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  • Staunton Helping Hands Center July Recap

    Aug 14, 2024

    The Staunton Helping Hands Center (SHHC) continues to serve the community with a bountiful mass of volunteers that not only volunteer their own free time, but they do so with a cheerful attitude. Having all volunteers aligned in the same direction is a result of everyone being determined to provide a positive effect on the surroundings of an environment. In recent months, an average of 400 people (adults and children within households) have been impacted by the pantry services. An average of...

  • Slowly Waving Goodbye To Another Summer; Screaming Hello To Staunton Night-Life

    Aug 14, 2024

    BY CAMERYN BARBEAU/ STAR-TIMES During Staunton’s city council meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, the city council highlighted the annual Balloon Glow festival, Ribfest and Strassenfest events these upcoming weekends. These three annual Staunton events ensure that the summer closes out with a bang. In The City Clerk’s report, the on-site work for the Annual Fiscal Year Audit has been completed by C.J. Schlosser and Company. The complete audit should be finished by the end of Sept. Under Public Health and Safety, council members approved the motion to...

  • Macoupin Co. Sheriff's Office Releases Results

    Aug 14, 2024

    The Macoupin County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic safety campaign throughout the month of July reminding motorists to slow down to save lives. The speed enforcement effort was conducted by Macoupin County Sheriff's Office and other state and local law enforcement agencies across Illinois to reduce highway fatalities. During the campaign, Macoupin County Sheriff's Office issued: 95 speeding citations; one fugitive apprehended; three suspended/revoked licenses; and four traffic related citations. The speed enforcement effort was made...

  • Ride The Hot-Air Wave At The Annual Balloon Glow

    Aug 14, 2024

    Be sure to save the date for Staunton's Balloon Glow that will be taking place at Staunton's Firemen's Park on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 4 p.m. It will be a filled evening with food vendors, kids zone, face paintings, and of course hot air balloons. Balloon artists will be at the Glow from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., as well as four bounce houses and the MAC bus with kids’ activities will run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. These kids’ attractions are all free. An ATM machine will be available, and the Chamber will earn three percent for each transaction. FFA wil...

  • Tori Carroll 5k Run And Walk; Registration Is Still Available

    Aug 14, 2024

    The Tori Carroll 5k Memorial Fun Run and Walk is this upcoming Saturday, on Aug. 17, 2024. The annual event is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Extra caution is both requested and required for motorists in the Staunton area. Please be careful and patient with the participants if seen out and about. For any participants that have ordered shirts, the shirt and swag bag pickup is set for Wednesday, Aug. 14 and Thursday, Aug. 15 in the Staunton High School parking lot from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. For those not registered, there is still an opportunity to...

  • Staunton FFA Awarded Back-To-Back Years A National 3-Star Ranking

    Aug 14, 2024

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  • SFPD Issues Tips To Help Kids Get To School Safely

    Aug 14, 2024

    As summer days grow shorter, communities across America will soon be observing that timeless annual ritual: the first day of school. It’s a time when parents breathe a sigh of relief and students and teachers anticipate new beginnings and new challenges. Unfortunately, the beginning of school is also a time when children are at increased risk of transportation related injuries from pedestrian, bicycle, school bus, and motor vehicle crashes because there are many more children on the road each morning and afternoon and many drivers’ pat...

  • Law Expands Illinois Grocery Initiative; Tackle Food Deserts

    Aug 14, 2024

    Farmer-owned grocery stores or markets can now apply for grants thanks to a new law championed by State Senator Doris Turner. “With this expansion, we are prioritizing our small-scale farmers who work every day to put food on our tables,” said Turner (D-Springfield). “Food deserts, especially in Central and Southern Illinois, deprive people of fresh, nutritious foods. This is an important step to tackling food deserts while uplifting our farmers.” Senate Bill 3219 expands on the 2023 Illinois Grocery Initiative by allowing the Illinois Departm...

  • Slices Of Life

    Aug 14, 2024

    By: Jill Pertler We all started out in the same way. As babies. But what would it be like to go back? Imagine being a baby. I’ve thought about this a few times, while watching my grands navigate their way through this world. I imagine myself in their tiny tottering shoes - or bodies, so to speak. And I realize, with what I know now, it wouldn’t be easy to be a baby again. The dust bunnies themselves could prove formidable. But beyond that, living a toddler-sized life on an adult-sized planet might be frustrating. And intimidating. Overwhelming....

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