Chapin Rescue  Squad could see changes

Changes could be on the horizon for the Chapin Rescue squad. Chapin Village trustees met recently to discuss the challenges.

Staff shortages are epidemic throughout the nation and Chapin is not immune. CARS (Chapin Area Rescue Squad) is interviewing for paid EMT positions, daytime hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is during those hours that volunteers are severely limited.

Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital, Culbertson Clinic add two new providers

Culbertson Memorial Hospital is committed to expanding its medical team to broaden their medical expertise and provide more well-rounded healthcare services for patients of all ages.    “That’s why we’re thrilled to welcome two outstanding new providers to our team,” said Molly L. Sorrell, Director of Development, Marketing and Community Relations

 Virginia High School teacher Mr. Bennett took his American History class to the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. Students had a guided tour of the museum and got to hear and speak with a family member of a survivor of the Holocaust.

Virginia students visit Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum

 Virginia High School teacher Mr. Bennett took his American History class to the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. Students had a guided tour of the museum and got to hear and speak with a family member of a survivor of the Holocaust.

Lainey Bartels

A-C Student of the Month

Lainey Bartels. Lainey is the daughter of Amy Richardson and Josh and Michele Bartels. 

Lainey is described by teachers and staff as an all around great student. She is creative and insightful and loves to read and write. Lainey is helpful, intelligent and hard working. She is an active participant in classes and isn’t afraid to share ideas.

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ISP arrest Arenzville man for possession of child pornography

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officials announce the arrest of Kyle T. Cummings, a 31-year-old male from Arenzvillle, for Possession of Child Pornography.

   On May 2nd , ISP DCI Zone 4 Agents initiated an investigation after learning a subject was possessing child pornography on an online platform.  During the investigation, ISP Investigators assigned to the Office of the Illinois Attorney General Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force, gathered digital evidence indicating that Cummings was possessing child pornography from his residence in Cass County.

Photograph of the entrance popularly known as the ‘Gate of Death’ in Auschwitz II-Birkenau (today turned into a symbol of the camp and the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazi regime) after World War II.

Trivia Too – Holocaust survivors reunite

Seventy-seven years ago I was in Europe fighting the Germans. I cannot forget what I saw in regard to the Holocaust. We soldiers had no idea of the extent that Hitler had gone to exterminate so many people from so many countries. Before leaving for Europe, I saw pictures of people who were sent to camps—men in one boxcar, women in another, and children in a third—all screaming, never to see each other again. Over six million men, women, and children were killed during the Holocaust. I have two stories here that are about people who survived the Holocaust. WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO EVER LET YOU FORGET AND ALREADY THERE ARE SOME WHO SAY IT NEVER EXISTED. 

Genesis Sanchez getting ready to salute the judges to perform her tumbling pass. Genesis is a 4th grader at St. Mary’s School with proud parents, Stephanie Tafoya and Cesar Sanchez of Beardstown.

AADM Airborne Team attend USTA Initational

The AADM Airborne Team attended an USTA Invitational meet at the EXPO Bend facility in East Moline on Nov. 5th.  

This meet was an open invitational meet, hosting 20 clubs.  There were 32 athletes from the Airborne team that competed in 93 events total on tumbling, trampoline, and double mini.  Seventy-seven percent of these athletes placed in the top five in their events, overall placings for team finals was not posted at this meet, and 106 event scores earned a 9.0 or higher in scoring (out of a 10).  A team challenge that

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Missing man found deceased after search

Following a 22-hour search for a Chandlerville man, he was finally located, but was deceased. According to a press release by Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn, Shannon Graham, 47, was reportedly looking

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Should city council members be held to higher standards?

Virginia Mayor Randy McClure brought up the usage of Facebook by the city council members specifically by Alderman James “Ott” Wulf and his posts regarding Police Chief Eric Shumate at the November 13th meeting.