Courthouse News

Cass County Courthouse News

Information as recorded at the Cass County Courthouse, Virginia. Marriages: Idabeth A. Ramirez-Aquino, Beardstown, and Brisa B. Flores-Nicolaz, Beardstown...

Calendar Fall

Community  Calendar

Rexroat Prairie, Route 78, Viriginia, will host Log Cabin Day, October 14, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. There will be crafts, vendors, hands on activities for kids and food sor sale by the Virginia Park District. Admission is free and all are invited to attend.

Bread of Love – October 9 – 13

Monday - Roasted chicken, sweet potato, mixed vegetables, bread, banana, milk. Tuesday - Meatballs in brown sauce, noodles, broccoli, bread, pears, milk. Wednesday - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes & beef gravy, carrots, bread, mandarin oranges, milk. Thursday - Cheese tortellini, peas, garlic bread, apricots,  milk. Friday - Ham & beans, spinach & vinegar, cornbread, cooked apples,  milk

Police Badge

Dewitt arrested

Thomas J. Dewitt, 48, Arenzville, was arrested by Cass County Sheriff’s Department at 7:27 p.m. October 6 on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge. He was lodged in Morgan County Jail.

Leslie Groth

Specialized child training course

Jacksonville Area Friends of Family Learning presents Conscious Discipline, Fall Parenting Series. The five-week series starts Oct. 16 and will continue each week,

BHS tradition- Homecoming is never complete without a bonfire. Photo by Jason Brockschmidt

BHS Homecoming

BHS tradition- Homecoming is never complete without a bonfire.........Senior Elizah Thomas goes up for a spike for the senior boys against the freshman boys in the annual homecoming volleyball tournament.

Focus on Faith

Focus on Faith – A Transfer of Power

In recent days the Church has had its problems. According to a recent Gallup Poll, church membership in the U.S. has declined steadily over the last two decades. Since 1998 church membership has declined across denominational lines by 20%.

The Washington Times published a piece in July that says, “Just 59% of 18 to 34-year-olds in the U.S. say they believe in God, a prime factor in the decline of overall belief in God from 90% in 2001 to 74% in May of 2023.”

Bits and pieces

Bits & Pieces – Ghost, goblins and ghouls; no thanks

It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween season as many are putting up “spooky” decorations. This year, the giant size seems to be pretty popular as more and more of them seem to be popping up around town. 

Trivia Too

Trivia Too – When traveling goes awry

A lot of people make travel plans that just don’t seem to work out, and I read about two such situations in the Wall Street Journal. Julie Dean Larsen and her husband had planned to travel to