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

The McKay Cruise-In Car Show benefitting Make-A- Wish Illinois is this Saturday, May 21, at the Firemen’s Park in Staunton. The event is open to all street legal vehicles with a $20 entry fee. Dash p...

The Staunton Sportsman Club will sponsor their 2022 Kids Fishing Derby on Sunday, May 22. The fishing derby is open to all kids age pre-K through 8th grade. They will be divided into five divisions...

Persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. In criminal actions, the person has been charged by a law enforcement agency but is entitled to a hearing or trial to argue his innocence....

May 12, 2022: Denver R. Cunningham; Out of State Warrant...

The collector’s report from the May 9 Staunton City Council meeting included the following: Illinois Public Risk Fund - Workers Comp Audit Refund $4,162.00; Staunton Police Department - Ordinance V...

The Staunton Education Foundation has recently issued the following scholarships to graduating seniors at Staunton High School: Noah Partridge received the Scholarship from an anonymous donor. Noah...

Illinois State Police, District 18, responded to a two-vehicle fatal traffic crash on Wednesday, May 11. The crash took place on Illinois Route 108 at East 2nd Road in Montgomery County at 5:40 p...

A newly signed law aims to increase police officer retention and recruitment across Illinois. “This law gives police departments extra tools to recruit and retain quality officers to better protect a...

Quenton and Mariya Bartony of Staunton are parents of a son, Ohlen Robert. Ohlen was born at 8:22 a.m. on April 8, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville He weighed 10 lbs. and was 22 inches long....

There will be a drive-up food giveaway on Friday, May 20, at 12 noon while supplies last. This food giveaway is for Macoupin County residents and no registration is required. There are also no...

There will be no parade this Memorial Day. However, the Staunton Honor Guard will conduct Memorial Day services at the following times and places on Monday, May 30. 8:30 a.m. - The Glenwood 9:00 a.m....

Katherine Vaughn of Bunker Hill was among over 600 students who graduated from Bob Jones University on Friday, May 6. She graduated with a BS in Elementary Education. Vaughn was also named to the...

Jeffrey Vaughn, a freshman Chemistry major from Bunker Hill, was named to the spring semester Dean's List at Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a...

Reservations must be made by 1 p.m. on the day prior to the day you wish to eat. If you have made reservations and cannot attend, please notify the center. To register for or cancel meals, call (217)...

The Staunton American Legion will be selling brats, porkburgers and hot dogs this Saturday morning, May 21, at the corner of Elm and Main streets in Staunton. Serving starts at 10 a.m. and continues...

Jean Kay Doty, 81, died at her home in Mt. Olive, Ill., on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Jean was born on Dec. 11, 1940, in Litchfield to Melbourne and Mabel (Hunsinger) Bohlen. She married Ken Doty on...

Peter Edward Brown, 79, of Gillespie, Ill., died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, on Saturday, May 7, 2022. He was born Nov. 5, 1942, in Pekin, to Lawrence and Margaret (Kohlbacher) Brown....

Charles Steven "Chuck" Baima, 85, of Gillespie, Ill., died at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield on Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was born Dec. 9, 1936, in St. Louis, Mo., to Louis and Isabelle (Miller)...