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

By Kelly Costa During Monday night’s city council meeting, the council approved Trick-or-Treat days and hours in Staunton on Oct. 30 and 31 from dusk to 9 p.m. on both nights. The council also r...

St. Michael’s parish in Staunton will host their Chicken Dinner and Country Store from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish gymnasium, 419 E. Main Street in Staunton on Sunday, Oct. 2. The dinner menu i...

Reinhard John Schuster,79, Staunton, Ill., died Thursday, Sept. 22, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. He was born on July 16, 1943, in Romania, the son of the late Johann and Susanna (... Full story

Helen Irene McKechan, 96, of Gillespie, Ill., died in St. Peters, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. She was born March 8, 1926, in Benld to Sylvester and Julia (Onesky) Koschak. She married John B. Mc... Full story

Dorothy M. Bertagnolli, nee Bahn, 96, of Highland, Ind., formerly of Staunton, Ill., died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. She was a daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Bahn of Staunton. She married... Full story

Zion Lutheran Church, 1301 N. State Street in Litchfield, will have their rummage sale on Friday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. A $3 bag sale will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8 to 11 a.m....

A limited number of spots are still available for the Take Charge of Your Diabetes Workshop that will begin at the Ralph and Josephine Oltmann Community Center in Staunton on Thursday, Sept. 29....

Livingston/Williamson Fire Department will be holding their annual pork steak dinner on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (while supplies last). You are invited to come on out to the...

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...

Nearly 800,000 people die by suicide every year, which is one person every 40 seconds, according to the World Health Organization. In addition, for each completed suicide, there are more than 20 attem...

The Macoupin County Veterans Assistance Commission will be in Benld on Tuesday, Oct. 4, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Assistant Superintendent Bobby Scott will be at the Cahokia Township office. He will be...

Secretary of State Jesse White’s Mobile Drivers Unit will be at the Benld Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4. They will be offering the following services: Driver’s license ren...

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....

Sept. 19, 2022: Jordan D. Bishop; No Valid Registration Sept. 19, 2022: Dominic Johnson; Possession of Methamphetamine Sept. 21, 2022: Brandi L. Defrates; Battery, In-State Warrant Sept 21, 2022:...

Choir rehearsals for the Community Christmas Concert will begin on Wednesday evening, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Staunton. The concert date has been set for Sunday...

Thursday, Oct. 25, 1990 -- Firemen To Host New Years Dance -- The Staunton Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a New Years Eve Dance and Party. Music for dancing will be provided by Pair-A-Dice...

Issue of Sept. 25, 1997 Tom and JoLynn Trettenero celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Sept. 23. A son was born to Jeff and Leslie (Henehan) Gusewelle on Sept. 15. Henry “Hank” Michael Bis...