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

Rita J. Hoehn, 66, of Mt. Olive, Ill., died at her residence on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. She was born Sept. 12, 1955, in Granite City to Kingsley Gobble and Norma (Wilkinson) Fritzsche. She was a...

Bahn Sharon Scholl began her life and grew up in West Virginia. She obtained her teaching degree from West Virginia University. In 1950 Sharon met the love of her life, Joe Bahn of Staunton,...

Marsha Niemeyer, 64, of Gillespie, Ill., died in Wilsonville, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. She was born May 2, 1957, in Alton, to Robert H. and Josie M. (Wadlington) Manus. She married George...

Macey Novack, 55, of Wilsonville, Ill., died at her residence on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. She was born Sept. 29, 1966, in Alton, to Robert H. and Josie M. (Wadlington) Manus. She was a clerk. She is...

The Staunton Lions Club Secret Santa applications are available for pickup at Bill's IGA, the Staunton Public Library, and His Service Station for anyone who is in need of help for Christmas with...

Wilsonville 0 - 3 - 3 - 0 = 6 Sawyerville ... 7 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 7 With a strong cold north wind and temps in the low 40s, the 53rd Turkey Bowl started. The game moved to Gillespie in 2001 from Benld....

Concordia Tuesday Night Men Jim Power Washing Svcs 46 R & B's 38 Luketich Arms 31 GPaMoose and the Boys 25 Greg Stein, 244 & 223 670 series; JM Power Washing Svcs, 979 & 2698; Jeff Harbison, 225 &...

The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation will hold a cookout at Randy's Market in Gillespie on Saturday, Dec. 4. Serving starts at 10 a.m. and continues until all sandwiches are sold. Porkburgers,...

Dec. 1 - School Improvement Day (12:30 p.m. Dismissal) Dec.12 - Winter Band Concert, 7 p.m. in Main Gym Dec. 14 - K-4 Holiday Music Program in Main Gym, 5 p.m. Dec. 19 - Grades 5-12 Holiday Choir...

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) recently announced that in the coming weeks, unemployment insurance benefit payments will no longer be made by debit card. Beginning Dec. 27, 2021...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will host the annual Christmas Remembrance Ceremony for Illinois soldiers listed as POW/MIA during the Vietnam War at the Illinois Vietnam Veterans...

The countdown to the 2022 Illinois State Fair on Aug. 11-21 is formally underway with the start of the traditional holiday promotional campaign starring the Mega and Jumbo Passes. The Mega Pass gives...

With the first snowflakes of the season falling in recent days, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and Illinois Tollway are reminding the driving public that now is the...

Hey Everyone ☺ December 2021- can you believe it? So much has happened to so many of us this year, some good and some bad, that I will be glad to ring in the brand new year soon. It has been a year a...