Articles from the October 4, 2023 edition
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Staunton's Junior High Baseball team places 3rd at State
Well, the Staunton JH Baseball Season has come to an end, but not many schools in the State of Illinois can say they won their last game. The boys,...
2nd annual Fields of Faith in Staunton
Students from Staunton high school as well as other schools from around the area will join thousands of other youth on athletic fields across the nation on Wednesday, Oct. 11, to share their...
ESSER III Grant approved
The Board of Education was thrilled to hand out its first 'Building Up Bulldogs' award to Becky Painter of Bill's IGA. Ensuring strong and collaborative relationships with the communities is critical...
Storm damage resulted in building and apartments being flooded
The storm that came roaring in on Tuesday, Sept. 26, really did a number on the historical brick buildings that still stand on Main Street in...
Moser
Moser William John “Bill” Moser, 87, of Staunton, Ill., died on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. He was born Feb. 16, 1936, in Granite City, the son of the lat...
Brines
Brines Doris V. Brines, 93, died on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at Staunton Health and Rehab Center. She was born on March 6, 1930, to Otho Gill and...
Gibson
Bonnie Karen Gibson, 76, of Gillespie, Ill., died on Sept. 30, 2023. She was born March 29, 1947, in Bruno, Mo., to Alvis and Ruby (Rutherford) Shafer. She married Jerry Gibson, and they enjoyed 43 ye...
Schaefer
Mary V. “Ginger” Schaefer, 56, of East Alton, Ill., died at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. She was born on Nov. 20, 1966, in Wood River, the daughter of the...
Giver
Melony L. Biver, 48, of Worden, Ill., died Friday, Sept. 29, at Community Hospital of Staunton. She was born on Oct. 22, 1974, in Alton to Bill Patton and Linda Lippoldt. On Oct. 14, 2000, she...
Hill
Dorothy B. Hill, 83, of Mt. Olive, Ill., died at her residence on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. She was born March 13, 1940, in Raymond to Fred Mitts and Gladys Stockstill Mitts. She married Darrell E. Hill...
Neeley
Gary Otto Neeley, 67, of Staunton, Ill., died at his residence on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. He was born on Nov. 28, 1955, in Shelby, Mich., the son of the late Samuel Wilson Neeley Jr. and Caledia Ward...
O'Connell
Nicholas J. O'Connell Sr., 42, of Gillespie, Ill., died at his residence on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. He was born July 12, 1981, in Litchfield, to Terry Robbins and Jerrie Smith Anderson. He was a...
Schultze
Schultze James A. Schultze, 85, of Staunton, Ill., died at his residence on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. He was born on June 12, 1938 in Highland, the son of the late John C. Schultze and Helen C....
Hill
Dorothy B. Hill, 83, of Mt. Olive, Ill., died at her residence on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. She was born March 13, 1940, in Raymond to Fred Mitts and Gladys Stockstill Mitts. She married Darrell E. Hill...
St. Michael's hands out prize money from Raffle
8 tickets for the Grand Raffle were sold in record time again this year. This year's lucky winners were drawn on Sunday, Oct. 1st at our Chicken Dinner Carry-out and Country Store event. The...
Dorchester Township
The regular monthly meeting of the Dorchester Township Board of Trustees has been moved to the third Tuesday of the month. Sharon Bruhn, Dorchester Township Clerk...
October at the Worden Public Library
It’s time again for the Illinois Heartland Library System’s annual Library Crawl. People who participate in the Crawl visit as many libraries as they can during October, getting their “pa...
Lions Peace Poster Contest
Every year Lions Club International presents a global Peace Poster Contest for youth ages 11, 12, or 13 years of age. Dare to dream is the theme for 2023. Staunton Lions Club and the Staunton Public L...
Nutrition Center
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...
Troop 8034 Cookout
Staunton Boy Scout Troop 8034 will be having a cookout at Ace Hardware in Staunton, on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 from 10:30 until 1:30 (unless sold out). On the menus will be Brats, BBQ Sandwiches,...
Macoupin County Courthouse News
Marriages Joshua Tyler Sergent of Girard, Madison Claire Starks of Girard Cody Allen Cutbirth of Litchfield, Mackenzie Brianna Harris of Litchfield Jakob Michael Stammer of Bunker Hill, Peyton Oriana...
Library Happenings by Julie Jarman
How can you not love a month that brings you cooler weather, bright orange, yellow and red colors, football and soccer season, and jacket, sweatshirts and stylish boot attire? Fall is officially...
Illinois State Police to conduct nighttime enforcement patrols
Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 8 Commander, Captain Casey Faro, announces the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Madison and St. Clair County during October. NITE patrols...
Slices of Life
This is the first of a two-part column. Because trees not only require but deserve two parts of our attention. Majestic. Beautiful. Larger than life. Strong. All-knowing. All-seeing. Reaching skyward....
