Articles from the November 29, 2023 edition
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Duda Park Lighting spectacle overcomes the Grinch
The Lighting of Duda Park took place on Saturday, Nov. 25, with music provided by Sam Alender and David Cisler. Which makes it official: Thanksgiving...
FFA Food and Toy Drive
The Staunton FFA will be holding our Stuff-A-Bus charity event at Ace Hardware on Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The FFA will be collecting...
Levy and Collection of Fiscal Year taxes authorized
By Kelly Costa On, Nov. 27, during Monday night’s city council meeting, the council approved the Ordinance authorizing the Levy and Collection of Taxes for the corporate and municipal purposes of t...
School District to obtain a new food service provider
On Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, Superintendent Brett Allen, brought to attention that the district office staff are beginning the preparatory process to issue RFP’s for the district’s food service pro...
Christmas concert at St. Paul's
The Community Christmas Concert will be held on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul United Church of Christ, 225 S. Laurel Street in Staunton. This year's concert will feature the...
Boosters Grand Raffle
Staunton's Sports Boosters are selling tickets for it’s Grand Raffle. Prizes include two $5,000 winners and five $1,000 winners. Tickets are $50 each and can be purchased at Bill’s IGA, Green Roo...
Staunton's holiday events: The gift that keeps giving
During Small Business Saturday, the Duda Park Lighting began on Nov. 25, at 5 p.m. There were Christmas carols and refreshments. Dec. 1 is open to various events: From 4-8 p.m., the City of Staunton w...
SEF Winter Raffle Tickets sold now
The Staunton Education Foundation Winter Raffle Tickets are available. Only 500 tickets will be sold and they are $20 a ticket. First prize is $3,000; Second Prize is $1,500; and Third prize is $500....
Slices of Life
By: Jill Pertler I love my wardrobe. Heck, I love clothes. A lot. But for years (for decades, people) I put that all on the back burner. It was due to the kids. It’s always due to the kids, isn’t it?...
From Our Files
Issue of Nov. 25, 1998 The Boy Scouts collected 4,150 food items during the annual food drive and donated the collection to the food pantry at the...
Days Gone By In Staunton
Thursday, June 21, 1923 -- GEORGE L. BOND KILLED BY TRAIN -- Leslie J. Ore had Lucky Escape when Auto was Hit by Train -- George L. Bond, age 25, was almost instantly killed and Leslie J. Ore slightly...
Jennie Hodgers is unique Civil War story in Illinois
By Tom Emery Of the 2.2 million men who fought for the North in the Civil War, most were indeed male. Some only pretended to be. A few women made their way into Civil War ranks, and the best known...
Lehman
Patsy Irene Jacobsen Lehman, 87, died on Nov. 23, 2023. She was born Jan. 2, 1936, in St. Louis, Mo., the eldest daughter of Charles and Inez (Eldridge) Jacobsen. She married Billie E. Lehman on...
Chaney
Julia A. Chaney, 85, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died at Staunton Health and Rehab Center, on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. She was born Aug. 28, 1938, in Wood River, to Lyman McNabney and Julia Grange...
Good
Lynette D. Good, 65, of Riverton, Ill., died on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. She was born on Feb. 3, 1958, in Litchfield, to Gilbert Monke and Dolores DeVries....
Cruthis
Dylan Joseph Cruthis, 30, of Sorento, Ill., died unexpectedly on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at his home. Dylan was born April 22, 1993, in Litchfield, th...
Steele
Charles “Ed” Steele, 88, of Worden, Ill., died at Anderson Hospital in Maryville on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. He was born Oct. 28, 1935, in Ripley County, Mo., the son of the late Thomas R. Steele and...
Bartlett
Karen Marie Bartlett, 66, of Staunton, Ill., died Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Born April 17, 1957, in Wood River, she was the daughter of Webster and Beryl...
Kelly
Billy Conn Kelly, 80, of Dorchester, Ill., died at his residence on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. He was born Dec. 7, 1942, in Gillespie, to James Orville Kelly and Celia Dillon Kelly. He retired in May...
Dustmann
Meghan E. Dustmann, 22, of Prairietown, Ill., died near Prairietown on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. She was born Feb. 15, 2001, in Alton, the daughter of...
Hubbard
Jeffrey L. Hubbard, Sr., 66, of Livingston, Ill., died on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at his residence. Jeff was born March 11, 1957, in East St....
O Holy Night Live Nativity
Experience the true meaning of Christmas through a reenactment of Luke 2, the birth of Jesus. The program begins in a heated shed before following...
To You … With Love,
At Wal-Mart, one can hear the bells of Christmas ringing at the doorway of the soul. Bells say so many things that words fail to tell. Many years ago in the days of the prophet Zechariah, he caught th...
Nutrition Center
Reservations 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 or cancel meals, call (217)...
Lions Club Secret Santa
The Staunton Lions Club will be hosting its Secret Santa Program with food certificates for families and senior citizens in need. The location is the Staunton Library Basement. This is not handicap ac...
