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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Rita J. Hoehn, 66, of Mt. Olive, Ill., died at her residence on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. She was born Sept. 12, 1955, in Granite City to Kingsley Gobble and Norma (Wilkinson) Fritzsche. She was a homemaker. Rita loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her children, Christine (Ken) Wolf of Mt. Olive, Denise Hegel of Mt. Olive, Tonya Hegel of Mt. Olive; grandchildren, Sebastion Nessl, Matthew Bowman, Taylor Costello, John Hegel, Michael Allen, Mary Jackson; great-grandchild, Jason Bowman; siblings,...
Bahn Sharon Scholl began her life and grew up in West Virginia. She obtained her teaching degree from West Virginia University. In 1950 Sharon met the love of her life, Joe Bahn of Staunton, Illinois. At that time, she was working for KMOX radio in St. Louis. A short while later, they were married and Joe took Sharon to live with him in Staunton. Joe and his brother Gene owned and managed Bahn’s Super Valu. It was in Staunton that the couple started to fill their home with children. Three to be exact: Brad Bahn, Lisa (Bahn) Bowen, and Chuck B...
Joseph Lee Hulsey, 32, of Staunton, Ill., and formerly of Sullivan, Mo., died unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at Community Hospital of Staunton. He was born on July 27, 1989, in Jefferson City, Mo., the son of Mary (Tucker) Hulsey and the late Kenneth Hulsey. Joe married Andrea Triplett on June 12, 2021, in Staunton and she survives. Joe worked for Worldwide Technologies in Edwardsville as a warehouse associate where he specialized in forklift operations, logistics and receiving. Joe...
Marsha Niemeyer, 64, of Gillespie, Ill., died in Wilsonville, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. She was born May 2, 1957, in Alton, to Robert H. and Josie M. (Wadlington) Manus. She married George Niemeyer. He preceded her in death on Oct. 18, 2000. She was a housekeeper. Marsha enjoyed spending time with her nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She is survived by her brothers, Gary (Annette) Manus of Gillespie, Ricky Manus of Benld, Charlie (Connie) Manus of Pleasant Mounds; sisters, Penny (John) Goheen of Paducah, Ky., Sue Clarke of...
Macey Novack, 55, of Wilsonville, Ill., died at her residence on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. She was born Sept. 29, 1966, in Alton, to Robert H. and Josie M. (Wadlington) Manus. She was a clerk. She is survived by her life partner, Dean McClain of Wilsonville; brothers, Gary (Annette) Manus of Gillespie, Ricky Manus of Benld, Charlie (Connie) Manus of Pleasant Mounds; sisters, Penny (John) Goheen of Paducah, Ky., Sue Clarke of Somerville, Ala., Josie Burford of Somerville, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews. Macey was preceded in death by her...
Sandra Dragovich, 85, died on Thursday, Nov. 25, at 7:30 a.m. at her home in Gillespie, Ill. Sandra was born on May 30, 1936, in Litchfield, to Michael John and Julia Holesko. She married Charles Dragovich on Feb. 11, 1956, in Springfield, and in 2021, they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. She was baptized and received her first communion and confirmation at SS Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Gillespie. Sandra was a loan officer at the 1st National Bank of Mt. Olive and vice...
Kindergarten through 8th grade kids in the Children's Faith Formation group of St. Michael Church collected food donations for their annual Thanksgiving food drive. K-5th grade (at right) assembled the baskets while the 6th, 7th and 8th grades practiced for Confirmation. Members of the Staunton Lions Club were on hand to collect the donations for their food baskets....
The Staunton Lions Club Secret Santa applications are available for pickup at Bill's IGA, the Staunton Public Library, and His Service Station for anyone who is in need of help for Christmas with toys and food certificates....
The Staunton High School girls basketball team competed in the Litchfield Invitational last week. In their first round on Nov. 22, the Lady Bulldogs defeated Southwestern 49-29. They returned on Nov. 23 and defeated Litchfield 45-13. After a Thanksgiving break, the Lady Bulldogs were back in tournament play vs. Carlyle on Nov. 26. That was probably the most exciting game of the tournament but, unfortunately, the Lady Bulldogs were on the short end of the one-point game, losing 52-53. The...
Wilsonville 0 - 3 - 3 - 0 = 6 Sawyerville ... 7 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 7 With a strong cold north wind and temps in the low 40s, the 53rd Turkey Bowl started. The game moved to Gillespie in 2001 from Benld. The Sawyerville Spartans beat the Wilsonville Whizz Kidds by a score of 7-6. It was the lowest scoring game since 2017 (a 6-3 Spartan victory). The only TD happened in the 1st quarter when Cort Hellman picked off a pass from Tyler Grandidier and rumbled 47 yards to the south end zone. Zack Ruyle added the extra point for a 7-0 Spartan lead. In the...
