Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
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The Terrier 8th grade basketball team traveled to Greenville last week to play in the 74th Annual James Burke Memorial Tournament. The program was looking to win its first game at the event since joining the field four years ago. Not only did the Terriers win a game, but they went 3-0 on the week to capture the title. Staunton began play as the #1 seed on Monday, Jan. 16, against Aviston. The Terries started slow but eventually emerged with a 43-10 victory. Isiah Laux and Luke Moore combined...
Staunton Jr High is the host school for the this year’s 8-3A Basketball Regional. Schools competing are: (Game 1) - Roxana vs. Greenville at 9 a.m. Jan. 28 (Game 2) East St. Louis Lincoln vs. East Alton MS, 10:15 a.m. Jan. 28 (Game 3) Vandalia vs. Wood River Lewis & Clark, 11:30 a.m. Jan. 28. (Game 4) -Staunton vs. the winnner of Roxana/Greenville 12:45 p.m. Jan. 28 (Game 5) Winners Game 2 vs. the winner Game 3 at 2 p.m. on Jan. 28. Regional Championship game: Winners from game 4 and game 5 play for Regional title at 6 p.m. on Feb. 1. The w...
Southwestern defeated North Mac in the Macoupin County championship game in overtime. NM 10 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 3 = 36 SW 10 - 7- 11 - 5 - 5 = 38...
Feb. 3 - School Improvement Day (12:30 p.m. Dismissal) Girls Varsity Basketball Jan. 26 - Piasa SW, T, 6 p.m. Jan. 31 - Madison, H, 6 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball Jan. 27 - Vandalia, H, 6 p.m Jan. 28 - Lincolnwood, H, 6 p.m. Jan. 31 - Mt. Olive, H. 6 p.m. Jr. High Boys Basketball Jan. 28 - 8th Regional, TBA Scholastic Bowl Jan. 31 - at Gillespie...
In their first game at the Macoupin County Tournament, the Staunton Bulldogs defeated Carlinville (58-40) on Jan. 16. This win advanced the Bulldogs to play Southwestern on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Southwestern defeated the Bulldogs (47-28). The win advanced Southwestern to the championship game vs. North Mac at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20. The loss put Staunton in the 3rd place game vs. Bunker Hill to be played at 4:30 p.m. Friday. Anchored by Braden Buffington with 40 points, the Bulldogs...
Reservations for Benld Nutrition Center 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) 835-3174. Whole Wheat Bread served daily unless noted (*) and 2% milk served daily. Menu subject to change based on product availability. Make checks payable to IVEDC. Wednesday, Jan. 25- Chili, All-Meat Frank on Bun*, Slaw, Tropical Fruit, Cheesecake with Cherries Thursday, Jan. 26 - Potato Soup, Chicken Salad Sandwich,...
The Jan. 19 meeting started at 1 p.m. with the president Gerry Cook bringing the meeting to order. There were 29 members attending. The Lord's Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were said. The attendance prizes were won by Doris Thomas and Mary Lyons. Members sang Happy Birthday to the five members whose birthdays are in January. The meeting was then adjourned and everyone enjoyed playing bingo which was called by Leslie Vannoy, regional administrator for The Glenwood Assisted Living facilities. The next meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 1...
Joseph Fisher of Staunton was named to Buena Vista University's fall 2022 dean's list. Fisher was among more than 500 students named to the dean's list this semester. The dean's list recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester. Buena Vista University is located in Storm Lake, Iowa....
Alaina Bozarth of Worden achieved the dean's list at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., for the fall 2022 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours (exclusive of audit and pass/fail courses this semester) and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C (inclusive of audit, pass/fail courses and zero-credit courses)....
Area students have been named to the fall 2022 president's list at Southeast Missouri State University. Emmery Pau of Gillespie and Nicole Knackstedt of Alhambra were included on the list. Students named to the list earned at least a 4.0 grade point average and completed at least 12 hours of standard graded credit in a semester....
