Cass County

New radios, tasers for BPD

The Beardstown City Council met for a short meeting Tuesday night to approve the bid from GTSI for Kenwood Multi-Band Radio system for the Beardstown Police Department in the amount of $157,058 after the trade-in of five radios on hand. All members present voted yes.

Diamond sports end for area teams

Five good seasons ended a little earlier than hoped for all the area junior high softball and baseball teams as they all lost earlier than expected in postseason play.

Newly remodeled Beardstown Walmart Supercenter re-opens

Walmart customers in Beardstown were welcomed inside the newly transformed Supercenter at 100 Lincoln Avenue Saturday, September 13, as the much-anticipated project is now complete. Creating omni-channel shopping experiences that save customers time and money, Walmart continues its transformational journey to become America’s favorite place to shop whether in-store, online or via the mobile app.

Community Calendar

The Alzheimer’s Support group will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 12, at Beardstown Health and Rehab (old hospital), 8306 St. Lukes Drive, Beardstown. Please enter through the front door.

Knights leap Leopards

The AC Central Junior High School softball team only won one of three games last week, defeating just the Lincoln Magnet Leopards by a score of 9 to 7. The Lady Knights lost to West Central 13 to 3 and to the Springfield Catholic Cyclones 13 to 1.