Virginia’s new Veterans Memorial will be revealed Nov. 9 at city hall
“We don’t know them all, but we owe them all.” “It was their duty to serve. Our duty is to remember.” These are often used phrases casually thrown...
Arenzville water bill increases
Beginning October 1st. Arenzville Village Board reminded the communituy the water bill rate will be increased by $2.00 per billing cycle. The...
Middle School Cross Country State recap
Cass County was well represented at last week’s IESA Class 2A Cross Country StateChampionship Meet. The PORTA-AC Central boys qualified as a team along...
Cass County Board members address rumors about taxes
Dear Editor,As current Cass County Board members, we feel it is important to share truthful information to dispel recent rumors regarding your taxes...
Focus on Faith – What is the best advice you have ever been given?
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten? Who gave that advice to you? What was the circumstance that necessitated the wise words that changed...
Cass County Solar Farm
A Cass County Solar Farm is just a couple of miles south of Beardstown and covers approximately 1,700 acres of farmland near Edgehill Road at the South...
Good Growing – Is it a trick or a treat? Lilacs in the fall
During this first week of October, many of the plants blooming in our landscape are mums, asters, goldenrods, sedums, and ornamental grasses. But what...
Rexroat Prairie Log Cabins Day 2024
Rexroat Prairie held their annual Log Cabins Day on Saturday, October 12 in Virginia. Families could enjoy a selection of food, music, baking goods...
One woman’s journey through breast cancer
Most everyone knows that October is Breast Cancer awareness month. We all hear the statistics of how one in eight women will get invasive breast cancer...
Sanz receives Sommers Scholarship
The first of an annual award, The Tony Sommers Trade School Scholarship (TSTSS), was given Oct 14th to Israel Sanz of Beardstown. Israel is a 2024...