Each semester, students at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., who attain academic excellence are named to the dean's list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the fall semester and at least a 3.50 grade point average (on a 4.00 scale). These area students made the list: Mackenzie Miller of Bunker Hill, Alexis Scroggins of Bunker Hill, and Annaston Walker of Dorsey....
The University of Evansville in Evansville, Ind., recently annouced the dean's list for the fall 2022 semester. Nicole Bluhm of Alhambra, majoring in Criminal Justice, was on the list. To merit the honor of being placed on the dean's list, a student must have carried a full academic load of 12 hours or more and have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or above....
Happy New Year from the Staunton Lions Club. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our generous community for contributing in some form or fashion to our Secret Santa program, which was held Saturday, Dec. 17. Again this year we had an abundance of monetary as well as toy donations. With all the monetary donations we were able to provide approximately 50 families with food certificates to be used at Bill's IGA and 133 children were able to wake up Christmas morning and open gifts. The generosity of the community again this year was...
The Staunton Elbon Shrine Club officers for this year are (L to R) Asheley Lybarger, membership chairman;, treasurer, John Walker; president, Moe St. Arnault,; secretary, Gary Crosslin; and vice-president, Norme Kimme, pictured with Ainad Potentate, Dave Casson....
Olive Township will hold its 2023 monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Olive Township Hall. The next regularly scheduled meeting date is Feb. 15. The remaining dates are: March 15 April 19 May 17 June 21 July 19 Aug. 16 Sept. 20 Oct. 18 Nov. 15 Dec. 20 Dave Lamore Olive Township Clerk...
The Partnership for Educational Excellence is gearing up for an exciting trivia night on Saturday, Feb. 4. The evening will benefit the Partnership’s programs that benefit CUSD7 students through classroom grants and academic tuition scholarships of $1,000 per student. The “For the Love of Education” Trivia Night will be held at the Gillespie Civic Center, 115 North Macoupin (behind the firehouse). Doors open at 6 p.m. and the competition begins at 7 p.m. Mulligans will be for sale; lightning rounds will keep the evening lively; and a varie...
The Mt. Olive High School Class of 1973 50-year reunion will be held on Saturday, May 13, as planned but with a time change. They will be meeting at Tilley's Tavern, 303 East Main Street in Mt. Olive, and there will be appetizers and live band, Fat Chance, from 6 to 10 p.m. Classmates are encouraged to stop in for five minutes or five hours. No RSVP is required. If you have questions, contact Linda Summers at 303-32-7334....
To express love and lift the spirits of local seniors, State Senator Doris Turner is collecting store bought or handmade cards to deliver to long-term care facility residents for Valentine’s Day. “Seniors are a big part of our community and writing them a note can remind them they’re appreciated,” said Turner (D-Springfield). “Taking time out of our days to do a little act of kindness can go a long way to make someone to feel loved this Valentine’s Day.” Turner is collecting store bought and handmade cards for local seniors. People are en...
The following area students have been named to the honor roll at Metro-East Lutheran High School for the first semester of the 2022-2023 school year. Honor Roll with High Distinction (g.p.a. 4.0) 9 Katie Albrecht, Worden 9 Thea Ball, Worden 9 Peter Curtis, Worden 9 Wyatt Goeckner, Worden 11 Avah Jones, Bunker Hill 12 Lexi Bozarth, Worden 12 Silas Curtis, Worden 12 Marcus Gerling, Bunker Hill Honor Roll with Distinction (g.p.a. 3.75-3.99) 9 Miles Dennis, Bunker Hill 10 Kate Jose, Worden 11 Mary Curtis, Worden 11 Deagan Jones, Bunker Hill 11...
The grilling crew at Concordia Hall kept the pork steaks coming during their pork steak dinner on Sunday....
The 8th grade girls basketball players were honored recently. Pictured are Elsa Burenga from Trinity Lutheran School, Hailee Henke, and Livia Crouch...