Concordia Tuesday Night Men Jim Power Washing Svcs 46 R & B's 38 Luketich Arms 31 GPaMoose and the Boys 25 Greg Stein, 244 & 223 670 series; JM Power Washing Svcs, 979 & 2698; Jeff Harbison, 225 & 583 Wednesday Night League R & Z Boat Lifts & Docks 47 1st Place 35 Deplorables 30 Hump Day Ladies 28 Dillon Bertels, 220 & 573; R & Z Boat Lifts & Docks, 905 & 2698; Brett Dustmann, 10 & 525 Friday Nite Ladies Staunton VFW 29 Jet Clean Exterior Cleaning 26 Dirty Tramps 25 ALP Cleaning 18 K. Bodi, 200 & 519; ALP Cleaning, 566 & 162...
The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation will hold a cookout at Randy's Market in Gillespie on Saturday, Dec. 4. Serving starts at 10 a.m. and continues until all sandwiches are sold. Porkburgers, butterfly pork chops, water and soda will be sold. You're asked to come out and support the continued development of the area's sports complex on Dec. 4....
Dec. 1 - School Improvement Day (12:30 p.m. Dismissal) Dec.12 - Winter Band Concert, 7 p.m. in Main Gym Dec. 14 - K-4 Holiday Music Program in Main Gym, 5 p.m. Dec. 19 - Grades 5-12 Holiday Choir Concert, 7 p.m. in Auditorium Dec. 22 - End of First Semester Dec.23 - Jan. 3 - Winter Holiday Jan. 4 - No School Teachers Institute Jan. 5 - Classes Resume Boys Basketball Dec. 7 - home vs EA/WR Dec. 10 - home vs Carlinville Dec. 14 - at Jersey Comm. HS Dec. 17 - at Greenville Girls Basketball Dec. 6- home vs Roxana Dec. 9 - at Carlinville Dec. 13-...
The Staunton High School boys basketball team opened their 2021-22 season by competing in the Weslin Tournament. On Monday, Nov. 22, they lost their first game to Nashville. Staunton 2 - 8 - 6 - 2 = 18 Nashville ..19 - 17 - 17 - 6 = 59 They played Columbia on Nov. 23 and lost 31 - 71 Staunton ..7 - 11 - 13 - 0 = 31 Columbia ..13 - 22 - 20 -16 = 71 Mascoutah defeated Staunton 57 - 18 on Nov. 24. Staunton 3- 7- 4- 4= 18 Mascoutah 16-18-16 -7= 57 Staunton played Weslin in the final round of...
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) recently announced that in the coming weeks, unemployment insurance benefit payments will no longer be made by debit card. Beginning Dec. 27, 2021, claimants who defaulted to a debit card option as their preferred method of payment will begin receiving paper checks instead of the benefits being placed on a debit card. The department will continue to make benefit payments as normal to those claimants who chose to receive them via direct deposit. The change comes after the Department’s vendor,...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will host the annual Christmas Remembrance Ceremony for Illinois soldiers listed as POW/MIA during the Vietnam War at the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4. The public is invited to the ceremony. Family and friends of soldiers will have the opportunity to hang handmade, heart-shaped ornaments with the names of loved ones on a tree near the memorial. The Black Tiger Honor Guard will serve as the color guard. The names of the POW/MIA...
The countdown to the 2022 Illinois State Fair on Aug. 11-21 is formally underway with the start of the traditional holiday promotional campaign starring the Mega and Jumbo Passes. The Mega Pass gives you unlimited rides in the Midway and Adventure Village, while the Jumbo Pass has the bonus of unlimited trips down the Giant Slide. The Illinois State Fair will be offering a holiday special on both passes through Dec. 31. During this time the 2022 Mega Pass is just $60, while the Jumbo Pass will be offered at $70. Making a return for the 2022...
With the first snowflakes of the season falling in recent days, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Illinois State Police and Illinois Tollway are reminding the driving public that now is the ideal time for “Winter Weather – Get it Together.” “At IDOT, we spend the entire year getting ready for snow-and-ice season. Our top priority is making sure our roads are safe for the motoring public, but we do ask the motoring public to do its part as well and get prepared,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman. “Make sure your vehicl...
Hey Everyone ☺ December 2021- can you believe it? So much has happened to so many of us this year, some good and some bad, that I will be glad to ring in the brand new year soon. It has been a year and a half since our country went to lock down in March 2020 but the library just keeps chugging along like the little engine that could. We are still dealing with a few changes but things are leading to a new type of normalcy with the world we now live in. The library is open to the public but curbside is also available if requested. You can call u...
Fleming, Tawfall & Co., PC, had its beginning over 50 years ago with Dave Fleming; he then bought out Tawfull, hence the name was born. The original two owners have retired and now the business is owned by four partners – Andrea Margaritis, Tom Smith, Gerald Williams and Brenda Master-Stout. Margaritis can be found at both the Staunton and Litchfield offices, Smith is located in Carlinville, and Williams and Master-Stout are both based in Litchfield. The Staunton office is located at 100 E. M...