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

Macoupin County State's Attorney Jordan J. Garrison announced on Thursday that Dalton M.K. Obermark was sentenced by the Honorable Joshua A. Meyer to 40 years in the Illinois Department of...

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

The Staunton American Legion Post 362 will be conducting a cookout at the corner of Elm and Main streets on Saturday, Oct. 8. Serving starts at 10 a.m. Brats and pork patties will...

Boy Scout Troop 34 will be offering lunch for sale at Ace Hardware on Saturday, Oct. 8. They will be serving from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., unless sold out. They will be offering brats, barbecue...

The 800 tickets for the Grand Raffle were sold in record time again this year. This year’s lucky winners were drawn on Sunday, Oct. 2, at St. Michael’s Chicken Dinner Carry-out and Country Store eve...

Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. Don’t miss the opportunity to buy those unique gifts and decorations to make your holidays special at the Gillespie United Methodist Church C...

Randolph P. Anderson, 92, of Gillespie, Ill., died at Heritage Health of Gillespie on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. He was born May 22, 1930, in Gillespie to Robert and Marie (Vannatta) Anderson. He...

Darlene Conlee, 74, of Gillespie, Ill., died at St. John's Hospital in Springfield on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. She was born Aug. 23, 1948, in Litchfield, to Edward and Geneva (Wilkerson) Price. She...

Jessie Marie Dixon, 81, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo., on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. She was born Oct. 28, 1940, in Granite City to Jesse and Evelyn...

Robert Arnold Badstebner, 89, of Benld, Ill., died at his residence on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. He was born Aug. 4, 1933, in Benld, to Arno Robert Badstebner and Mary (Playton) Badstebner Negles. He...

Marriage licenses Brandon Evan Brown, Virden; Tara Gwendolyn Brown, Virden Caleb Christian Knabe, Carlinville; Jenna Lee Storey, Carlinville Kyle Todd Hettick, Palmyra; Lindsey N. Deatherage, Palmyra...

A man who was arrested in Benld on Sept. 12 has been indicted by a Sangamon County Grand Jury for first-degree murder related to the shooting deaths of John and Gloria Norgaard on Sept. 11. They were...

The fall festival and fireworks on Saturday, Oct. 8, beginning at 2 p.m. at Tony's Park in Eagarville is getting closer. There will be a Touch-A-Truck event from 2 to 6 p.m. with the Arch helicopter...

Sept. 26, 2022: Derrick R. Hurley; Suspend Revoked Drivers License, Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle, Expired Registration Sticker Sept. 27, 2022: Hunter W. Edelen; Unlawful Possession of Firearms &...

Businesses, organizations and individuals are being sought to participate in the Livingston Trunk or Treat on Sunday, Oct. 16. This Sunday (Oct. 9) is the registration deadline for those who want to d...

Macoupin County State’s Attorney Jordan J. Garrison announced Monday, Oct. 3, that 31-year-old Chancey Hutson of Granite City was sentenced to 46 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections by t...

Archie A. Hinton, 39, of Staunton, was charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery both Class 3 felonies. According to the Madison County Sheriff's Department, on Sept. 23 Hinton allegedly...

Thursday, Nov. 15, 1990 -- Food Pantry Operates Year round -- Besides receiving food donations from the American Red Cross and through Boy Scout collections, the Staunton Food pantry, which provides...