Articles from the July 26, 2023 edition
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Rehab agreement approved
The Staunton Board of Education held their monthly meeting on July 17 and approved a Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention Agreement with Staunton Chiropractic Clinic, pending a few edits and the...
Local Girl Scouts return from UK adventure
Girl Scout Troop 6106, made up of class of 2023 graduating high school seniors from Staunton, Mt. Olive, and Litchfield, recently returned from a...
Livingston storm damage
This is only a small portion of the storm damage on West Spangle Road that is alongside Livingston Avenue. Massive winds and heavy rain powered its...
County woman sentenced to 11 years
Ashley Bottoms, age 33, of Carlinville appeared in Macoupin County court on Monday, July 17. Bottoms pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 3-year-old Hunter Lee Drew. Bottoms was...
$1.9 million for Gensing Creek box culvert
By Kelly Costa During Monday night’s city council meeting, the council waived the first reading and approved Ordinance #2212 authorizing and providing for a $1,900,000 promissory note for the p...
Days Gone By In Staunton
Thursday, January 25, 1923 -- A notorious character -- Clinton Clayton, one of the fellows arrested last week at Benld appears to be a real bad man and has since been identified as a criminal who is...
Looking Back Photo
This week's looking back photo was brought in by Walter Spotte. He lives in both Pennsylvania and Florida. The picture was taken during the Staunton...
From Our Files
Issue of July 23, 1998 Melissa Gai of Staunton was crowned the 40th Miss Macoupin County Fair Queen. The Staunton Board of Education decided to send out a survey to measure interest in boys’ soccer. C...
Grandidier
Delores “DoDo” Grandidier, 86, of St. Louis, Mo., and formerly of Mt. Olive, died peacefully on Saturday morning, July 22, 2023, at Copper Creek Cottages Memory Care of Litchfield with family by her... Full story
Lienard
Julene Sue Lienard, 65, of Gillespie, Ill., died on Monday, July 17, 2023, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. She was born Sept. 16, 1957, in Litchfield, the daughter of Jule Lienard and Virginia... Full story
Agee
Charles Willis Agee, 80, of Staunton, Ill., died at Alhambra Care Center in Alhambra on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. He was born Oct. 23, 1942, in Fort Gordon, Ga., to Charles H. Agee and Jewell McCord... Full story
Osterbuhr
David G. Osterbuhr, 77, of Livingston, Ill., passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at Hitz Memorial Home in Alhambra. He was born June 3, 1946, in... Full story
Heigert
Harold N. Heigert, 93, of Staunton, Ill.,, died Saturday, July 8, 2023, at his residence in Staunton. He was born March 28, 1930, in Staunton, the son of the late Benjamin and Frances (Dietz)... Full story
Smith
Dorothy J. Smith, 86, of Staunton, Ill., died on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at her residence. She was born Dec. 16, 1936, in Mortons Gap, Ky., the... Full story
Severtson
April Lee Severtson, 62, of Mt. Olive Ill., died on Monday, July 17, 2023, in Litchfield. She was born on April 3,1961, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, the daughter of Robert W. Dyke and C... Full story
Banovz
Brian P. Banovz, 55, of rural Neoga, Ill., died July 20, 2023, at his residence. He was born Nov. 10, 1967, in Staunton, the son of Roger William Sr.... Full story
Corbin
Helen Elaine (Hayes) Corbin, 59, of Gillespie, Ill., died on July 20, 2023, after a courageous multi-year battle with breast cancer. Helen was born on March 24, 1964, to Richard Hayes and Helen... Full story
Loveless
Marybeth Loveless, 100, of Gillespie, Ill., died at Heritage Health of Gillespie on Saturday, July 22, 2023. She was born Jan. 3, 1923, in Gillespie, to Louis and Bertha Louise (Gray) Archibald. She... Full story
Turner
Cole Brandon Turner, 40, of Brighton, Ill., died at his residence on Sunday, July 23, 2023. He was born Aug. 15, 1982, in Alton, to Cole Ward Turner and Valerie Bloodworth Shupenus. He married Brandie... Full story
Burgard
Linda Ellen Burgard, 73, of Staunton, Ill., died at The Bradford Place in Swansea, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. She was born April 19, 1950, in Peoria, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary... Full story
Exibit of photographs
2 Destinations, a photographic exhibition of Bill Bechem's recent travels will open at Blackbird Bakery and Cafe on Saturday, July 29. There will...
Girl Scouts visit World Association of Girl Guides in the U.K.
Troop 6106 in front of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts' World Center Pax Lodge. Pictured are (L to R) Troop Leader Sarah...
Pre-kindergarten screenings at Staunton school
The Staunton School District will be conducting pre-kindergarten screenings on Thursday, Aug. 3, at the school, 801 N. Deneen Street. If you live in the Staunton School District and have a child who...
Drive-thru dinner in Litchfield
St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor the fourth of six drive-thru dinners on Monday, Aug. 14, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. to support the Auxiliary’s scholarship fund. The Aug. 14 drive-thru dinner p...
