Beardstown Chief Martin Coad approached Beardstown City Council at their meeting to discuss the possibility of purchasing new portable and mobile radios for the Beardstown Police Department. The current radios will become obsolete in the near future.
Bud Dietsch, Chandlerville, and Paul Harris, Ashland, were part of the recent Honor Flight that flies veterans to Washington DC to visit memorials built to commemorate their service and sacrifice. Their flight was June 3 and both had escorts.
There were no injuries when a car crashed through the window of a Beardstown business at 10:13 a.m. on Monday, June 16.
Whether or not to extend the social media agreement with Erin Brown for six months was discussed at the June 9th Cass County Board meeting. Kim Hance on the Tourism Committee said the Cass County site on Facebook had received over 75,000 views in the last 90 days.
A-C Central School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18 at the Board Conference Room, Unit Office, 501 W. Buchanan Street, Ashland.
Menard Electric Cooperative General Manager Alisha Anker was honored to present a $1,500 Scholarship to Benjamin Wubker at Beardstown Christian Academy’s graduation ceremony.
New members of the Beardstown School Board were sworn in at its regular meeting May 21. The board approved the results of the April 1, 2025 election of the “new” Board of Education members. The board then adjourned.
Beardstown, IL, farmer Jarod Stock was recently honored among the region’s highest-producing soybean farmers in the 2024 Asgrow ® Brand National Yield Contest. Stock won the award with an impressive yield of 103 bushels per acre with Asgrow AG33XF3 Brand.
Chandlerville Fire Department has six new certifications to announce.
The Chandlerville Village Board swore in their new Village President, Dean Eilers, incumbent Village Clerk, Dena Leinberger, and elected incumbent Trustees Adam Pherigo, Troy Campbell and new Trustee Claudette Givens. The board then accepted the appointment of new Trustees Cole Whitehead and Kenny Collins by Village President Dean Eilers.