Looking back at 2024
Another year has come and gone, and it is time look back at some of the major stories that filled the front pages of the Cass County Star-Gazette...
Tigers battle Hornets on Hembrough Throwback Night
On a great night of reminiscing, fundraising and memory making, the only thing missing for the Beardstown Tigers were a couple of victories. At the...
Happy New Year!
Reminder that the Cass County Star-Gazette office will be closed on January 1st, 2025. Happy New Year! From Jaime, Michelle, Sally, Kaitlyn, Jason, Jim...
Bits and Pieces – Looking forward to 2025
This is our last issue, my last column, for 2024! My how time flies when you’re having fun....or so they say.It doesn’t seem possible that we are at the...
From garden to kitchen: the versatility of peppermint
Although the weather outside may be frightful, the Good Growing team wants to wish you and yours a season of peace, joy, and rest. Enjoy this final...
Young Redbirds sweep Spartans
Both the seventh and eighth grade Virginia boys’ basketball teams won their only game last week, taking down the Spartans of North Greene on the road in...
AADM Airborne Team attend meet in Canton
The AADM Airborne Team attended an USTA Invitational meet at the YMCA in Canton, IL on Dec. 14th & 15th. This meet was an open invitational meet...
Eighth Grade Tigers keep winning
A very nice season continued for the Beardstown eighth grade boys’ basketball team with them adding two more wins last week over Macomb and Triopia. The...
2024 to 2025: How to bring in the New Year
Unique New Year’s celebrations across the globe: It is time to turn the page on one year and usher in another. Each December 31, people all over the...
December is Seasonal Affective (SAD) Disorder Month
It’s that time of year again. The sun comes up earlier in the day and sets earlier in the afternoon. When the chickens are up before the sun and go to...