The A-C Central School Board voted to accept a donation of furniture at last week’s board meeting. The furniture, valued in total at about $15,000, is from Registered Agents Solutions, Inc. It includes teachers’ desks, tables, filing cabinets, and L-shaped desks.
Outgoing Ashland Fire Protection District Chief Tylor Latham was presented with a resolution of appreciation by the fire district board. The presentation took place at the regular meeting of the board last week.
Andrew is the son of Vanessa Doellman. Andrew is described by his teachers as a fantastic student who always goes above and beyond to help others. He takes pride in everything he is involved in. Andrew is creative, organized, and has a positive attitude. He is a natural born leader and isn’t afraid to share ideas. Andrew is involved in many school clubs including Beta Club, STAR, and Student Council President to name a few.
The PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays stayed red hot and moved to 14-0 on the season with three wins in the Riverton Christmas Tournament last week. PORTA-AC destroyed Litchfield and Pana then defeated North Mac by twelve points, their closest game in a month.
The investigation continues in a mass shooting in Cass County last week that has shaken area residents.
Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn released Tuesday autopsy information regarding the shooting on December 14.
Autopsies performed Monday, December 18, resulted in the following; Christina Bell, 53, and Alaria Bell,16, both of Ashland, died Thursday, December 14 in Ashland. Preliminary autopsy findings suggest they died of gunshot wounds.
Ashland Police Chief Martin Fanning spoke on a recent stabbing that took place in Ashland during last Wednesday’s meeting of the village board.
Fanning said the alleged perpetrator had multiple recent arrests but could never be kept in jail. He said the perpetrator was released after each arrest because he did not meet the criteria for detainment under the SAFE-T Act. He said police are doing what they can, but policing is made much harder by the new detainment criteria.
Two more dominating wins by the PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejays has pushed their season record to 11-0 and landed them a # 3 ranking in the latest IHSA Class 2A poll. The Jays held both Midwest Central-Delavan and Auburn to less than 20 points and shut them out for an entire quarter in run-away wins last week.
PORTA-AC Central’s boys varsity basketball team had a rough go of it last week, losing both games on the schedule.
On Tuesday, the Bluejays fell to Cass County rival Beardstown at home in a closely contested game, 53 to 45. The very next day the Jays had to travel to Franklin and take on South County, falling 45 to 30 to the Vipers.
The beat goes on for the PORTA-AC Central Lady Bluejay basketball team as they picked up four more wins last week to move to 9-0 on the season. The girls knocked off Pittsfield and North Fulton on the road before winning twice on Saturday over Carlinville and Sullivan in the Red Kettle Showcase at Lincoln Land College.
It was a quiet week for the PORTA-AC Central boys’ basketball team with just one game on the docket.
The Jays welcomed the Havana Ducks to Ashland last Friday then sent them home on the wrong end of a 55 to 32 score, outscoring them in every quarter.