Ashland Fire Protection District Chief Shane Hall called off a ban on open burning in the district on Monday. Hall issued the ban last Wednesday following discussion with the fire protection district board at the previous night’s meeting.
This year’s Grand Marshall of the Beardstown Fall Festival is not someone who is recognized for years at a job or someone who is well known for their achievements, but someone who just simply loves everybody. He could very easily be Beardstown’s ambassador of love.
Both the Beardstown High School and Middle School Cross Country Teams competed in the Rochester Invite on Saturday, September 6 and had a great day of running.
Porscha Stone from the Improvement Council reminded the Chandlerville Board that the Autumn Celebration is coming up.
This week it was only the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia High School football team who picked up a victory among the area football teams.
Advocacy Network for Children announces an accelerated training for individuals interested in becoming a CASA volunteer. Advocacy Network for Children provides CASA services in Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler and Scott Counties in west central Illinois.
At the Virginia City Council meeting Monday night, Police Chief Louis Kink reported that he is having trouble getting all the classes needed for him to get out in the field patrolling completed. He has until February of 2026 to get them complete but is not happy about having trouble getting them done.
Beardstown was the only local school to pick up a win in week one of the high school football season, rolling past North Greene on the road 41 to 6 last Friday night.
Sheriff Devron Ohrn has announced his intent to seek re-election in the 2026 election. At this time, it is unknown if there will be an opponent running on the Democratic ticket, but as of now Sheriff Ohrn has thrown his hat in the ring for the Republican side.
MCS Community Services, as administrator of the Energy Assistance Program in Morgan, Cass, and Scott counties, is pleased to announce that funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and/or electric bills and furnace assistance for inoperable heating systems. The program will begin taking applications on October 1, 2025 for older adults (60 years+), individuals with a disability, families with children age five years and under, and households that are disconnected from their utilities, have a disconnection notice or haveless than 25% in their propane tank.