Issue of Dec. 25, 1997

A son was born to Kim and Ralph Sawyer of Mascoutah on Dec. 16 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville.

Rudy and Dorothy Kuttin will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 2.

Edward and Helen (Sievers) Ruehrup will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on Dec. 27.

Gilbert A. Elmore (67) of Staunton died Dec. 16 at his residence.

Jessie Elizabeth Heinricks (69) of Lake Ka-Ho, Mt. Olive, died Dec. 18 at Willowcreek Rehab and Nursing Center in Belleville.

Harry F. Bohlen (79) of Staunton died Dec. 19 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Staunton.

Ronald Dean “Hooter” Vesper (46) of Staunton died Dec. 21 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo.

Grace M. Keonig (76) of Livingston died Dec. 22 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.

Issue of Jan. 1, 1998

Scarlett Schuette and Jeff Nehls were married Aug. 30, 1997, in Litchfield.

A daughter was born to Joe and Dawn Oettel of Chatham on Dec. 17.

Elmer C. Bruce (89) of rural Staunton died at his residence on Dec. 25.

Grace M. Keonig (76) of Livingston died Dec. 22, at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield.

Ruth P. Monti (71) of Staunton died Dec. 22 at Community Memorial Hospital.

Hannora H. Intihar (90) of Staunton died Dec. 23 at Hampton Nursing Home in Alhambra.

John Papp (95) of New Douglas died Dec. 28 at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton.

Issue of Dec. 26, 2007

Some Staunton residents have plans to begin a Farmers Market on the corner of Union and Pearl streets in the spring.

Former World War II prisoner of war Leonard Lovejoy shared his recollections of the winter of 1944-45.

Obituaries: Betty A. McDole (87), Staunton, died Dec. 22; Veronica Emelia Duncan (90) Litchfield, died Dec. 19; Elsie A. Paul (94), Prairietown, died Dec. 17; Victor V. Kernich (84), Mt. Olive, died Dec. 21; Alfred E.Culp (82), Highland, formerly of Gillespie and Staunton, died Dec. 22.

Issue of Jan. 2, 2008

The occupant of the apartment located directly behind Stefco Sports was burned when a fire destroyed the apartment on New Year’s Eve. He was taken to St. John’s Hospital in Springfield for treatment.

A daughter was born to Dawn Pulley and Derek Schehl on Dec. 25.

Obituaries: John Dee Whitson, Sr., (79), Hutsonville, died Dec. 3; Margherita L. Martini (100), Kansas City, Ks., formerly of Wilsonville, Ill., died Dec. 24; Adrian Kenneth Fritsche, Sr., (80), Mt. Olive, died Dec. 25; Melba D. Loeh (81), Worden, died Dec. 28; Estell Bernard Boone (96), Gillespie, died Dec. 24; William Allen McCourt (77), Gillespie, died Dec. 29; Irma E. Reiman (75), Litchfield, formerly of Murphysboro, died Dec. 26; Margaret I. Maddalon (85), Staunton, died Dec. 23; Ronald W. “Uncle Ronnie” Kerley (51), St. Louis, formerly of Benld, died Dec. 26.