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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The Mt. Olive Public Library is hosting a new club called Junk Journaling. The club event is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for individuals 18 years of age or older. Be sure to bring one’s own materials and tools to create while socializing. There is limited seating so be sure to RSVP and register with the Mt. Olive Public Library....
The information in this column is provided by the book “The History of Staunton High School Sports (1908-2012)” which was researched and written by local resident and School Board member, Steven F. Moore. “Covering over 100-years of multiple sporting events of a local area is quite a daunting task,” and it is important to note that Moore acknowledges that he could not find everything that he wanted to include in the book. The Star-Times releasing and publishing the information as a weekly news column is intended to educate, connect, and pot...
With second-installment property tax bills due in coming months across Illinois, new data demonstrates those tax bills are spiking to new extremes. The typical Illinois homeowner paid about $5,055 in property taxes during 2022, an analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute of new data shows. That’s more than homeowners in any other Midwestern state and more than double the national average. These rising property taxes cost the typical homeowner $756 more in 2022 than five years earlier. If the p...
At the request of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), Gov. JB Pritzker proclaimed Aug. 11, 2024, as 811 Day in Illinois. The intent is to encourage every excavator and homeowner to call 8-1-1 before starting a digging project. This simple, and free phone call is necessary to keep people safe and to protect the integrity of Illinois’ underground utility infrastructure. Every few minutes in the U.S., underground utility lines are unintentionally struck by someone who failed to have utility lines marked. These incidents can cause service i...
By DILPREET RAJU/ CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS Illinois public schools wishing to teach their students about the dangers of overdoses and substance use disorder now have a blueprint to do so from the state. The Illinois State Board of Education published the resource guides in accordance with a law passed in 2023. While a school’s use of any of the state’s resource guides is voluntary, some public health advocates consider the creation of the guides a step in the right direction. Administrators and educators can download age-appropriate pre...
Home is where most people feel the safest – but it’s also where you are most likely to experience a fatal fire. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 85 percent of all fire fatalities – close to 2,650 people annually – occur in a home. Many of these deaths may have been prevented; most fire fatalities happen in the 29 percent of homes that either have inoperable smoke alarms, or no alarms, the NFPA noted. While three-fourths of U.S. homes have at least one working alarm, the question remains as to whether they have en...
For those that may have a child entering the following grades, they may need required immunizations for school: Kindergarten, Sixth grade and Twelfth grade. At the Mobile Medical Unit in the Maple Street Parking Lot located at 109 E. Maple Street, Gillespie, Ill. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., patients will be seen on a rst-come, rst-served basis. However, pre-registration is preferred but it is not mandatory. Walk-ins are de nitely accepted as well. There will be Pop-Up Immu- nization Clinics on the following dates as well: Monday, July 29; and...
Soup is nutritious and generally inexpensive to prepare. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the Community Hospital of Staunton will be hosting a class where people will learn the many varieties of soups, how to layer different flavors, and develop delicious flowers without the added salt. In the CHS Board Room located at 400 N. Caldwell St., the class invites participants to practice techniques in making flavorful soups, taste-test hearty soup recipes, and make informed decisions for lowering blood pressure. At no cost the...
As of Monday, Aug. 5, the construction of the building and soon-to-be Mexican restaurant located across the street from the Bank of Hillsboro on Main St. in Staunton, has rapidly been coming together. The owner Ismael started on the construction of his restaurant with his crew many weeks ago. With the temperature and humidity spiking over the last few weeks, outdoor labor hasn’t had it easy. Upon meeting Ismael, the owner of Caldera Bar and Grill, one could sense that he (as well as his crew) a...
At 06:43 on Monday, July 29, 2024, the Staunton Fire Protection District (SFPD) was dispatched to the report of heavy smoke coming from a residential structure at 707 East Pennsylvania Street. A person walking in the area initially reported the smoke emitting from the house. Initial SFPD resources dispatched to the scene were Engine 4912, Engine 4913, Squad 4951 and Chief 4900 in his personal vehicle. Enroute to the scene SFPD units were informed that there was a Staunton Police Officer on scene and he reported the structure was unoccupied and...
Open House at SHS is Aug. 8 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students can pick up their locks and chromebooks, buy P.E. uniforms ($25), and make changes to their schedule. Junior and Seniors can buy parking passes ($25). Sophomores will be able to buy parking passes beginning Monday, Aug. 19....
On Monday, Aug. 12 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., there will be a community blood drive in Staunton at the Ralph and Josephine Oltmann Community Center. In the Community Center Room located at 101 W. Pearl St., in Staunton. All presenting donors will be entered into a drawing for two Holiday World Tickts. For those that give blood in August can receive a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. For an appointment call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org...
BY HANNAH MEISEL AND JERRY NOWICKI CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS On Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, Capitol News Illinois reported that Illinois’ first-in-the-nation law that allows residents to sue companies over the improper collection of their biometric information will be slightly less punitive after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a new law late last week. Lawmakers this spring amended the Biometric Information Privacy Act in response to an Illinois Supreme Court ruling last year that suggested lawmakers clarify the law. That ruling found fast food chain White C...
Save the date for Staunton's Balloon Glow that will be taking place at Staunton's Firemen's Park on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 4 p.m. It will be a filled evening with food vendors, kids zone, face paintings, and of course hot air balloons The following are the food vendors for this years Balloon Glow: Kona Ice: Shaved Ice Sticky Fingers Ice Cream: Italian Ice Cream Fruit Crushers: Fruit Drinks, Pork Kabobs, and Snow Cones B&B Mobile Kitchen: Chicken Sandwich, Brats, Hot dogs, Fish, Onion Rings, Fries, Tamales, and Soft Tacos. T Mo's-Fried Tacos:...
