Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 47
The Staunton School District welcomes Bill Carpenter as interim junior high principal. He was hired during a special board of education meeting on Feb. 28. He will serve until the end of the current school year. Carpenter, a retired administrator, has recently served as an administrative consultant for Bond County CUSD #2. Prior to his retirement, he was the building principal for Sorento Elementary School. During his educational career, Carpenter was often recognized for his outstanding...
The Student Council at Staunton Junior High is hosting a food drive through Friday, March 11. Items have been assigned points and prizes will be awarded at the end of the food drive to the classes with the most points. Each grade level has been assigned specific items the food pantry has requested. Those items will be worth two points while everything else will be worth one point. Students do not have to bring in only what is on the list; all donations are appreciated....
Carlee Bushnell's second grade class at Staunton Elementary enjoyed the beautiful weather last week when they practiced writing their spelling words outside....
The Livingston/Williamson Volunteer Fire De-partment showed their appreciation to Shamsher Singh, main owner of the Livingston Shell gas station, by presenting him with an "Appreciation Award" for his generous contributions to the fire department. His generosity, in addition to the fire department's well-supported community fundraisers and designated beneficiary for memorials, has allowed our company to upgrade firefighter's safety equipment....
– Capitol News Illinois In a 106-page, 22-count indictment, federal prosecutors painted a picture of former House Speaker Michael Madigan as the leader, along with a longtime confidante, of a sweeping criminal enterprise that influenced legislation for personal power and financial gain. “The Madigan Enterprise,” as prosecutors called it in the document filed Wednesday, benefitted from Madigan’s position as a Democratic ward committeeman, speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois and law partn...
By DANIEL GRANT FarmWeek Prairie Farms Dairy named Matt McClelland as chief executive officer on Jan. 1. He replaced longtime CEO Ed Mullins, who decided to step down and assume an advisory role as senior executive officer, after more than 40 years with the largest dairy cooperative in the Midwest. With more than 30 years of his own experience at Prairie Farms, founded in Carlinville in 1938 and currently headquartered in Edwardsville, McClelland looks to build off successes and maintain a strong network of farmer members. “We’ve got to mai...
By Daniel Grant, FarmWeek Farm animals don’t play near the role in emitting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as some suggest. In fact, the livestock industry has become much more efficient and looks to be part of future climate solutions, according to Frank Mitloehner, professor of animal science and air quality Extension specialist at the University of California-Davis. He discussed the livestock industry’s role in the climate this month during Purdue University’s annual Top Farmer Conference. “The animals are receiving a lot of critici...
By Daniel Grant FarmWeek Shoppers and diners might see some relief from food price inflation in 2022 after absorbing steep price increases the past year. But prices for many items likely won’t go down any time soon. USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) predicts the consumer price index (CPI) for all food could increase 2% to 3% in 2022, down from the 2021 forecast of 3-4%. The CPI for all food increased another half percentage point from October to November and climbed 6.1% higher than November 2020, which marked the highest food price inf...
February is gone and, like this team, everyone is looking forward to baseball season. Unfortunately, we have no identification of team members or even the year they were preparing for. This feature is a lot more fun when you recognize the people in them or at least the occasion. Please check back, look through your old photos of friends and events and share them with our readers. Photos do not have to be 50 years old to be interesting. Just looking back 5 - 10 - 20 years, the fashions and...
By: Jill Pertler I’ve spent all of my life in the north, where winter is winter and snow is snow. The snow falls down from the sky. If you want to get to work in the morning you often have to rid your driveway of it. Out of necessity, most of us have snow blowers, or shovels on a lesser day. Blowing the driveway (and sidewalks and walkways) typically, happens more than a few times each winter, which, by the way, often lasts for at least six months. Blowing the snow is something northerners do, because they have to. Those of us living in the t...
Issue of March 6, 1997 Tricia Goebel and Timothy Young were married Dec. 6, 1996, in Prairietown. Angela Bertolino and Mark Rantanen were married July 6, 1996, in Bethalto. Amelia Manea (83) of Staunton died March 1 at her daughter’s home in Pleasant Plains. Nellie Marie Farris (87) of Staunton died March 2 at Heritage Manor of Staunton. Esther Amanda Vernetti (84) of Mt. Olive died March 1 in Mt. Olive. Ralph Bremblet Shirley Sr. (88) of Sorento died March 3 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Issue of March 7, 2007 The annual report of t...
Thursday, December 22, 1966 -- SCHOOL BOARDS SPEAK OUT CONCERNING PROPOSED NEW DISTRICT IN MADISON COUNTY -- The following statement was given to the Star-Times by the Boards of Education of Worden and Livingston School Districts. The joint Boards of Education of Livingston-Worden are curious as to why neighboring school districts have distorted the facts surrounding the SIU feasibility study regarding a proposed school district in the Northeastern part of Madison County consisting of Alhambra,, Hamel, New Douglas, Livingston, Worden and...
Every spring, fire safety experts along with the nonprofit Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (IFSA) reminds residents about the life-saving habit of checking their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms when setting their clocks forward for daylight saving time. The National Fire Protection Association reports that 81 percent of battery-operated smoke alarms which failed to operate in home fires had missing, disconnected, or dead batteries. To combat these alarming statistics, the IFSA worked with the Illinois General Assembly to update a law to...
