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

Margaret I. "Peggy" Moore, 77, of East Alton, Ill., died on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at her residence in Cottage Hills. She was born April 27, 1945, in Carlinville to Harold Yemm and E. Marie (Blevins)... Full story

Lucy Crain, 59, of Staunton, Ill., died on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Carlinville Rehab and Healthcare. She was born on Oct. 6, 1962, in Alton, the daughter of Raymond Edward and Lucianne Marie... Full story

Mark William Neuhaus, 70, of Staunton, Ill., died at Community Hospital of Staunton on Saturday, July 9, 2022. He was born Oct. 19, 1951, in Staunton to Carl and Irene Mishanec Neuhaus. He married... Full story

Bernean Ida Franke, 87, of rural Litchfield, Ill., died at her residence on Sunday, July 10, 2022. She was born Sept. 14, 1934, in rural New Douglas to Arnold and Ida Windau Bentlage. She married... Full story

Flora “Flo” Vlasich, 104, of Gillespie, Ill., died at The Cottages in Carlinville, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. She was born Jan. 17, 1918, in Witt to Harry and Kate Bloor Tonks. She married Mike Vlasic... Full story

Roseann Amalia Tarro, 95, of Benld, Ill., died at Heritage Health of Gillespie on Sunday, July 10, 2022. She was born July 9, 1927, in Mt. Olive to Michael and Mary Florian. She married James R.... Full story

Richard Dale "Dick" Spencer, 87, of Gillespie, Ill., died on Friday, July 15, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Dick was born Oct. 11, 1934, in Dorchester, to Jesse and Mayme... Full story

Katherine Erma Battuello, 88, of Godfrey, Ill., died at Asbury Village, Godfrey, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. She was born July 19, 1933, in Cave In Rock. She married Donald Battuello on March 29,... Full story

In the Shepherd’s psalm we return to the words again. “He restoreth my soul.” I recall a pastor friend telling me of a time when he felt the holy touch of God upon his life as he prayed these words...

Reservations for Benld Nutrition Center 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...

The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation will be holding a cookout at Randy’s Market in Gillespie on Saturday, July 23. Serving will start at 10 a.m. and continue until all sandwiches are sold. P...

The Elbon Shrine Club of Staunton thanks the community for its support in the organization’s Fourth of July Party Wagon fundraiser during the Staunton Volunteer Fire Department’s 81st annual hom...

Madison Communications believes that rural broadband is more than making an Internet connection; it is about educating and providing digital resources to the local communities that they serve....

Degrees were awarded at Rockhurst University's spring commencement ceremony, held May 14, 2022. Bunker Hill, IL Sophia Suchomski, of Bunker Hill, received her Bachelor of Science degree, Summa Cum...

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will play a game of historical “what if” on July 26 with a free outdoor concert that imagines what it would have been like if the Beatles had reu...