Following a shooting in Beardstown Saturday night, it was a little tense for residents when the suspect was not immediately captured. But following a night of consistent searching by Beardstown Police and Cass County deputies, the man was apprehended at 5:05 a.m. Sunday.
Andrew J. Wright, 41, 406 East 5th Street, was charged with one count of attempted first degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery.
The Cub Scouts (and families) of Pack 125, with members from Ashland, Virginia, Chandlerville, and Philadelphia would like the thank the volunteer firefighters of the Ashland Fire Department for hosting the group on March 5.
The scouts learned about safety equipment, explored vehicles, raced through the tunnel, and tried their hand at using the Jaws of Life and spraying the fire hose. (They even let scouts run the siren!)
At the March 5th Beardstown City Council meeting, members heard from Benton & Associates Representative Ben Spreen about getting a proposed plan in place by April 15th regarding replacing all lead service lines in Beardstown water lines. This is mandated by the EPA to be done.
Once Isaac French graduated from the Triopia where he served the teachers their daily coffee, Isaac’s mom, Jill Roegge, decided since the day training program in Beardstown had closed, Isaac needed daily activity. Isaac has Down syndrome. And going with Isaac’s love of serving the teachers their coffee, Jill opened a small coffee shop with Isaac. It all began in July of 2021 in a pull behind trailer for Isaac to continue to bless his teachers with his special coffee.
I believe that every legal USA citizen still has freedoms. Our country’s founders all had personally experienced repression and no rights under the King George III regime. The first ten amendments in the Constitution guarantees us, “We the People” our rights in the Bill of Rights.
“Hi there, I am a little bat. I do not suck your blood and I definitely don’t want to get stuck in your hair. That’s just gross! If I should accidentally fly into your house, please don’t hit me with cricket bats and brooms, it really hurts and I am so scared! It was an accident. I didn’t mean to scare you! I am just as scared as you are. I am fighting for my life and you are just scared. It is not a fair fight.
How many times daily do you look at your watch? I’m guessing quite a few. We live in the day and age where time seems to be slipping away and we get so impatient about everything. Patience is so difficult in our culture because we feel like we have so many things to do. We are always trying to figure out how to cram more and more things into less and less time. And that means that we allow less and less time for things that are important. We don’t want to waste time because we feel the pressure of all we think we have to get done.
The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau Foundation will be hosting its 5th annual, fun for all, trivia fundraiser for scholarships on Friday, March 8! The questions are not all about agriculture. There will be a great mix that everyone is sure to enjoy!
Beardstown Fire Department will hold a Fish Fry from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 29 at the fire station, 1119 Edwards Street in Beardstown.
Persons may dine-in, carry out or have it delivered to their homes. Menu includes fried fish, potato salad, baked beans bread and butter for a fee. Call orders in that morning at 217-323-1191.
Proceeds will be used to purchase equipment for the volunteers.
Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) will host the annual Illinois Junior Academy of Science Region 10 Science Fair on Saturday, March 16 in Cass Gym on the LLCC-Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road.
The public is invited to view the science projects on display from noon to 2 p.m. An awards ceremony will be held at 2 p.m.
The event will include students in grades 7-12 from a 13-county area including Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Green, Hancock, Macoupin, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler and Scott.