Larry Walters was a Vietnam vet who had always dreamt of being a pilot. Poor eyesight kept him from flying. But at 11 am, on July 2nd, 1982, Larry took flight from the backyard of his girlfriend's home in San Pedro, California. Larry tied 42 helium-filled eight-foot weather balloons to his lawn chair, donned a parachute, and strapped himself into his chair. He brought his pellet gun, a CB radio, a camera, water jugs for ballast, a few sandwiches and some beer. Larry thought he might rise about 100 feet. A friend who cut the cord that attached...
BY CASEY CLAYPOOL/ DOCS OWNER On Monday, July 29, in Girard, Ill., Docs Just Off 66 received $50,000 from the Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program, a program presented by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express. Docs began in 1884 as Deck’s Store and operated as a pharmacy and soda fountain until 2001. Between 2001 and 2021, there were various owners who utilized the soda fountain and kept its history alive. In Dec. 2021, Steve and Casey Claypool p...
One complicated afternoon I drew aside from the hurried crowds and stood alone upon a quiet hill by Silver Lake. In those moments of silence I remember vividly the touch of the soft gentle breeze as it blew across my face. Tender as the sweet kisses of breaking dawn falling over the small morning dove eating low to the ground I felt the spirit of the wind song in my soul. I called this a grace day. As the years go by we all will need to measure the winds that blow over our days. Some will move around us with a kindness all their own. Others...
1. Love You Forever Dad & Mom 2. Laborers’ Local 100 3. Halvachs & Abernathy, LLC 4. Love MawMaw, Aunt Val, Uncle Jerry, Nick, Alex, & Ayla 5. Alice Wall & Jim Rondi 6. Aljets Automotive 7. Bank of Hillsboro 8. Bertels H&M Trucking 9. Bill’s IGA 10. Blackbird Bakery and Cafe 11. Bodner Equipment Co 12. Bonnie & Klides Place 13. BoS 14. Braden Pfeiffer Racing 15. Brian Luketich of T&H Real Estate & Auction Co 16. Brick House Florist 17. Byron Carlson Petri & Kalb, LLC 18. Caldieraro Dental 19. Captain Jack’s Crew 20. Chulka Farms 21. Cisler & As...
Area students include: (Hometown, State; Name, Term Honors) Bunker Hill: Austyn Eddinger, Fall 2023 Semester; and Taylor Girth, Fall 2023 Semester. Gillespie: Mallory Beechler, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Semesters; Kaylee Carr, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Semesters; and Emalee Sorbie, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Semesters. Modesto: El Thompson, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Semesters. Mt. Olive: Aurianna Henke, Spring 2024 Semester. Palmyra: Rylee Lovelace, Fall 2023 Semester; and Tyler Quarton, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Semesters. Staunton: Madi...
Thursday, July 11 It was a hot and humid day but we were all glad to get together after missing golf last week. The low gross was the team of Rosemarie Pickerill and Linda Rohe. They also tied for low putts with the team of Martha Riley and Kathryn Young. Young scored a birdie on Hole No. 6. The low net was the team of Linda Best and Bev Kramer. The course was in great condition thanks to Allen and his crew. They would like to thank Stephanie for a superb lunch followed up by a delicious dessert. Thursday, July 25 Lovely day on the golf course...
Persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. In criminal actions, the person has been charged by a law enforcement agency but is entitled to a hearing or trial to argue his innocence. Marriage Licenses Dylan Matthew Rosentreter of Gillespie, Brooke Maurie Komor of Gillespie Douglas Charles Harper of Litchfield, Carissa Ann Scheldt of Litchfield Elizabeth Eaker of Carlinville, Isaac Daugherty of Carlinville Cheyann Renee Motley of Hettick, Ill., Dalton Mathew Boan of Hettick, Ill. John E. Stanley of Nokomis, Helen R. Berner of Nokomis...
Our next children’s program is scheduled for Saturday, August 17, at 10:00 a.m. The featured book will be School’s First Day of School, by Adam Rex, with pictures by Christian Robinson. School is nervous about his first day on the job. He feels even worse when he overhears two older boys talking. One states, “This place stinks,” while the other replies, “I hate school.” As the day continues, school listens in on some of the classes, realizes that most of the kids are pretty nice, and even learns something about rectangles. He and the janitor ta...
By Tom Emery It’s a day to love the lefties and salute the southpaws. Tuesday, Aug. 13 is International Left-Handers Day, founded in 1976 to celebrate the uniqueness, and challenges, of left-handed people worldwide. Studies show that approximately ten percent of people are left-handed. Scientists are unsure why some people have a dominant left hand, though there is believed to be a connection between genetics and environment. Some left-handers are found to have more left-handed relatives than average. Based on brain function, some southpaws p...
By: Jill Pertler We all started out in the same way. As babies. But what would it be like to go back? Imagine being a baby. I’ve thought about this a few times, while watching my grands navigate their way through this world. I imagine myself in their tiny tottering shoes - or bodies, so to speak. And I realize, with what I know now, it wouldn’t be easy to be a baby again. The dust bunnies themselves could prove formidable. But beyond that, living a toddler-sized life on an adult-sized planet might be frustrating. And intimidating. Overwhelming....
Hefer's Market was located at the corner of Second and Maple Streets, 223 E Second St. Bruno Hefer sold the business to his nephew Clarence and in the 1960’s Clarence moved the store to 605 S Laurel St., now the Elbon Shrine Club. Staunton native and Wall of Honor inductee Arch Hoxsey was the first person to fly 100 miles. On October 8, 1910, he flew from Springfield, Illinois, to the lawn of the St. Louis Country Club in approximately three hours. The distance to St. Louis from Springfield w...