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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Overview of 1920 to 1929 The first-ever SHS yearbook was published for the 1920-21 school year. It was a quality piece that included a surprising amount of detail about the students. Unfortunately, it was not produced again until 1924 and stopped being published soon thereafter. One can only presume why there were no annuals for over twenty years. The Great Depression certainly played a role. A push to conserve paper during wartime was likely a factor as well. Regardless, Staunton was not alone in its plight, as most community high schools in t...
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Lincoln’s early endorsement, and ultimate abandonment, of the policy of colonization for formerly enslaved individuals to the Caribbean and Central America has been the subject of considerable debate. In this evocative program by historian Brian Mitchell, he will explore Lincoln’s opinions on colonization, his failed colonization experiment, and his ultimate abandonment of colonization as a method of dealing with the issue of African Americans in the United States. Looking for Lincoln invites the public to watch and participate in this onl...
Jan. 16, 2024: James E. Cox; Disobeyed stop sign Jan. 16, 2024: Oliver Q. Lamie; Disobeyed stop sign Jan. 16, 2024: Todd A. Stevenson; Speeding (Radar) Jan. 16, 2024: Lynell L. Pople; Disobeyed stop sign Jan. 16, 2024: Dustin A. Knott; Speeding (Radar), Expired registration sticker Jan. 15, 2024: Scott A. Sheffield Jan. 15, 2024: Conzona J. Pruden; Domestic battery Jan. 15, 2024: Scott A. Sheffield; Disobeyed stop sign Jan. 15, 2024: Richard J. Williams; In-state warrant....
Illinois anglers who chase walleye, sauger or saugeye are invited to participate in the virtual Midwest Walleye Challenge in 2024. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has teamed up with other states, provinces, and developers and researchers at Anglers Atlas to launch this year’s competition. Information gathered through the competition will assist Illinois in providing anglers with important data and add to biologists’ knowledge of various waterbodies. “Competitions like this are incredibly valuable to our understanding of the Illin...
Olive Township will hold its 2024 monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Olive Township Hall. The next regularly scheduled meeting date is Feb. 21, 2024. The remaining dates are: Mar. 20 Apr. 17 May. 15 Jun. 19 July 17 Aug. 21 Sep. 18 Oct. 16 Nov. 20 Dec. 18 Dave Lamore Olive Township Clerk...
The Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort for the highly anticipated IT Trainee program. “IT professionals with a strong background in cybersecurity, coding, and database work are absolutely essential to the continued functioning of state government in the 21st century, and these trainees will form the next wave of information technology innovation thanks to this new initiative by DoIT,” said Governor JB Pritzker. The program began on Jan. 16, 2024 giving trainees the opportunity to...
The 2024 tax season is quickly approaching, and the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) announced today it will begin accepting and processing 2023 tax returns on Jan. 29, the same date the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) begins accepting federal income tax returns. “We encourage taxpayers to file electronically as early as possible as this will speed processing. If they are due money back, they should choose direct deposit as that ensures the fastest issuance of refunds,” IDOR Director David Harris said. “MyTax Illinois, our free onlin...
The U.S. Department of Labor is currently holding more than $5 million in wages owed to more than 7,000 Illinois workers, and the department has launched a new website in an effort to return it. When an employee is underpaid for the work they do, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division can launch an investigation. If it finds that the employee is owed money, known as back pay, the department collects the unpaid wages and attempts to distribute it to the employee. The new Workers Owed Wages website attempts to connect workers with potential u...
Fatal crashes on interstates and expressways in Illinois fell by 7 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year, and shootings were down more than 30 percent. Illinois State Police report the declines came at the same time troopers were beefing up their enforcement on the state’s transportation arteries. Arrests were up 3 percent, gun recoveries up 12 percent, and vehicle recoveries were up 7 percent. “Over the past several years, we have really demanded more of ourselves, making the tough decisions, executing, and empowering the most eff...
By Tom Emery Former President Trump is the odds-on favorite to win the Republican nomination for President in 2024. If he succeeds, he will be on a rare path in American history. Only one former President has lost a re-election bid, then won his way back to the White House. That chief executive was Grover Cleveland, the only President in American history to serve non-consecutive terms. The rise, fall, and comeback of Cleveland is one of the most curious tales in U.S. political history. A former mayor of Buffalo and governor of New York, Clevela...