Staunton Star - Times - Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years

Route 66 cruise, Touch-a-Truck event both on Saturday; city-wide yard sales Friday and Saturday Get ready to shop, walk among some of the most iconic cars ever made, and get a close-up view of big...

On Saturday, May 27, Doug Behme Foundation hosted their 5th annual Run/Walk in Remembrance 5K and Rev It Up In Remembrance Car Show in Worden. The events are held annually in remembrance of loved...

The Gillespie Public Library has added to its permanent collection a series of Sanborn maps. Sanborn Map Company created maps of U.S. cities in the 19th and 20th century to allow fire insurance...

The Staunton Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) is hosting a nature walk for all ages at the Staunton soccer fields. This will be Saturday, June 10, at 10 a.m. There will be four mini Bible...

The Heritage Concert Band’s 2023 season Mt. Olive series began on June 1. The remain- der of the June concerts at Mt. Olive City Park on Main Street will take place on the next three Thursday...

The Tour De Donut is scheduled to return to Staunton on Saturday, July 8. This year marks 35 years for the event being staged in Staunton. Each year, as the plans for the race are developed to be...

University of Illinois Extension of Macoupin County is offering the state mandated Certified Food Protection Managers class and exam. Food service establishments are required to be under the...

In the May 24 issue of the Staunton Star-Times a typing error was made in the article titled, Two milestones cap The Partnership's 30th anniversary. In the list of scholarships awarded to Gillespie...

Staunton High School had several athletes qualify for All-Conference in softball and baseball. 1st team: Ele Feldmann and Kylie Lucykow 2nd team: Taylor Nolan, Sam Anderson, and Cody Ury. 3rd team:...

We had a great group of ladies golfing even though the weather was pretty hot. The low gross was the team of Sue Stiegemeier and Bev Kramer (38). The low net was the team of Rosemarie Pickerill,...

Issue of June 4, 1998 Mike Favre expressed interest in purchasing or trading land for city-owned land next to the former Forest Lakes Resort. He is making an 18-hole golf course in that location....

David Allen Zimmerman, 54, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died at Anderson Hospital in Maryville on Thursday, June 1, 2023. He was born Jan. 31, 1969, in Alton, to Duane and Joan (Burt) Zimmerman. He married... Full story

Terry L. Simpson, 61, of Gillespie, Ill., died on May 28, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala., while on vacation with his wife, Denise. He and his twin brother were gifted at birth on Sept. 23, 1961, in... Full story

Arlene Anna Butts, 68, of Litchfield, Ill., died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., on Thursday, May 25, 2023.  She was born Aug. 27, 1954, in Mt. Olive to Louis and Viola (Eickmeyer)... Full story

Eric D. Roberts, 51, of Gillespie, Ill., died at his residence on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. He was born June 22, 1971, at Scott Air Force Base to Theodore "Casey" and Jean (Herron) Roberts. He was a... Full story

Wanda Jean Walford, 74, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. She was born June 17, 1948, in Cairo, to Oscar and Wanda (Whittenberg) Phelps. She... Full story