Beardstown will see insurance increase
The City of Beardstown will see an m 8% increase in its workmen's comp/liability insurance, according to Cathy Redshaw of Redshaw Insurance...
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Beardstown fire, ambulance contract headed to mediation
Beardstown Mayor Tim Harris announced at the October 22 council meeting that he had received written notice that the International Association for...
Agreement between firefighters, ambulance employees still not complete
At Tuesday night’s Beardstown City Council meeting, voting on the tentative agreement between the City of Beardstown and the International Association...
Agreement between fire, ambulance employees tabled
The discussion between the Beardstown council members and the ambulance employees at the city council meeting held Tuesday, September 17, at times...
Virginia earmarks ARPA money
At its September 9th meeting, the Virginia City Council finally decided to earmark $196,000 of ARPA (America Rescue PLan Act) for replacing six water...
Commission asks for funding for life-sized Lincoln statue
Paula Woods and Nancy Cowen from the Old Lincoln Courtroom and Museum Commission addressed Beardstown City Council on Tuesday, September 3rd to ask for...
Virginia city water, sewer projects mean big issues, big dollars
Ronnie Paul, Heneghan and Associates, presented the Virginia City Council the cost of replacing the water lines in the whole city. These are the pipes...
New animal rescue organization explains purpose
Teri Cassady of the Cass County Animal Rescue (CCAR), a new non-profit organization in Cass County, addressed Beardstown City Council Aug. 6 to explain...
Tough to do community service when it seems unappreciated
During the public comment period of the Beardstown City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 16th, Jack Fearneyhough, a Kiwanis member and community service volunteer, approached the council, both angered and confused, as to why no action was taken in the event that occurred earlier this year where a driver drove into the Kiwanis Park damaging the chain-link fence and playground equipment.
ARPA funds to help with water, sewer in Virginia
Guest speaker, Ronnie Paul, Heneghan and Associates, spoke at the Virginia City Council meeting July 8th regarding the water and sewer infrastructure in the city of Virginia.