Main Street opens to two lanes again
During the Tuesday, November 19 Beardstown City Council meeting, Mayor Tim Harris announced the fencing that has been on Main Street for an extended...
Beardstown Christian Academy Students of the Month
Beardstown Christian Academy Student of the Month recipients for October. These awards were given based on the students' display of kindness. Front row...
LLCC Foundation 25-26 scholarship applications now available
The application period for 2025-2026 Lincoln Land Community College Foundation Scholarships begins Nov. 15. Students planning to attend LLCC beginning...
Cass County Sheriff’s department make several burglary, drug arrests
The Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies have been in the lab with a pen and a pad investigating burglary, thefts, and the unlawful sale of Methamphetamine in...
Cass County Courthouse News
Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages: Kolby Roth Vandenbergh, Ashland, and Brittany Elaine Twidwell, Ashland...
Bits and Pieces – Nobody likes to be told ‘no’
In 1982, Nancy Reagan visited an elementary school in Oakland, California. During that visit, a schoolgirl asked her what to do if offered drugs by one...
It all started with a vision
Eight years ago, Josh Bartels had a vision. A vision of hosting a community Thanksgiving dinner where anyone who didn’t have any family or had a large...
Ashland board mulls reservoir weddings
Ashland Mayor Kitty Mau said at last week’s meeting of the village board that she had been approached about weddings being held at the village...
Illinois natural areas preservation specialist speaks at Chandlerville Board
Natural Areas Preservation Specialist Byron Paulsen, from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (ILDNR), spoke at the November 13 Chandlerville...
Beardstown boys sweep Greenview
The Beardstown Junior High School boys’ basketball program is off to a good start with both the seventh and eighth grade teams winning their opener, at...