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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Mt. Olive First Baptist Church at 410 West 3rd North Street in Mt. Olive is having special services for the Christmas season and New Year's. Christmas services will be on Dec. 19 at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. On Dec. 24, the Christmas Eve service will be at noon with prepackaged communion. On Dec. 26 services are 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. New Year services will be on Friday, Dec. 31, from 5 p.m. until everyone is ready to go home. Prepackaged Communion begins the service followed by Christian movies, games and everyone brings...
In a safe place, I found a golden treasure. Wrapped in soft velvet, I held in my hands once more my Aunt Eva’s antique watch. It was like sipping red wine, as a feeling of warmth intoxicated my spirit with memories of the past. I turned it over, and carefully ran my fingers across its beautiful casing, for there, embedded in the gold, I knew I would find a tooth print of my little cousin. Opening the watch cover, I saw the wedding pictures of my grandparents, telling me an unending story of human love. This was a gift I now held in my heart. L...
Nancy Hubert, pastor of the local Methodist church, has announced that their Christmas Eve candlelight service will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 24. All are invited to celebrate Christ's birth with them. Sunday morning worship is at 9 a.m. each Sunday with adult Sunday school following. First United Methodist Church is located at 501 E. Main Street in Staunton....
* Save the peel on oranges and grapefruits. You can toss them on a fire for a nice smell. * Fold and snip a coffee filter into a paper snowflake. Lay over an iced cookie or cake to sift a sugar design on top. * "When there are big family jobs to be done (like getting ready for the holidays), we write all the tasks down on slips of paper and put them in a hat. We take turns choosing tasks until all the paper is divvied out. Sometimes we trade, but we all get a fair chore list." -- V.O. in Oregon * Make a holiday cheese ball: Combine a package...
Larry D. Frank, Sr., 58, of Mt. Olive, Ill., died on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born Feb. 22, 1963, a son of the late Larry and Carolyn (Littlehale) Frank. He married Mary Thorpe on Nov. 2, 2019, in Gillespie, and she survives. Larry was a 1981 graduate of Mt. Olive High School and later attended DeVry Institute of Technology and Lewis and Clark Community College majoring in business management. He was a former employee of S&S Railroad Salvage & Industrial...
Lorraine Little Jackson, 88, of Benld, Ill., died at Heritage Health of Carlinville, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. She was born April 22, 1933, in New Douglas to James and Ida (Arndt) Forbes. She married Marvin Little and then William Jackson who both predeceased her. She was retired as a waitress and restaurant manager for Mill Cafe. Lorraine started Adopt- A-Pet in Benld in 1983 and remained as the shelter director. She is survived by her step-daughter, Barbara Smothers of Springfield; six step-grandchildren; sisters, Laverne Slightom of...
Linda Kay Pine, 76, of Hazelwood, Mo., died in Gillespie, Ill., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. She was born Aug. 28, 1945, in Carlinville, Ill., to Floyd and Edna (Blevins) Releford. She was retired after having been an office administrator for Boeing. She is survived by her sisters, Leanne (Russ) Heyen of Gillespie, Sandi (Larry) Maloney of Buffalo; nephews, Chris Releford, Sean Maloney; niece, Shelby Heyen; and great-niece, Wrigley Releford. Linda was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Gary Releford. Friends may call on Wednesday, Dec....
J.D. Vazzi, 66, of Staunton, Ill., died Tuesday, Dec. 7, at his residence. He was born Feb. 9, 1955, in Staunton, a son of the late Frank L. and Elizabeth (Straub) Vazzi. He married Rhonda Hoffman on May 21, 1975, and she survives. J.D. was a carpenter with Local #664 in St. Louis, Mo., for 50 years. He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Vazzi of Staunton; two children, Kristine (Mike) Pinson of Worden, Donnie Vazzi of Denver, Colo.; three grandchildren, Ashton Vazzi, Alyssa Pinson, Wyatt Pinson; three brothers, Frank (Sheryl) Vazzi of Staunton,...
