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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American Beauty is the fifth studio album (and sixth overall) by rock band the Grateful Dead. Released in November 1970, by Warner Bros. Records, the album continued the folk rock and country music style of their previous album Workingman's Dead, issued earlier in the year. Upon release, American Beauty entered the Billboard 200 chart, ultimately peaking at number 30 during a nineteen-week stay in January 1971.[10] On July 11, 1974, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry...
By LEXY HAGLER/ MARKETING COORDINATOR Madison Communications Technicians, Daron Verbais, Erick Goode, Greg Crabill, and Tanner Pieri attended the 2024 SCTE Gateway Chapter’s Cable – Tec Games located at the DoubleTree in St. Charles, Mo. on Thursday, May 16. The SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) is an international organization that is split up between 68 chapters. The four technicians did an outstanding job representing Madison Communications and the SCTE Gateway Chapter com...
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois Advocates for community-based after-school programs say as many as 40,000 youths statewide could lose access to tutoring services, recreation and other extracurricular activities this summer unless Illinois lawmakers approve an infusion of funds to keep them going. “The time is now for legislators to act to save after-school (programs),” Susan Stanton, executive director of Afterschool for Children and Teens, or ACT Now, said at a Statehouse rally Tuesday. “We literally only have weeks left before progr...
By Tom Emery Since statehood, and even before, Illinois has been well-represented in American wars. In many cases, Illinois was among national leaders in the number of men and women supplied to the service. Today, statues, monuments, and memorials stand silently in cities and towns across the state, honoring the hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans who fought for their country in various conflicts over the last 200 years. Though Illinois did not attain statehood until 1818, there were a surprising number of skirmishes across the state in the...
Gillespie High School Cross Country would like to invite Gillespie High School students to join one of their fitness models. The “Multi-Sport Athlete” Model is designed to make you faster and more powerful, while improving endurance in other sports. This model only meets two or three times per week over summer and fall season. It is coordinated and adaptable to other sport schedules. There will be no crazy long runs, and its focus is on speed and speed endurance. This model is directly usable and beneficial to other sports. The “Be...
Staunton Area Ambulance Service has created Vials of Life for free to anyone residing in our service area. They are used to contain your medical information so first responders can quickly obtain a brief history and medication list. Please stop by 401 Ash St., in Staunton from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday to pick one up....
Waterfowl hunters are encouraged to mark their calendars for Sunday, June 2, when waterfowl blind drawings will take place for the Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area and Horseshoe Lake State Park in Madison County. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host traditional blind drawings at these sites for this year. Participants are advised to follow any site-specific drawing procedures. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., with blind drawings at 1 p.m. Blind allocations for these sites are good for three years....
By David Shepardson / Reuters U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to pause planned further consolidation of the postal service's processing network after a bipartisan group of senators raised concerns about the impact on mail deliveries. In a letter to Senator Gary Peters made public on Monday, DeJoy said he would pause the consolidation of processing facility operations until at least January 2025. DeJoy said the change would delay USPS cost savings of $133 million to $177 million. Peters said he would keep pushing DeJoy and the...
The registration period to join the Bunker Hill Library Summer Reading Program, which is located at 220 E. Warren St., in Bunker Hill, Ill., 62014, opens up Monday, June 3, 2024. The Summer program accepts anyone within the age of infancy and 17 years old. The Bunker Hill Library’s regular hours of operation are listed below: Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday, Closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Starting June 13, 2024 and ending July 1...
The community of Staunton has received, and hopefully will continue to receive, a love of very good publicity thanks to an annual Tour de Donut bicycle race. But an event such as this does not run automatically by itself – it needs the very real support of local volunteers. Past races have drawn over 1,000 participants. This years race is scheduled for Saturday, July 13, at 9 a.m. Sullivan Drugs in Staunton is still looking for people willing to donate some time for this event. Hopefully, Staunton will respond the way they always have and g...
Magic Moments Learning Center, is now enrolling. Current spots available for the Toddler room (15 months and up) and for the Two year old room. They are open Monday thrrough Friday 6:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., Nutritious meals served for breakfast, lunch, and a snack. All staff are CPR and first aid certified. Full and part time spots available. For more information call (618)488-7676 or email [email protected]...
Litchfield High School and Mt. Olive softball is holding a Kids Camp on June 4 thru June 6, for ages 5 to 14 years old. If anyone would like to sign up, this can be done by filling out the form 2024 LHS Softball Youth Clinic Registration form, this can be found at https://www.mtoliveschools.org/project-two-255h9, once filled out, please turn in form to the Mt. Olive High School office....
With the weather warming up, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is warning the public to beware of wild animals that may carry rabies, especially bats, as they become more active this time of year. The warning follows the discovery since May 10 of the first two rabid bats of 2024 in the state in Cook and Will counties, IDPH said. The bats were recovered inside two homes in those counties and subsequently tested positive for rabies. “Rabies is a fatal but preventable disease,” said IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “It is impor...
