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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By Kelly Costa During Monday night’s city council meeting, John Fassero from the Heritage Community Band spoke briefly to the council about this year’s concert season. The first concert of the season will be over Memorial Day weekend, and there will be five concerts this year. Also, this is the Heritage Community Band’s 159th consecutive concert season. The council approved a request from Zion Lutheran School to close Henry Street from Hoxsey Street to Wood Street on Thursday, May 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. for a Touch-A-Truck event in front of th...
After two years of not being able to host the annual Easter egg hunt/Easter basket raffle, the Staunton Lions Club is back in action. The Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday, April 16, at the Staunton Fireman's Park. It starts promptly at 11 a.m. and is open to the public and free of charge. Don't be late or you'll miss all the action. Have your little hunters bring their Easter baskets for collecting the eggs and other goodies. The age groups are as follows: 0-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10. There will be hidden tickets in the eggs for prizes...
The Livingston Park Association welcomes children to bring their empty baskets to be filled at their 30th annual Easter egg hunt. This event is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Veterans Memorial Park in Livingston. (Please note this will take place on a different day on the weekend than previous hunts.) The egg hunt is open to children through fourth grade, and there will be four different age categories. Every child participating should bring a good-sized basket and prepare to find eggs and other goodies during the hunt. This free...
Boy Scout Troop 8034 will be selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Ace Hardware starting at 7 a.m. until all are sold. Doughnuts are $10 a dozen or two dozen for $18. They will also have the chocolate glazed doughnuts that will sell for $10....
Roberta Brown, Director of Nursing, has retired from Community Hospital of Staunton after 41 years of dedicated service. Sue Campbell, CEO, (left) presents a gift to Roberta at the retirement tea hosted by the hospital to celebrate her on Friday afternoon....
The Livingston Park Associa- tion welcomes children to bring their empty baskets to be filled at their 30th annual Easter egg hunt. This event is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Veterans Memorial Park in Livingston. (Please note this will take place on a different day on the week- end than previous hunts.) The egg hunt is open to chil- dren through fourth grade, and there will be four different age categories. Every child participating should bring a good-sized basket and prepare to find eggs and other good- ies during the hunt....
Two women from St. Louis, Mo., died Friday in a wrong-way head-on crash on northbound I-55 at milepost 37 near Liv- ingston, Ill. The fatal crash happened at 4:06 a.m. on April 9 and involved a 2020 Gray Toyota Camry and a 2021 International truck-tractor semi-trailer. The Toyota was driven by Juandria Pickett, age 30, and she had one passenger, Tiyana McCoy, age 22. For an unknown reason, they were traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on I-55 when they struck a semi driven by Luvator Pierce, age 52, from St. Louis. Pierce was...
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal announced last week the recipients of the 2022 Small Equipment Grant Program. A total of $2.5 mil- lion was awarded to 104 fire departments/districts and EMS providers across the state. The program was established to provide grants of up to $26,000 each for the purchase of small firefighting and ambulance equipment. Staunton Area Ambulance Service and Hamel Commu- nity Fire Protection District are among this year's award recipients. SAAS received $16,732.48 and Hamel Commu- nity FPD received...
The Illinois Board of Higher Education recently approved a new College of Engineering at Illinois State University that is designed with an equity lens to help close long-standing gaps in enrollment, retention, and graduation of underrepresented and underserved students in the engineering field. “Illinois State understands that our whole state is stronger when more of our residents have access to opportunities in STEM, and I applaud the University’s commitment to build an engineering program that opens doors for traditionally und...
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding taxpayers that the upcoming deadline for filing 2021 state individual income tax returns is Monday, April 18. "We encourage those who have not yet filed to do so now. Filing electronically with direct deposit will ensure the fastest processing and issuance of any refunds," said IDOR Director David Harris. "Taxpayers may file their electronic returns for free by using a registered MyTax Illinois account but may also file electronically with a tax preparer or third-party software." To aid in...
Sophia is the daughter of Kelly Marranchi and John Kindernay. While in high school, Sophia was a member of both the track and the cheerleading team. She enjoyed participating as a member of Exhale, St. Paul UCC's youth group. While a member she attended several mission trips to assist individuals in need around the country. Sophia is a very caring person and is excited about becoming a nurse. She has been accepted into the nursing program at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey,...