Jesse A. Eaton, 68, passed away at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at home from pancreatic cancer. He was born on June 4, 1953, in Flora, the son of the late Clifford E. and Ola N. (Lents) Eaton. He was married to the late Jacqueline L. (Ferguson) of Bethalto from 1973 to 1978. Together they had one daughter, Andrea Brown (Eaton). Jesse was a CMHS graduate, class of 1971. He was employed at Ecolab for 25 years as an account manager. He was a member of the American Legion in Bethalto and...
Lynda K. Smith, 75, of Wilsonville, Ill., died at Hillsboro Rehab & Health Care in Hillsboro on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. She was born Feb. 11, 1946, in Olive Branch, to Silas and Netta (Heindricks) Bennett. She was a service manager for a car dealership. She is survived by family and friends. Private family services will be held. Condolences may be left online at www.kravanyafuneral.com. Kravanya Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
David Crossen, 55, of rural Sorento, Ill., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at HSHS Holy Family Hospital in Greenville. He was born on April 15, 1966, in East St. Louis, the son of Earl and Juanita (Wolf) Crossen. He married Lisa L. Moallankamp on March 28, 2003, in Edwardsville, and she survives. David worked for over 40 years with the Illinois Painters Union and as a self-employed painter. He was both a bow and shotgun deer hunter, a mushroom hunter, he enjoyed fishing of all kinds and...
John Shields "Pops" Ficker, born May 23, 1940, died Saturday Dec. 11, 2021, with his wife by his side. He graduated from Staunton High School in 1958. He left home to enroll in Worsham Mortuary College in Chicago and graduated the following year. He started his mortuary career with Williamson Funeral Homes in Staunton and continued there until he moved his family to Jerseyville in 1965 to join Jacoby Brothers & Sons Funeral Home and Furniture Store. In 1981, he changed careers and became deputy...
The choirs at Staunton schools performed a Holiday Choir Concert on Sunday, Dec. 12, in the Staunton High School auditorium. The choirs included the 5th Grade Choir, the Junior High School Choir and the High School Choir. Laura Hollingsworth is the director, and accompaniment was provided by Terry Mosser. Percussionists from the Alton Symphony Orchestra played on the first selection to provide an impressive start to the concert. The concert concluded with a rousing sing-along with all three...
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday reported 49,668 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 266 deaths since Dec. 3, 2021. As of Thursday night, 3,257 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 662 patients were in the ICU and 299 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. Monoclonal antibodies therapy is a prevention as well as treatment option for COVID-19 illness for non-hospitalized people and is a way to lower the...
Funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their water and waste water assistance through Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation in Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin counties. The program began Dec. 1, 2021, for all income-eligible households at risk of being disconnected from water and/or wastewater sewer account. Applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis through May 31, 2022, on the same application as Energy Assistance (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Percentage...
The Staunton Education Foundation would like to thank the following for their donations and memorials: C. Rodney Barnhart of Pasadena, Calif. Walter V. Spotte of Naples, Fla. Sharon & Gary Cartier (Probst) of Bobonnais, Ill. Robert Henke of Alhambra Mary Stanley of Alhambra Darryl Mayhew of Troy Nancy Blotevogel of Worden Anne & Robert Gregor of Edwardsville Dolores & Wayne Brooke of Livingston Audrey & Raymond Hauser of St. Charles, Ill. Ken Rinderknecht of University City, Mo. David Straub of Portland, Ore. Douglas Huddleston of El Cajon,...
The Staunton High School Lady Bulldogs basketball team began their 2021-22 season with a very successful 7-2 overall record as of Dec. 10. They opened their season with three non-conference games, winning 2 of 3, before entering the tournament in Litchfield. In tournament play, they won 3 of 4 games. On Dec. 6, the Lady Bulldogs defeated Roxana (44-23) in another non-conference game. In their first conference game of the season, the Lady Bulldogs defeated Carlinville (40-28). This week, they...
