Beardstown V.F.W. Guthrie Pierce Post #1239 at the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Memorial wall.

Veterans Day in Cass County

Beardstown V.F.W. Guthrie Pierce Post #1239 at the Veterans Day Ceremony at the Memorial wall. | Arenzville American Legion Post #604 retires the colors...

Bits and pieces

Bits and Pieces – This is really weird

What a week! Kids had fun on Halloween. November is officially here. Clocks have been turned back. Getting some much needed rain. Two different power...

Letters to Editor

Reader corrects JFK’s quote

Dear Editor,If someone is going to use a quote correctly and accurately, it needs to be verbatim et literatim (word for word and letter for...

Honoring Old Glory

How to Handle Our Flag With the Care and Respect It Deserves Proper Folding TechniqueFollow this folding technique once the United States flag is...

The Importance of Veterans day

Each November, millions of people recognize the service and sacrifice of military veterans on Veterans Day. Initially commemorated as Armistice Day but...

Eight ways to honor veterans this November

Millions of people make considerable sacrifices to protect the freedoms of their fellow citizens. According to the Pew Research Center and data from the...

old Veteran holding memorial flag

How to help aging veterans

According to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, surveys from the Pew Research Center and the U.S. Census Bureau, there were more than 18...