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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Wednesday, Dec. 21 - Bingo-10:30 a.m.- Cheesy Chicken Casserole, Spinach, Mixed Fruit, Cookies Thursday, Dec. 22 - Beef Pot Pie, Biscuit*, Pickled Beets, Cottage Cheese, Peaches Friday, Dec. 23 - Pepper Steak, Red Skin Mashed Potatoes, Butter Beans, Apricots, Dessert Bar Monday, Dec. 26- Chicken Teriyaki, Rice Pilaf,Tomatoes and Zucchini, Mixed Fruit, Pudding Tuesday, Dec. 27 - Barbecue Johnny Ribs, Au Gratin Potatoes, Baked Beans, Apricots, Muffins Wednesday, Dec. 28 - Unstuffed Green Pepper Casserole, Spinach Salad, Pineapple, Krispy Treats...
A Christmas concert was held earlier this month featuring the Community Choir and the St. Paul UCC Bell Choir....
The grade school classes of Staunton Elementary School each sang during the annual holiday concert for family and friends on Wednesday evening in the gymnasium. Each class gave an enthusiastic and joyful performance....
The Dec. 15 meeting of the Staunton Senior Citizens started at 1 p.m. with the president Gerry Cook bringing it to order. There were 24 members attending. The Lord's Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance were said. The attendance prizes were won by Gerry Cook and Cheryl Moore. Pots of silver went to Elsie Guarienti and Gaylene Ocepek. The members sang Happy Birthday to the four birthday members for December. The meeting was adjourned and everyone enjoyed playing bingo which was called by Leslie Vannoy, regional administrator for The Glenwood...
The Staunton High School Business Club recently heard from Ryan Hickman, founder of Ryan's Recycling out of California. Hickman, now a teenager, started his business when he was just 3 years old. Due to Ryan being in school, the students were unable to connect together through a live video feed. However, Ryan welcomed questions via email and then sent a video to the club with his responses. In the video, he talked about his passion for recycling, the difficulties of starting a business at such...
The Staunton High School boys basketball team lost to Jerseyville on Dec. 13. Jerseyville.. 14- 22 - 10 - 9 = 55 Staunton 7 - 4 - 9 - 18 = 38 On Dec. 16, Staunton lost to Greenville. Greenville.. 16 - 18 - 6 -15 = 55 Staunton 10 - 13 - 6 - 9 = 38 On Dec. 17 the Bulldogs defeated Lebanon 60-18. Lebanon 8 - 3 - 4 - 3 = 18 Staunton ...18 - 24 - 13 - 5 = 60 This week the Bulldogs will be busy competing in the Carlinville Holiday Classic Tournament. That complete tournament game schedule was...
The Staunton High School girls basketball team defeated Vandalia 66-35 on Dec. 12. On Dec. 14, the girls traveled to South Fork and were able to win there 48-41. On Dec. 17, the girls returned home to play Porta/Ashland (Petersburg).They lost this one 34-40 bringing their season record to 9-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play. This week the girls will play at Auburn Dec. 22, then return home to play Anna Jonesboro Dec. 27....
The Staunton Terriers swept two non-conference games last week, as both the 7th and 8th grade squads defeated Litchfield and Greenville. On Monday, Dec. 12, SJHS welcomed Litchfield to Staunton. The 8th grade Terriers shot out to a 19-4 lead after one quarter and eventually won the game 56-19. Staunton made eight 3-pointers on the night, with Isiah Laux (12 pts.) notching half of them. Eleven players scored in the game, including Luke Moore (11 pts.), Owen Looney, Owen Rizzi (8 pts. each), Ty...
The SHS Red Roses dance team gave a fine performance during a recent competition that earned them a first-place trophy....
Concordia Tuesday Night Men R & B's 68 Split Happens 67 JM Power Washing Svcs 58 The Finishers 17 Greg Stein, 245 & 673; JM Power Washing Svcs, 963 & 2669; Dillon Bertels, 242; Josh Taylor, 234; Tim Copeland, 225, 223 & 658 Wednesday Night Men R & Z Boat Lifts & Docks 58 1st Place 48 Deplorables 35 Hump Day Ladies 27 Dillon Bertels, 255, 231 & 667; 1st Place, 970 & 2789; Jerry Scheuman, 235 & 530; Steve Bormida, 202 & 528; Brett Dustmann, 573 Friday Night Ladies Dirty Tramps 42 Staunton VFW 41 Jet Clean Exterior Cleaning ..... 37 Chicks with...
Dec. 21 - 2 p.m. Dismissal - End of Semester Dec. 22 - Jan. 3 - Winter Break Jan. 4 - No School, Teachers Institute Girls Varsity Basketball Dec. 22 - at Auburn, 5 p.m. Dec. 26 - 29 - CORL Tourney Jan. 2 - Fr. McGivney, T, 6 p.m. Jan. 5 - Greenville, T, 6 p.m. Boys Varsity Basketball Dec. 26 - 29 - Carlinville Holiday Tournament Jan. 6 - Pana, T, 6 p.m. Jan. 10 - Civic Memorial H, 6 p.m. Jan. 16 - 20 - Macoupin County Basketball Tournament, TBD Jr. High Boys Basketball Jan. 3 - Nokomis, T, 6 p.m. Jan. 5 - Carlinville, H, 6 p.m. Jan. 9 - Mt....
Area agriculture educators toured Sievers Equipment, Corteva Agriscience Litchfield Seed Production Plant, and Worksaver on Friday, Dec. 9, to gain firsthand knowledge to share with students about skills needed and career opportunities available locally. Pictured above are (L to R) Brian Sievers, Nathan Schoen, Michael Meyer, Tim Sievers, and Vicki McCourt, all of Sievers Equipment; Margaret Weis - Madison County CAREE; Katelyn Maher - Alton High School; Jody Devries - Edwardsville High School;...
Macoupin County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state’s 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection distr...
By Tom Emery Once again, SamJam has been deemed a success. The 2022 SamJam Music & Brewfest, which was held on Sept. 24 at the Macoupin County Fairgrounds, generated a donation of $8,000 to Neurofibromatosis (NF) Midwest. The event was created in 2014 in honor of Sam Oswald, a Carlinville resident who has battled NF since being diagnosed at age 4. NF is a debilitating condition that affects 1 in every 2,500 worldwide. Sam’s father, Pete Oswald, organizes the annual SamJam events and is both pleased and grateful for this year’s success. “Th...
By Tom Emery In Illinois as elsewhere, Civil War troops came from a wide variety of occupations. In one regiment, many men were future teachers. The 33rd Illinois Infantry, which originated at Illinois State University in Normal, was famously known as the "Teacher's Regiment" since a high number of the men were students. The nickname was a nod to the original purpose of Illinois State, which was teacher training. The outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861 riveted the university, which had been...