The Staunton Terriers had two road games last week, as the team traveled to Carlinville on Dec. 7 and to Bunker Hill on Dec. 9. The 8th grade team played one of its best games of the year at Carlinville, holding CMS to just one field goal in a 34-6 victory. Carter Legendre dominated inside and led the way with 11 points. He was joined in the scoring column by Aaron Bodner (9 pts.), Cole Rather (4 pts.), Ashton Rizzi (2 pts.), Nathan Oller (2 pts.), Bryce Coalson (2 pts.), Matthew Overby (2 pts.), Carson Dugger (1 pt.), and Elliot Frank (1...
Concordia Tuesday Night Men JM Power Washing Svcs 53 R & B's 45 Luketich Arms 38 GPaMoose and the Boys 32 Greg Stein, 258 & 65; JM Power Washing Svcs, 957; Luketich Arms, 2661; Moose Scheumann, 251 & 585; Mike Hemphill, 223 & 582 Wednesday Night League R & Z Boat Lifts & Docks 59 1st Place 45 Deplorables 32 Hump Day Ladies 32 Dillon Bertels, 223, 215 & 601; R & Z Boats, 944 & 2664 Friday Nite Ladies Jet Clean Exterior Cleaning 37 Staunton VFW 36 Dirty Tramps 29 ALP Cleaning 24 D. Scroggins, 202 & 496; Staunton VFW, 557 & 159...
Staunton High School and its athletic department congratulates the football, volleyball, golf, and soccer teams All South Central Conference members. The Bulldogs football team had five all-conference players: On offense, senior Kade Penrod, senior Keegan Ralston, and junior Jacob Dillon all made third team for their respective positions. Defensively, senior Sam Best was selected to the second team. Sophomore Braden Buffington was selected as the third team specialist as a punter. On the court, the SHS conference champion volleyball team had fo...
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced that hunters took a preliminary total of 71,675 deer during the seven-day 2021 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 5. Hunters harvested a final total of 77,160 deer during the firearm season in 2020. The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the 2021 firearm season Dec. 2-5 was 21,375, compared with 29,432 during the second season in 2020. The preliminary harvest for the first segment of this year’s firearm season Nov. 19-21 was 50,300 deer. Remaining 2021-22 dee...
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. 17 - at Greenville Dec. 18 - at Lebanon, 1 p.m. Dec. 21 - Home vs Carrollton Dec. 27-30 - Carlinville Holiday Tournament. Jan. 4 - home vs North Mac Girls Basketball Dec. 15- home vs South Fork Dec. 16 - home vs Auburn. Dec. 27-30 - Christ Our Rock Lutheran Tournament Jan. 3 - home vs Father McGivney Jan. 6 - at Hillsboro...
Seniors Grace Bandy, Jackie Vercoglio, Isabella Henning, Izabella Claussen, junior Lillie Mathis, and sophmores Claire Baima and Grace Colley danced at their first competition last week at Althoff High School in Belleville....
By Kay Shipman, FarmWeek Bond County Farm Bureau member David Daniken anticipates a busy holiday season, but topping last year's record will be tough. In 2020, Daniken and his wife, Joey, sold the most trees in the family farm's 53-year history. In October, Daniken, a Marine veteran, started getting questions about whether trees will be available. "There are only so many trees, but we've got plenty. I'm not going to run out," he said he assured customers. The Daniken Tree Farm began with 500...
–Capitol News Illinois The state saw its unfunded pension liability decrease in fiscal year 2021, due in large part to investment returns exceeding 20 percent, according to a new report from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability released Wednesday, Dec. 8. Unfunded liabilities – or the amount of debt the state pension funds owe that they can’t afford to pay – dropped by nearly 10 percent, to $130 billion in FY 2021 from $144 billion in the previous fiscal year. That put the state’s five pension funds at 46.5 percent f...