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

Mt. Olive First Baptist Church at 410 West 3rd North Street in Mt. Olive is having special services for the Christmas season and New Year's. Christmas services will be on Dec. 19 at 9:30 a.m., 10:30...

In a safe place, I found a golden treasure. Wrapped in soft velvet, I held in my hands once more my Aunt Eva’s antique watch. It was like sipping red wine, as a feeling of warmth intoxicated my s...

Nancy Hubert, pastor of the local Methodist church, has announced that their Christmas Eve candlelight service will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24. All are invited to celebrate Christ's birth with...

* Save the peel on oranges and grapefruits. You can toss them on a fire for a nice smell. * Fold and snip a coffee filter into a paper snowflake. Lay over an iced cookie or cake to sift a sugar...

Lorraine Little Jackson, 88, of Benld, Ill., died at Heritage Health of Carlinville, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. She was born April 22, 1933, in New Douglas to James and Ida (Arndt) Forbes. She...

Linda Kay Pine, 76, of Hazelwood, Mo., died in Gillespie, Ill., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. She was born Aug. 28, 1945, in Carlinville, Ill., to Floyd and Edna (Blevins) Releford. She was retired after...

J.D. Vazzi, 66, of Staunton, Ill., died Tuesday, Dec. 7, at his residence. He was born Feb. 9, 1955, in Staunton, a son of the late Frank L. and Elizabeth (Straub) Vazzi. He married Rhonda Hoffman on...

Lynda K. Smith, 75, of Wilsonville, Ill., died at Hillsboro Rehab & Health Care in Hillsboro on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. She was born Feb. 11, 1946, in Olive Branch, to Silas and Netta (Heindricks)...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday reported 49,668 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 266 deaths since...

Funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their water and waste water assistance through Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation in Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin co...

The Staunton Education Foundation would like to thank the following for their donations and memorials: C. Rodney Barnhart of Pasadena, Calif. Walter V. Spotte of Naples, Fla. Sharon & Gary Cartier...

The Staunton Terriers had two road games last week, as the team traveled to Carlinville on Dec. 7 and to Bunker Hill on Dec. 9. The 8th grade team played one of its best games of the year at...

Concordia Tuesday Night Men JM Power Washing Svcs 53 R & B's 45 Luketich Arms 38 GPaMoose and the Boys 32 Greg Stein, 258 & 65; JM Power Washing Svcs, 957; Luketich Arms, 2661; Moose Scheumann, 251 &...

Staunton High School and its athletic department congratulates the football, volleyball, golf, and soccer teams All South Central Conference members. The Bulldogs football team had five all-conference...

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced that hunters took a preliminary total of 71,675 deer during the seven-day 2021 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 5. Hunters...

Dec. 22 - End of First Semester Dec.23 - Jan. 3 - Winter Holiday Jan. 4 - No School Teachers Institute Jan. 5 - Classes Resume Boys Basketball Dec. 17 - at Greenville Dec. 18 - at Lebanon, 1 p.m....

–Capitol News Illinois The state saw its unfunded pension liability decrease in fiscal year 2021, due in large part to investment returns exceeding 20 percent, according to a new report from the C...