Community Calendar
The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at the old Washington School, 1008 East 5th Street, Beardstown.
Cass County government and school board meetings
A-C Central School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 at the Board Conference Room, Unit Office, 501 W. Buchanan Street, Ashland.
Ashland Village Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 10 at the Ashland Municipal Building.
Arenzville Village Board will meet at 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 8, at Village Hall, 201 E. Main Street.
Beardstown City Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 at 105 W. 3rd Street in the Council Chambers.
Little League Baseball recap
The Beardstown Little League Baseball regular season wrapped up last week with a couple of games on Monday, June 17.
In the 11/12-year-old opener, it was the Turbo Ink Blue Jays winning in a real pitchers’ duel over the Beardstown Fire Dept. Chiefs by a score of 3 to 2. Drew Meyer tossed 5.1 innings for the Bluejays and allowed just one run on one hit and three walks with twelve strikeouts to earn the win. Abel Martinez finished it off to get the save.
Good Growing – Seedless watermelon
Summer officially began last week and for many, it means melon season. According to the UDSA, in 2022, approximately 21.1 pounds of melon was available per U.S. consumer. Of the melons available and enjoyed by consumers, the three most popular melons ranked, in order of availability: watermelon (14.1 pounds), cantaloupe (5.3 pounds), and honeydew (1.6 pounds).
And the wind blows
Storms hit Beardstown on Tuesday, June 25 causing damage to several properties in the area. Trees fell on homes, poles were snapped off, power lines were downed. The public works storage shed (top photo) lost the entire west half of its roof. Gary Hamilton, Public Works Director, stated that most of the damage was south of 10th Street to the highway. Work has begun on clean up and to restore power, cable and phone lines.
University News
LLCC part-time President, Vice President’s lists
Lincoln Land Community College has announced its part-time President’s and Vice President’s lists for the spring 2024 semester. Part-time students, enrolled in six to 11 credit hours, who earned a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) are noted with an asterisk and achieved President’s list honors. Part-time students who earned a GPA of 3.5-3.99 achieved Vice President’s list honors.
Arenzville – Brooklyn J. Beck Jr.*, Seth M. Burchard*, Olivia K. Curry*, Kimberly Gallegos Jr., Aiden R. Neathery*
Ashland – Carson O. Arthalony*, Carrie T. Brazil*
Beardstown – Jonah A. Bron, Amelia M. Davidsmeyer*, Luis D. De la Cruz*, Lisbeth Escobar*, Lizzy Kester, Paulina Madrigal*, Monse Montoya Ibarra*, Grady M. Ohara, Izabella M. Palmer*, Lilly I. Pate Jr.*, Manuel Rojo Garcia, Rachel M. Sepulveda Matos*, Godwin A. Sodjedo*, Isaac M. Strubbe
Cass County government & school board meetings
All meetings are open to the public.
A-C Central School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17 at the Board Conference Room, Unit Office, 501 W. Buchanan Street, Ashland.
Ashland Village Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 10 at the Ashland Municipal Building.
Arenzville Village Board will meet at 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 8, at Village Hall, 201 E. Main Street, Arenzville.
Beardstown City Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2 at 105 W. 3rd Street in the council chambers.
Beardstown Soccer Club Youth League June 22 results
Division 1 - Ages 6-7
- Atlas Jr. defeated America 3-0
- Juventus defeated Los Tigers FC 5-1
Division 2 - Ages 8-9
- San Antonio defeated Pachuca 4-1
- Real San Jose defeated Los Reales FC 4-1
Division 3 - Ages 10-11
- Pumas defeated Monaco 4-1
- Los Leoncitos F.C. and Chivas played to a 2-2 tie
Division 4 - Ages 12-14
- Toros Neza and Real Madrid played to a 3-3 tie
- Atlas defeated Aguilas 11-1
Grants available to repair affordable housing in rural Illinois communities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Acting State Director Molly Hammond announced that USDA is seeking applications for grants to repair or rehabilitate homes, rental properties, or cooperatives for people in rural areas with low or very low incomes.
Beardstown Police News
Drew T. Patrick, 27, Beardstown, was given a written warning for expired registration on June 1.
Kaury J. Garrido-Baez, 39, Beardstown was cited for screeching/squealing of tires and fleeing/eluding police on June 16.
Ramon Penalo-Dejesus, 49, Beardstown was given a written warning for turn signal on June 16.
Felix R. Tavarez-Torrez, 53, Beardstown, was given a written warning for no registration light and obstructed registration on June 16.