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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Staunton Baseball Softball League (SBSL) held an opening day ceremony on May 11, 2024 at the baseball park for all the players and their families. The ceremony included announcing the teams and sponsors, activities such as a dunk tank and face painting, and also scrimmage games. Game schedules can be found on the SBSL website: sbsleague.com. GGames...
Illinois Conservation Police have cited an Indiana man for allegedly cheating in a bass fishing tournament in Chicago this month. David Moore, 49, of St. John's, Indiana, was cited for the following: attempting to commit theft, possession over the daily limit of three smallmouth bass, failure to immediately release smallmouth bass unharmed, taking and possessing smallmouth bass resulting in wanton waste, throwing fishing wire on the bank waters, and importing Viral Hemorrhagic Speticemia (VHS)-susceptible species into Illinois without a...
Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary statewide record total of 17,208 wild turkeys during the 2024 Illinois spring turkey season. This year’s total compares with the 2023 statewide harvest of 16,123 and the previous harvest record total of 16,569, set during the spring season in 2006. The top five counties for the 2024 spring turkey harvest were: Jo Daviess County, 654; Jefferson County, 472; Marion County, 435; Pope County, 397; and Randolph County, 395. The 2024 harvest total includes the record youth turkey harvest of 2,009 birds, which...
The SCC Thursday Ladies Golf League was back in action after missing the last two weeks due to the rain. On Thursday, May 23, the girls were ready and had some great games. The team of Barb Augustine, Kim Meyer and Kathryn Young finished as the gross winner with a score of 37. The gross winner team also had a chip-in on hole number four and finished with two team birdies on holes four and seven. The next high scoring team consisted of Mary Best, Gloria Paolino, Sue Stiegemeier and Cynthia Albrecht Tipler as they ended the day with a score of...
The 2024 season has come to an end for the Lady Bulldogs. They end with a 14-9 record, which is the third best in Staunton Girl’s Soccer history. They finished in third place in the conference with a 5-3 record, which is a significant improvement over the 2-6 record from last year. This was one of the girls’ goals, to beat out the conference record. They achieved this goal. They also had goals of winning conference and winning regionals, and just missed reaching those goals. They also won the...
The Mens Varsity Finals was held on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, all State Qualifiers are noted as (Q), the results are as follows: 100 Meters Ninth place: Staunton’s Senior Cody Kapp, 12.02a Twenty-first place: Gillespie’s Senior Logan Bethard, 12.77a Twenty-fifth place: Gillespie’s Freshman Clayton Bethard, 13.32a PR Twenty-seventh place: Bunker Hill’s Freshman Avery Steward, 13.52a PR Thirtieth place: Mt. Olive’s Sophomore Jonah Ferris, 14.13a 200 Meters Fourth place: Staunton’s Senior Trace Trettenero, 23.63a PR Twelfth place: Gillespie’s...
rm fields are uniting again this spring to urge legislators to provide more support for farmers’ use of cover crops to protect the state’s soils and water supplies. Environmental advocates and experts are teaming up with Illinois farming organizations to push for $3.1 million in new state funding to support expansion of the highly popular Fall Covers for Spring Savings Program (FCSS), as state legislators debate and formulate Illinois’ next state budget. The FCSS gives farmers whose applications are accepted a $5-an-acre subsidy on their next...
Stepping in to assist farmers through research, conversation, knowledge, and assistance devices is how Illinois AgrAbility continues to work alongside farmers across the state of Illinois. Together, the two work together to enhance everyday experiences of the farming livelihood. Illinois AgrAbility is a University of Illinois Extension affiliate program geared towards farmers, veterans in farming, and farmworkers who have experienced an age or injury-related disability or are experiencing a chronic illness that precludes them from continuing th...
Once an invasive species like Asian carp shows up, research shows they are nearly impossible to eliminate. For 12 years, scientists at the University of Illinois College of ACES researched ways to stop the spread of invasive carp through physiological barriers. Originally brought to the southeast United States in 1970 to clean aquaculture and wastewater treatment facilities, the species has now invaded 45 states. The rapid growth threatens native fish populations and economic resources. “What we have been looking at is what prevents them from m...
On May 16, 2024 Governor JB Pritzker announced that Illinois’ Summer EBT plan has been approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) -meaning Illinois will be one of the first states to provide additional food assistance to over one million children this summer. The Summer EBT program aims to provide essential support to economically disadvantaged children during the summer months, ensuring they have access to nutritious meals. Eligible children will receive a one-time $120 issuance, supporting families in helping children m...
On Thursday, May 23, 2024, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) were joined today by local officials and community leaders to officially open and dedicate a new headquarters for Madison County. Transit, a project made possible through $4.4 million from the governor’s historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program. The new facility strengthens a vital public service for the region, while continuing to build upon the successes of Rebuild Illinois in creating jobs and enhancing quality of life in M...