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

The highlight of Christmas in Staunton is the debut of Christ- mas in the Park, including 45 lighted and animated displays in Duda Park. These special displays have been provided by the city along...

During Monday night’s city council meeting, a resolu- tion was approved appointing Kristy Berg to the position of Ward 2 alderman for the city of Staunton. This followed the recent resignation of...

The Community Christmas Concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul United Church of Christ, 225 S. Laurel Street in Staunton. The concert will feature the Community Christmas...

Macoupin County State's Attorney Jordan J. Garrison announced on Monday, Nov. 21, that he, along with former State's Attorney Ed Rees and former State's Attorney Vince Moreth, had filed documents...

Macoupin County is a finalist in the nonpartisan U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence inaugural cohort of Centers for Election Excellence, a recognition that Macoupin County is committed to...

A local Blackburn College student has been inducted into the College's honors society chapters. Cody Newcomb of Staunton was one of 14 Blackburn students celebrated for their exceptional academic...

The Macoupin County Veterans Assistance Commission will be in Benld on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Assistant Superintendent Bobby Scott will be at the Cahokia Township office. He will be...

Marriage licenses Steven Jay Johnson, Hettick; Aletitia Renee Cornman, Hettick Jessica Ross, Gillespie; Justin Thornhill, Gillespie Divorces Pamela J. Shanner, Carlinville; William R. Shanner,...

The Staunton School District choral department will present their holiday concert from 7 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11. Fifth grade through high school will be performing this special Concert in the...

Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 52,354 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season Nov. 18-20. Comparatively, hunters took 48,964 deer during the first...

Dec. 11 - Holiday Choir Concert, 5th - 12th grades, 7 - 8 p.m. Dec. 14 - K-2 Holiday Concert, 5:30 - 7 p.m. Dec. 21 - 2 p.m. Dismissal - End of Semester Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 - Winter Break Girls Varsity...

In the 54th Turkey Bowl, with no wind and temps in the 40s, Sawyerville Spartans with four TD passes from Quinn Hellmann beat the Wilsonville Whizz Kidds 37 - 7. In the 1st quarter, Quinn hit Rylie...

Concordia Tuesday Night Men Split Happens 58 R & B's 54 JM Power Washing Svcs 43 The Finishers 13 Tim Copeland, 223; Dillon Bertels, 222, 214 & 629; Split Happens, 958 & 2774.Moose Scheumann, 203 &...

The Staunton Terriers were recently crowned champions of the Gillespie Tournament. Staunton opened play on Saturday, Nov. 12, against Southwestern with a 31-19 victory. Cale Dugger and Paxton Brown...

The 7th grade Lady Terriers will play Litchfield at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Sectional 8 competition at Divernon. The girls won their Regional 16 title by defeating Roxana 35-17 on Nov. 21 and...

Thursday, March 13, 1975 -- DIPPING INTO OLD MAN MOSES' BUCKET --It may be quite possible a large number of the present residents of Staunton and vicinity are not aware of how this area was settled....

Issue of Nov. 27, 1997 Trista Frioli and Shannon Brown were married Oct. 4 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Adolph C. Wolf (90) of Staunton died Nov. 20 at Community Memorial Hospital. Donald C. Kotzman (63) of...

It was called the “Great War” and the “war to end all wars.” Unfortunately for mankind, there were even greater, and more deadly, wars to come. Though overshadowed by the Second World War...

Geraldine Ann Wright, 81, of Benld, Ill., died at her residence on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. She was born June 22, 1941, in Carlinville to Charles and Frances (Turigliatto) Norbent. She married... Full story

Roleen B. Gregory, 94, of Gillespie, Ill., died at her residence on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. She was born July 28, 1928, in Mt. Olive, to Henry Louis and Bertha Marie (Schwing) Gehner. She married... Full story

Sarah Margaret Chestnut, 96, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died at her residence on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. She was born April 3, 1926, in Alton, to Bijah and Anna Catherine (Hausman) Hodge. She was... Full story

Gayle Marlene Weichbrodt, 76, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. She was born May 15, 1946, in Alton to Robert and Ruth Joyce... Full story

Betty Ann Sherman, 70, of Gillespie, Ill., died at her residence on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. She was born Oct. 18, 1952, in Litchfield, to Lawrence and Minette (Harms) Enrici. She married Robert Dale... Full story

Luther Dean Barnes, 92, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. Visitation will be on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Kravanya Funeral Home in Bunker Hill from 9:30 to 11 a.m. A memorial service... Full story