Price of stamps going up

You’ll pay more for stamps this month when the U.S. Postal Service increases prices across its services.

The price of first-class Forever stamps will increase from 68 cents to 73 cents on July 14, an increase of more than 7%. Prices for all services will rise more than 7.5%.

BASA Softball Tournament

The BASA Black Attack team and coaches prior to tournament play. | The Beardstown Area Special Athletes Blitz. | Swinging at a low one! | A swing and a base hit!

Pest Expert Predicts a ‘buggy’ summer

Meteorologists across the board are warning of extreme weather in the summer of 2024 across most of the continental USA. While natural events such as heatwaves, storms, floods, and tornadoes are some of the more devastating impacts of extreme weather, an often-overlooked consequence is the increase in bug activity. Although bugs generally don’t cause the same devastating impacts as extreme weather events, they can become a severe annoyance, and getting rid of them can become quite costly for homeowners.

Food Pantry Network – HOI launches BEAT THE HEAT campaign

Help Central Illinois BEAT THE HEAT this summer with Food Pantry Network – Heart of Illinois (HOI)’s BEAT THE HEAT campaign! The goal of BEAT THE HEAT is to collect donations of needed summer supplies to provide food pantry guests with the items they need to keep themselves safe and healthy throughout the summer. 

Hands on the bible

Focus on Faith – Happiness – No guarantees?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Bread of  Love

Bread of Love – July 8 – July 12

Monday - Chicken breast in herb sauce, fluffy potatoes & gravy, green beans, apricots, bread,  milk

Tuesday - BBQ pork chop on bun, baked beans, lettuce salad, pineapple, milk

Wednesday - Chicken, broccoli & rice casserole, mixed vegetables, banana, dinner roll, milk

Thursday - Vegetable beef soup, cheese stick, pickled beets, melon, crackers, milk 

Friday-  Tuna & noodles, lima beans, pears, dinner roll, milk

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Farm Bureau ‘Playday’

The Cass- Morgan Farm Bureau Foundation “Playday” will be held at the Links Golf Course and Sportsman Club in Jacksonville on Monday, July 29. Members and non-members are welcome to participate in this fun event. 

Menard Electric Co-op annual meeting

Menard Electric Cooperative invites its members to attend the 86th Annual Meeting of members on Wednesday, July 10 at Pleasant Plains High School...

Gospel concert at Clayton Church

The Clayton Christian Church will host the group Anticipation at 6 p.m. on July 21st in concert at the church located at 202 East Main in Clayton. 

Anticipation is a Gospel group that has been traveling the Midwest for 11 years. The group first started out as a trio with Brian Himmel and his two sons, Brandon and Chris