The Social Security Administration announced on Thursday, May 16, the most popular baby names in Illinois for 2023. The names Noah and Olivia topped the list. The top five boys’ and girls’ names for 2023 in Illinois were: Boys: 1.) Noah; 2.) Liam; 3.) Oliver; 4.) Mateo; and 5.) Theodore Girls: 1.) Olivia; 2.) Emma; 3.) Mia; 4.) Sophia; and 5.) Charlotte Social Security began compiling the baby names list in 1997, with names dating back to 1880. Each year, the list reveals the effect of pop-culture on naming trends. In addition to each sta...
Staunton Baseball/Softball League announced the baseball season has officially started. Games will run from Monday, May 27 through Wednesday, July 3 for the 2024 season. Equipment and training will be provided: Player Pitch Training is Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m.; Pitching Machine Training is Friday, May 17 at 5:30 p.m.. If you are interested and unable to attend, please contact the SBSL at [email protected] or contact Kara Corby at (618)979-2014 or Jennifer May (936)443-3654....
The Bob Price Memorial Scholarship awarded nine $1000 scholarships to students in Staunton (2), North Greene (1), Litchfield (1), Raymond (1), Jerseyville (1), and Father McGivney Catholic High School(1), and Southwestern (2) The scholarship is in memory of Master Sergeant Price and a way to continue his legacy of serving others by helping students fulfill their career dreams. Staunton recipients are Cole Sternickle and Sarah Wright. Cole plans to attend Lewis and Clark Community College and...
On Friday, May 10, 2024, Gillespie High School Hosted the Gillespie Invitational for Men’s Varsity in Track and Field. Of the 14 teams participating here are the final scoring of the event as well as the results for Staunton, Gillespie, Bunker Hill, and Mt. Olive: 100 Meters Third place, Staunton’s Trace Trettenero, J11.82a Seventh place, Staunton’s Cody Kapp, 12.06a Twenty-first place, Gillespie’s Logan Bethard, 13.10a Twenty-second place, Bunker Hill’s Avery Steward, 13.98a Twenty-fourth place, Mt. Olive’s Jonah Ferris, 14.38a Twenty-fift...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is hosting a cicada-themed art show during the Illinois State Fair, and it’s going to be a scream. Illinois is the epicenter of a rare double cicada brood emergence this summer, and IDNR wants to commemorate the occasion with a public art show in Conservation World during the 2024 Illinois State Fair, Aug. 8-18.Anyone can participate. There will be a junior exhibit for youth 17 and younger, and an adult show for everyone 18 and older. Deadline to enter is Sunday, June 16, 2024. “There’s a tre...
The Staunton FFA Chapter has been ranked a National FFA Finalist, top 37 ag programs in Illinois, and the Section 15 Premier Chapter with the National Chapter Award. The National Chapter Award Program is designed to recognize FFA Chapters that actively implement the mission and strategies of the FFA Organization through events that build community, grow leaders, and strengthen agriculture. Staunton FFA was also named the Section 15 Winner and received a Gold Ranking in all areas of the National Chapter Award which include: Building...
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Senior, Kylie Lucykow was selected as this year’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete from Staunton High School. In its 58th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the classroom. Kylie was honored at the Cardinal baseball game on May 7, 2024....
Your phenomenal futbol playing Lady Bulldogs strolled on over to Greenville this afternoon for the Greenville Regional Final Match vs, you guessed it, Greenville. These two teams are so evenly matched. They have played twice this year and are 1-1. This is the rubber match, and for the Regional hardware. The weather nearly got the better of the match, but the thunderstorms and heavy rain stayed away. To spare the details, this match was sooooo close. The Red and White dominated possession through...
The primary purpose of the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (J.A.T.C.) and staff of the Training Department is to provide continuing education and training to Local 520 Journeypersons, Apprentices, and Referrals. Requests must be made online at www.oe520.org. Candidates will be required to upload a picture of their valid Illinois driver’s license for verification of minimum eligibility requirements. Eligible candidates will be scheduled to take the test in June. Minimum Eligibility Requirements include: Must be at least 18 years o...
The Bulldog Business Club announced its stock market winners and celebrated senior members at its last meeting of the year on Monday. Eliza Feldman and Blake Moore took home First Place in the stock market contest by returning 49.7% on their investments in NVIDIA (NVDA), The Metals Company (TMC), DexCom (DXCM), and Rivian (RIVN). This year’s senior members included (L to R) Katie Cook; Eliza Feldman; Kylie Lucykow; Lilly Burke; Jack Gagnon; Blake Moore; Victor Buehler; Thomas Ogata; Max E...
Overview Of 1960-1969 The decade of the 1960’s saw the baseball program continue its dominance, as well as football’s return to prominence. Combined, the two sports won fourteen of twenty possible conference titles in the decade. Unfortunately, the basketball program fell on hard times and, in fact, failed to secure even one winning season in the 1960’s. While no new sports were added during the era, golf did disappear as an option for SHS Students. The 1960s witnessed numerous changes to the South Central Conference. The first two years of th...