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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By Tom Emery Times may change, but some things stay the same. Fortunately for music lovers in the Riverbend and statewide, the municipal band is a constant, a cherished part of the summer landscape in many communities for decades. Across Illinois and the nation, musicians in communities large and small keep the tunes playing for a devoted following, spending their precious time and using their own instruments on warm nights throughout the season. And mostly, it’s for the love of it. “It gives me great pleasure to play in the band,” said Laure...
By Rachel Gignac Swipe fees will be prohibited on sales tax, state excise taxes and gratuities in Illinois, according to the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The act was included in the state's budget, which the Illinois House passed Wednesday. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has indicated he will sign it, the National Association of Convenience Stores said. As part of Pritzker’s budget proposal, he included a provision to cap the tax discount claimed by retailers at $1,000 a month, which would generate more revenue for the state but at the e...
Macoupin County Public Transportation will be traveling to the Zoo, Grants Farm and Shopping in Fairview Heights. Don’t miss out on these trips, trips are open to everyone. The upcoming trips are scheduled as, Thursday, June 6 they will be going to the Zoo and Lunch at Bandana’s BBQ in Collinsville. June 20 they will be going to Grant’s Farm. Grant’s Farm is a historical and long-standing landmark in Grantwood Village, Mo., built by Ulysses S. Grant in 1903. Thursday, June 27 they will be in Fairview Heights for shopping. Call the office...
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Country Classic Cars on Route 66 hosted its 2nd Annual Summer Classic. The Car Show had live music being performed by Klose Kuarters, food and food truck vendors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fortunately the rain held. It was a great environment to enjoy some beautiful cars...
On Thursday, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) adopted the state’s first Renewable Energy Access Plan (REAP), an actionable roadmap to ensure Illinois meets its policy requirements for an equitable, reliable, and cost-effective clean electricity system. The REAP is intended to be a tool to encourage regional transmission organizations (RTOs) to be more proactive in pursing long-range transmission planning improvements to support future renewable energy development in their service territories. “This first REAP lays a path to help Ill...
Staunton High School Trap Team held the Illinois State High School Clay Target League (ISHSCTL) State Trapshooting Championship on June 2, 2024. The event began with the National Anthem sang by Emma Kolb. The JV Team won First Place in Class 2A State. Caiden Crowe won First Place Class 2A Male....
Staunton Soccer Club registrations are open for the fall league. Registration fee is $75 per player and registration ends June 23, 2024. Check out their Facebook page, Staunton Soccer Club, for registration information or email [email protected]....
Mount Olive Illinois First Baptist Church at 410 W. 3rd North St., in Mt. Olive will be celebrating "Honor Father's Day" on Sunday, June 16 in the 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. services. Special music will include Faith of Our Fathers. A small gift will be given to each father or spiritual father present in the services. For more information call 217-299-05-08....
The weather was perfect and we had a good turnout of golfers. The low gross (39) was the team of Kim Meyer, Cynthia Albrecht Tipler and Kathryn Young. They also had low putts (11). The low net (23) was the team of Gloria Paolino and Rosemarie Pickerill. A chip-in on #4 was made by the team of Linda Best, Mary Best and Martha Riley. Thank you to Stephanie for the nice lunch she prepared for us. Also, we would like to thank her Mother for the delicious Texas cake. The women's Wednesday evening team began last week with a good turnout. It is not...
Overview of 1970-1979 The 1970s saw the introduction of three sports programs for females at Staunton High School. Though the Girls Athletic Association (GAA) had been in existence for many years, the first official sport offered to females at the school was track in 1972-73. Volleyball was instituted two years later, and basketball got its start in 1978-79. While success in girl’s basketball has been minimal, track and volleyball both achieved instant success upon inception. On the male side, cross-country and golf were both added in 1975. Tho...
The Illinois State Museum is seeking individuals to share their personal experiences with the original Route 66 in Illinois, including travelers, businesses that operated along the route, workers who built the highway, and others. Route 66 will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2026. Historians from the Illinois State Museum will record and share oral histories of people who can recall their connections to the historic roadway, which operated from 1926 until decommissioning in 1985. “These interviews will help illustrate the significance of t...
Following the historic impacts of the 2023 wildfire season, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are encouraging residents to routinely monitor air quality to protect their health and reduce contributions to air pollution. Like the weather, air quality can change from day to day. The Illinois EPA issues daily air quality forecasts, based on the federal Air Quality Index (AQI), for 14 sectors in Illinois and posts the information at www.airnow.gov. The AQI is a color-coded...
This spring was the fourth warmest start to any year on record in Illinois, and the summer has a high chance of above normal temperatures, according to Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford at the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey. Only 1921, 2012 and 2017 surpass 2024 for January to April temperatures. May continued the warm pattern across the state, though Illinois largely escaped early season extreme heat experienced in 2021 and 2022, making for largely pleasant temperatures last month. Each of the three spring months b...