Matthew is the son of Brian and Shannon Finke. While in high school, Matthew was a member of Nerd Club and enjoyed the interaction with fellow gamers. While in high school, Matt worked at McDonald's where he has excelled and has been promoted to crew trainer. Matt has his sights set on becoming an assistant manager with McDonald's after graduation. Eventually, Matt would like to become the general manager giving him the opportunity to help other students in a way that his McDonald's career has...
Addison is the daughter of Tim and Molly Kingery. While in high school, Addison was a member of the basketball team and the yearbook staff her freshman year. Addison was a teacher's aide and on honor roll for all four years. Addison plans on attending CALC, Institute of Technology and obtaining a degree in nursing....
Colin is the son of Matt and Bridget Mullenix. While in high school, Colin joined the FFA his senior year and attended the Farm Progress Show in Decatur. He also received an academic letter freshman year. Colin played football his freshman, sophomore, and junior years. He was nominated onto the Homecoming Court his senior year. Colin also made the honor roll his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Colin was a teacher aide junior year. During his senior year, he was a teacher aide and office...
Madisen "Alex" Lankford is the child of Jason Lankford and Melissa Reily. While attending Staunton High School, Madisen was a member of the high school choir and an office aide. Madisen's future plans include attending Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville to study the arts....
Savannah is the daughter of Shelby Missey and Calvin Missey. While in high school, Savannah was a member of the Bulldog Betterment Club her freshmen and sophomore years and the Bulldog Business Club for three years. She participated in choir all four years and was a part of the Spring Play cast her freshman year. Savannah made the honor roll all four years of high school and received academic letters her freshman and sophomore years. Savannah's plans for after high school include attending...
Kendall is the daughter of Allen and Kim Meyer. At S.H.S, Kendall was a member of the volleyball team her freshman year, and the golf team for the remainder of her years. During her junior year, she was elected onto the student council and was a co-secretary for the class of 2022. She was an active member in the Bulldog Betterment Club all four years of high school, where she took part in trash pickups and leaf raking. Kendall has had a job at Sullivan Drug store as a sales associate and...
Cameron is the son of James and Cari McCollum. While in high school, Cameron, also known as Ron, played football all four years. Cameron's future plans include going to a trade school....
Christopher Layher is the son of Bruce Layher and Kristina Warren. While in high school, Christopher had worked at Cavataios as a pizza boy and was a part of the FFA during his freshman year, even helping with a dinner auction. Christopher's future plans consist of becoming an independent musician, the genre he will first take on will be country....
Dominic Morris-Laskowski is the son of Kristie Elkins and Vince Laskowski. While in high school, Dominic was a member of the Nerd Club, where he eventually rose to the rank of president. He was a class officer, where he served two terms as president of the Class of 2022. Dominic's future plans include studying to become a cartoonist and creating his own webcomic....
Jason is the son of Brian and Laura Mitchell. While in high school, he was a member of the Nerd Club. He won first place in The Call of Duty tournament. Jason enjoys gaming with his friends when he is not working as a crew member at Hamel McDonald's. After graduating from high school, Jason plans to attend culinary school to become a chef. His goal in life is to one day own his own 5-Star restaurant....
Kayley Murray is the daughter of Eric and Alyssa Andrews. While in high school, Kayley worked at the local Hardee's and played on a softball team. Kayley's future plans include getting an associates and bachelors degree then continuing further career exploration....
Were these the original "flower children?" We don't know what year this group of girls posed among the wildflowers but we are sure it was long before the 60s. This photo is one originally belonging to Norma Wathern and brought to us by Mary Beck....
Thursday, January 26, 1990 -- Staunton Recyclers seek Answers to waste disposal -- Visiting a neighboring town, a Staunton recycler spotted a nice accumulation of glass. When asked if it was spoken for and offered to take it off the owner's hands, the recycler was asked what he would do with it. There followed a description of Staunton Area Recycling. Such a scenario will surely be repeated many times in the future. Recycling is not the only answer to solid waste disposal. However, at the present time Staunton Area Recyclers believe it is the...