For the fourth consecutive week, only one of the area football teams was victorious last Friday night. The Triopia-Merdosia-Chambersburg-Virginia Trojans picked up a huge win, knocking off arch- rival Jacksonville Routt to move to 2-2 on the season.
Several overnight/out of state trips were approved at the September 17th Beardstown School Board meeting.
The A-C Central School Board looked into resurfacing work on the teacher parking lot but when the bid cost came in, they experienced a case of sticker shock. Architect Kevin Handy of Graham and Hyde Architects Inc.
A thought, a vision, then reality.
Five good seasons ended a little earlier than hoped for all the area junior high softball and baseball teams as they all lost earlier than expected in postseason play.
The Ashland Village Board considered a resident’s request to add stop signs at two intersections on the north side of Ashland at last week’s village board meeting. As a result, a stop sign ordinance is expected to be voted on at next month’s meeting.
After over thirty-three years of service to the community of Beardstown serving on the Beardstown Fire, Ambulance and Rescue, Randy Robeson has retired. To say he will be missed by those he served with and those he served would be an understatement.
The Meredosia-Chambersburg-Virginia-Triopia Junior High softball team won two of their last three games to finish the regular season with a record of 12-6-1. The Lady Indians snuck by Pleasant Hill 3 to 2 in a nine-inning thriller last Tuesday, pounded Payson-Seymour 14 to 0 the next day, then lost a tough one to Carrollton 5 to 4 on Thursday.
The AC Central-PORTA Junior High School baseball team has won eight straight games, including four last week, with the final two giving the Knights the Virginia Tournament Championship last weekend. The Knights are 9-4 on the year with two regular season games remaining.
Two Republican candidates vying for the seat of the Eighth Judicial next at-large circuit judge election addressed the Cass County Board meeting held Monday night.