/1978 Sex: M Race: W Height: 5’05” Weight: 150 Hair Color: BROWN Hair Style: SHAVED Eye Color: BROWN L.K.A. (last known address) 1304, E 11TH ST, BEARDSTOWN; WANTED: FTA- POSSESSION METHAMPHETAMINE, RETAIL THEFT
Note: McLean & Mason county warrants also
Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia.
Marriages
Jennifer Alexandra Muller Portes, Beardstown, and Darianna Manuela Aguiar Sosa, Beardstown.
Angel G. Reyes, Beardstown, and Andrea Sandoval, Beardstown.
Dylan A. Logsdon, Beardstown, and Mary Ann Harris, Beardstown.
Divorces
Marlene M. Krohe from Brian K. Krohe.
Property Transfers
Michael Allen and Emily Thornley Leonhard, Warranty Deed to Emerson Howard Thornley for Lands in Section 29, T17R8.
Once again, the Cass County Star-Gazette walked away with numerous awards from the Illinois Press Association’s (IPA) Annual Newspaper Contest. The IPA awards ceremony was held in Springfield on June 6. Manager Jaime Chapman attended the event.
The Star-Gazette once again won the Sam Zito Award of Excellence for Advertising Achievement. This is a traveling trophy and the second year in a row the newspaper has won it. They also won a trophy for Advertising Excellence.
To add to the trophies, the staff received six-first place awards, eight-second place awards, eight-third place awards and six-fourth place awards.
University of Iowa
Mckaylee Kearns and Raegan Krumboltz, both of Beardstown, were among more than 7,650 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean’s list for the 2024 spring semester.
Dean’s list status was earned by 1,063 first-year undergraduates during the 2023 spring semester at Iowa, 1,752 second-year students, 2,041 third-year students, and 2,807 fourth-year students.
Kearns of Beardstown, [College: College of Education; Major: Education Studies and Human Relations; Year: third-year]
Krumboltz of Beardstown, [College: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Major: Health Promotion; Year: fourth-year]
Expected water and sewer rate hikes for Ashland were proposed at last week’s meeting of the village board. The plan outlined followed a water/sewer committee study of the village rate structure. Trustee Nathan Grieme presented the rate plan on behalf of the committee which also includes Trustees Nancy Kyrouac and David Wilken. Grieme said the average village customer will see an increase of about $10 on their combined water/sewer bill.
All meetings are open to the public
A-C Central School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 at the Board Conference Room, Unit Office, 501 W. Buchanan Street, Ashland.
Ashland Village Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 10 at the Ashland Municipal Building.
Arenzville Village Board will meet at 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 8, at Village Hall, 201 E. Main Street, Arenzville.
Beardstown City Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 at 105 W. 3rd Street in the Council chambers.
Beardstown City Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 16 at 105 W. 3rd Street in the council chambers
Virginia School Board discussed the possibility of early graduation for its students at its meeting Monday night.
This matter was brought up at the previous board meeting by a parent and placed on the agenda for this month for discussion. Some of the issues the members discussed were attending prom and the senior trip, filing an application with the school board notifying them of the student’s desire to graduate early, having the student present the application to the board in person, and what time frame would this need to happen in.
Fistro is a one year old lab mix. He is gentle and calm, but also likes to play in the yard. He is very smart, good on the leash, and he is learning commands. This handsome boy, along with all other animals at SCHS will be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated before adoption. You can meet Fistro 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/.