A vehicle attempting to park near an apartment building crashed through the wall leaving damage at 4:32 p.m. on April 4.
Jean E. Masse, 35, 601 W. 7th Street, Beardstown, told Beardstown Police that while trying to park his 2010 Toyota, his foot left the brake petal and hit the gas petal causing his vehicle to jump the raised curb and crash through the front of apartment four.
There were three other passengers in his car but no injuries.
Beardstown Fire and Ambulance were called for a single vehicle accident Sunday night at approximately 10:00 p.m., with a car being upside down in a ditch, in the vicinity of Chandlerville Road and Kuhlman Road. Personnel arrived on scene along with Cass County Sherriff Deputies and Beardstown Police to find a car upside down in water approximately 50 feet below the road surface. The driver of the vehicle was sitting on top of the car. The driver was medically assessed and packaged for transport. Using ropes and manpower, they were carried up the embankment to the awaiting ambulance and tranported to the hospital with minor injuries.
While it seems like Beardstown keeps getting put on the back burner in regards to starting construction on a new bridge, Paul Wappel said there are a variety of reasons for delays.
“A large, complex effort, such as the Beardstown Bridge replacement project, can encounter delays for a variety of reasons. The land acquisition and intergovernmental coordination processes are on-going, and IDOT (Illinois Department of Transportation) is hopeful the project will be advertised for bid later in 2024 or early 2025, allowing for construction to begin in 2025,” Wappel said.
A benefit for Kirsta Anderson will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at the Round House Event Center in Beardstown. Kirsta is currently battling Stage 4 colon and liver cancer.
There will be a small cover charge that will include a meal and kids’ activities. The meal will include pulled pork or chicken nachos or loaded baked potato.
High Honor Roll with Distinction - 5th Grade: Natalie B. Caraballo. 9th Grade: Hayden R. Dotzert, Levi Kunz, Zachary A. Meyer, Julien Mpopo Embo Kiekie, Stella R. Petersen. 10th Grade: Layla M. Garcia, Hilario Gil Diaz, Gerardo Ruiz Gonzalez. 11th Grade: Luis David De la Cruz, Shelby R. Goodrich, Wen Zhi Lin, Marcos Lopez, Dafne A. Mariscal, Monserrath Montoya-Ibarra, Christian M. Mpopo, Izabella M. Palmer. 12th Grade: Abbigail Y. Boice, Grace M. Boice, Josie M. Buress, Corinna M. Crews, Connor A. Ellis, Amy Flores, Kyndall L. Kearns, Purav A. Patel.
A young Beardstown Tiger softball team continues to struggle to field the ball on defense with an avalanche of errors leading to four losses last weekend in their own Lady Tiger Showcase at Rice and Jones Fields at Roy Roberts Park.
The Beardstown Junior High Track team hit the road to Rushville on a beautiful morning last Saturday and had a very successful day in an eight-team meet. The boys placed fifth in the seventh grade meet and fourth in the eighth grade meet for a fourth-place combined finish. The girls took fourth in the seventh-grade competition and fifth in the eighth grade for a fifth-place combined finish.
Looking to prove who is queen of the area girls’ soccer jungle, the Beardstown Tigers took on two different Panther teams last week, getting a win and a tie. On Friday, the girls were on the road to Virden to take on the Panthers of North Mac. The Lady Tigers doubled them up two to one in both halves to bring home a nice 4-2 win. Xixi Marquez had two goals and an assist to lead Beardstown. Brandy Mendoza and Ashley Gil each had a goal and an assist of their own in the victory.
Two long road trips last week resulted in two wins for the Beardstown baseball team, pushing their record to 4-2 on the year. On Friday the boys pounded Pleasant Hill-Western 15 to 3 in five innings and on Saturday, the Tigers made a huge seventh inning comeback to knock off West Hancock 11 to 6.
Photos from The Cass County Health Department in Virginia, Porscha Stone, Kaitlyn Copley and Connect.