Sue Bruhn, 78, of Staunton, Ill., died at her residence on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. She was born on June 3, 1943, in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of the late Raymond and Evelyn (Stevens) McRill. She married Wayne D. Bruhn Sr. on Oct. 30, 1963, and he preceded her in death on July 17, 2015. She was the owner/operator of Kiddie Korner Day Care in Staunton with her sister Sharon for several years. She also worked as a Certified Nurses Aide at The Glenwood and at Heritage Health in Staunton. She was... Full story
Don L. Hankins, 40, of Livingston, Ill., died Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield. He was born on June 11, 1981, in Chicago, the son of Don Brown and Kena Hankins. Don worked for the United Parcel Service in Chicago as a packer. He is survived by his mother, Kena Hankins; paternal grandmother, Bernadine Brown; stepmother, Beth Brown; sisters, Charity Miles, Bernadette Brown; brothers, Robert "Bobby" Vanmeter, Edward Brown, Walter Brown; and nieces, Angel Tedrick, Hevyn... Full story
Mary Theresa "Terry” Mize, 69, of Gillespie, Ill., died at Heritage Health of Gillespie on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. She was born Dec. 17, 1952, in Litchfield, to Frederick T. and Theresa Elaine “Elaine” (Monschien) Bierschenk. She married George L. Mize, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 2019. She was retired after having been a teachers aide for Community Unit School District 7. She is survived by her daughter, Heather (Eric) Mize Ferguson of Gillespie, and several cousins. Mary was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Priva... Full story
Bill Dittmar, 66, of Worden, Ill., died Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Christian Northeast Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Born Sept. 6, 1955, in St. Louis, Mo., he was a son of the late William and Yvonne (Farran) Dittmar. He married Marci Stoll on June 6, 1981, and she survives. He was the owner of Performance Pipe in Worden. Bill was a member of the Edwardsville Moose Lodge # 1561 in Edwardsville and a retired member of the Worden Volunteer Fire Department. Bill enjoyed watching NASCAR on Sundays with friends. He is survived his wife, Marci Dittmar o... Full story
Kathryn S. (Bain) Westfall, 67, of Litchfield, Ill., died at St. John's Hospital in Springfield on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. She was born Dec. 11, 1954, in Litchfield, to James and Anna Kathryn (Schwab) Bain. She married Jack Westfall on Sept. 12, 1994, in Litchfield, and he survives. She was a laborer for Schutt Manufacturing. Kathryn loved animals. She is survived by her husband, Jack Westfall of Litchfield; children, Shad (Dawn) Schoen of Gillespie, Daryl Schoen of Gillespie, Kimberly (Matt) Stowe of Saratoga Springs, Utah; grandchildren,... Full story
The celebration of life for Loralee Sciranko of Gillespie will be held at the VFW in Staunton from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 13. Loralee Sciranko, 87, died Jan. 19, 2022. Her obituary appeared in the Jan. 26 edition of the Staunton Star-Times.... Full story
Raymond Joseph Beebe, 38, of Gillespie, Ill., died in Bunker Hill on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. He was born Sept. 14, 1983, in St. Louis, Mo., to Raymond and Theresa (Garrett) Beebe. He was a laborer for Lincoln Trail Farms in Bunker Hill. Raymond enjoyed sports, fishing, cooking out and playing Xbox. He collected knives and Viking memorabilia. Raymond was an accomplished athlete who played baseball, basketball and football. He is survived by his father, Raymond Beebe of Livingston; mother, Theresa Beebe of Litchfield; children, Eliza Jean of... Full story
William C. Gurley, 24, of Benld, Ill., died at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. He was born Jan. 6, 1998, in Ada, Okla. He worked at Wendy's in Litchfield. He was a high spirit and very optimistic. He couldn't grow a beard to save his life. He is survived by his stepfather, Robert P. Feeley of Carlinville; siblings, Alexx (Emily) Barber of St. Louis, Bailey Barber of Carlinville, James Gurley of Benld, Michael D. Barber of Sawyerville; uncle, Michael Barber, Jr. of Sawyerville; girlfriend, Cheyenne... Full story
Wendall Clare Harness Sr., 86, of Seattle, Wash., died Dec. 22, 2021. He was born in Muskegon, Mich., on March 2, 1935, to Rev. George Harness and Clara (Thompson) Harness. As a toddler, Wendall’s family resettled in Staunton, Ill., where he lived until joining the U.S. Air Force at age 17. While stationed in Great Falls, Mont., Wendall met the love of his life and future wife, Lois Ann Christ. They were married on June 29, 1954. Wendall proudly served 20 years with the U.S. Air Force. In 1962, he became a Special Agent for AFOSI retiring as a... Full story
Michael Heigert, 83, of Imperial, Mo., formerly of Staunton, Ill., died at his home on Thursday, March 3, 2022. He was born on April 28, 1938, in Staunton, a son of the late Lawrence and Anna (Loksa) Heigert. On April 28, 1962, he married Sharron Dwyer at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Staunton. She survives. Michael graduated from Staunton High School with the class of 1957. He enlisted in the Air Force and served from 1957 to 1961 as a radar maintenance person of jet fighters, first at Tyndall AFB in Florida, then Elmendorf AFB in A... Full story
Fred Charles Leihy, 80, of Bunker Hill, Ill., died at Evelyn's House in Creve Coeur, Mo., on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. He was born March 8, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo., to George Dewey and Anna Cecelia Stockinger. He married Margaret Jo Welch on Jan. 26, 1963, in St. Louis, Mo. She preceded him in death on Oct. 21, 2021. He was retired after having worked in electrical engineering sales and having been a truck driver. Fred was a member of the St. Michael's Church. He was an alumni of SIUE where he graduated in 1978. He is survived by his daughter, C... Full story