At Chandlerville Village Board meeting held April 9, Board Member Dean Eilers brought up that the current backhoe the village has is going to start costing the village money. It currently has two cylinders that are leaking, a hole in the bucket and is starting to rust in various areas.
The Ashland Village Board accepted a bid for its sewer lift station project at last week’s meeting. Lift stations are pump stations used to move sewage and wastewater from a lower to a higher elevation.
Judge TJ Wessel addressed the Cass County Board on Monday, April 14, to let them know that Cass County has received a Save Illinois Grant worth $175,334.59 for technology. The courthouse will have panic buttons under each desk in the courthouse that when triggered will go directly to the sheriff’s office, police vehicles and State Police if in the area; a new tax server with networking and internet; new fax machines and a few new computers; Judge Wessel received a new iPad to be able to work from anywhere; New PC gyms for Case Management; Subscriptions for a year totaling close to $75,000; 18 Pocket Talks for translating; replacing acoustic paneling replacement; new copiers with toners, ink and maintenance for two years; and new assisted listening devices for courthouse.
A Jacksonville man was arrested Thrursday, April 3, in Indiana for murder according to Illinois State Police (ISP). Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 4 arrested 45-year-old Benchy Couloute, 45, for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony).
During the public comment session of the Beardstown City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 8, Eric Snellgrove voiced concerns regarding the Cass County Animal Rescue using the old shelter center in Schmoldt Park for their sanctuary and adoption center.
A big conference win and a tough non-conference loss last week for the BHS Softball Team moved their record to 4-2 on the season.The Lady Tigers pounded Mendon Unity 17 to 0 at home last Monday then lost 9 to 4 on the road at Pleasant Plains last Thursday. Against Unity, Beardstown had ten hits, drew nine walks and took advantage of six Mustang errors in the easy win.
The first conference game for the Triopia-Meredosia-Virginia baseball squad resulted in a loss, dropping the Trojans to 0-7 on the year. The big blue fell to Carrollton 10 to 2 last Thursday in their only game of the week as their offense continued to struggle.
A mighty fine season is shaping up for the PORTA-AC Central baseball team as two home wins over Class 3A teams last week pushed the Bluejays record to 7-2. Last Monday the Jays defeated Jacksonville 9 to 4 then last Thursday they took down Springfield Southeast 6 to 5 with a walk off win in the bottom of the seventh.
It is tough to have a better week than winning two conference games and not losing but for the Beardstown baseball team, last week’s 2-0 record came with a little bit of whip cream on top. A 15 to 1 trouncing of arch-rival Rushville on the road last Monday was a tasty way to start for the Tigers who parlayed the momentum into a great 3 to 2 victory over Mendon Unity on Tuesday.
There was only one meet on the schedule for the Beardstown Track team with the Tigers hosting a girls only meet last Monday, taking third place out of eight teams. As usual, Diana Huerta had a big day winning the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the triple jump and placing second in the long jump.