Program to provide sustainable funding for robust community outpatient mental health and substance use treatment services Illinois has been selected as one of ten states to participate in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program designed to expand and improve access to coordinated mental health care and substance use services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. “This announcement builds on the substantial progress my administration has made to ensure that mental a...
Just as people need to be prepared for a disaster or emergency, everyone needs to have a plan in place for their pets. June is Pet Preparedness Month and the perfect time to create or update a pet preparedness kit and speak with neighbors, friends, or family about a backup plan. “No one wants to leave a pet behind in an emergency,” said Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau. “If you are home during a disaster, a pet preparedness kit will keep Fido, Fluffy, Frodo, Furiosa, and any other...
Governor JB Pritzker signed the fiscal year 2025 state budget that includes a historic general funds appropriation of $2.6 billion for higher education, an increase of nearly $76 million (3 percent) compared to the previous fiscal year. Meaningful investments include operating funds increases of $24.6 million (2 percent) for public universities and $5.9 million (2 percent) for community colleges, plus a $10 million increase for the Monetary Award Program (MAP). In addition to the meaningful investments in operating funds, the fiscal year 2025...
This year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) celebrates fifty years of administering the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. President Richard Nixon signed the bill in 1972, and in Jan. 1974, SSA began issuing the first SSI payments to nearly four million eligible people. The goal of the SSI program was to aid aged, blind, and individuals with disabilities with very limited income and resources. Fifty years later, the SSI programs remains a lifeline by providing cash assistance to about 2 percent of the U.S. population,...
Girl Scout Service Unit 107 began their Twilight Camp at Camp Hugh on Memorial Day. The girls spent the first night of Twilight Camp decorating flower pots and planting butterfly attracting flowers thanks to the generous $750 donation from the H.E.I.D.I. Association. Girl Scout Service Unit 107 is composed of Girl Scouts from Bunker Hill, Benld, Gillespie, Mt. Olive, Staunton and surrounding areas. There are approximately 194 registered Girl Scouts in this Service Unit. It was the perfect...
BY TOM EMERY Sitting in the choppy waters of the English Channel the day before D-Day, twenty-year-old Private James R. Lambeth wondered what would happen on the beaches of Normandy. "We had no idea what we were getting into," recalled Lambeth. "I'd never seen combat before, and had no idea what it would be like." June 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the massive D-Day invasion and Lambeth, a member of the 37th Amphibious Combat Engineers, was one of 156,000 men on Omaha Beach at Normandy on...
On Friday, May 24, 2024 at 10:29 p.m., the Macoupin County Dispatch Center (MAC911) received a call from a juvenile in distress. Two juveniles were driving on Lake Ka-Ho Road over Cahokia Creek in rural Macoupin County when the 2015 Chevrolet Malibu they were in was swept off the road by fast moving flood waters. The occupied vehicle was washed downstream approximately 450 feet into the outside of the tree line along the east bank where the car became submerged. The two juveniles were able to escape the car and they were swept another 250 feet...
Staunton community members invited to help guide future facility improvements in Staunton CUSD No. 6 by attending an Open House in the High school’s old gym on June 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or June 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. to share ideas and suggestions for improving district facilities. Attendees can stay as long as they like, ask questions and provide feedback on potential solutions. Attendees will be able to tour the high school and learn about the challenges facing the district’s facilities. The tours are hosted by Bulldog Blueprint, a team of...
An addition and correction to the 2024 Staunton Sportsman Club’s Kids Fishing Derby. The Staunton Sportsman Club would like to recognize the sponsors for this years 2024 Fishing Derby: Staunton’s Knights of Columbus; T.D.S. Transport; Craig Neuhaus; Auto Sound and Security; Andrew and Allie Brown of Edward Jones; Robert Gregory Law Office; McKay Auto Parts; Roosters Pub; Jeffery Thompson of Country Financial; Luketich Designs; Luketich (Tarrant Harman); Concordia; Russell Furniture; Ahring Inspections; Fire Solutions; Hillsboro Bank; Age...
By Kelly Costa During the city council meeting last week, the city council voted to pay Invoice #26121925-050824 to Southwestern Illinois College for Police Academy Training for newly hired police officers Ethan Hoese and Xavier Zaragoza for $13,480. In Finance and Claims, the city council also voted to pay Invoice #846996 to Sandberg Phoenix for professional services rendered for Special Projects in the amount of $2,586.93. The city council agreed to pay Invoice #122890 to Fehr Graham for professional services rendered regarding the North...
This summer Zion Lutheran School in Staunton will host Summer With A Purpose (SWAP) camps. Zion offers both fun and educational camps to children entering Kindergarten through age 11. Camps are held Monday-Thursday from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. throughout the summer and are taught by Zion’s certified teaching staff. Each camp costs $45 and registration forms must be received by the Wednesday prior to the week of a camp, so that adequate supplies may be purchased. Registration forms may be obtained at Zion Lutheran Church or School and at the S...