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 Prairie Youth 4-H Club will be sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30 at 10 a.m. The Easter Egg Hunt will be held at the Prairietown Fireman’s Hall and only children 10-years of age and younger are allowed to participate. There will be games and prizes for all participants and a special appearance will be made by the Easter Bunny. Please come out and show support....
A Staunton Girl Scout held a hot dog and chili sale in front of Staunton's Duda Ace Hardware, located at 500 W. Main St., on Saturday, March 23, 2024 to raise funds for her Girl Scout Gold Award Project.' Lily Dothager, a junior at Staunton's Community High School, is a member of Girl Scout Troop 6145. The funds raised from the sale will be used to remodel the bathrooms at the Firemen's Park, near the pavilions, on Montgomery Street in Staunton. A Girl Scout earns the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting, by developing and...
At the City of Staunton’s Board of Education meeting on Monday, March 18, 2024, Allen informed the Board of Education about an Energy Transition Community Grant Program through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). The Energy Transition Community Grant Program will provide grants to promote economic development to communities that are in an area with a closure or reduced operation of a fossil fuel power plant, coal mine, or nuclear plant. The closure of Shay Mine No. 1 in Carlinville is allowing the School D...
Reservations must be made by 1 p.m. on the day prior to the day you wish to eat. If you have made reservations and cannot attend, please notify the center. To register for or cancel meals, call (217) 835-3174. Whole Wheat Bread served daily unless noted (*) and 2% milk served daily. Menu subject to change based on product availability. Call local center to learn about events and activities. Make checks payable to: IVEDC PO Box 431, Jerseyville, IL 62052. Wednesday, March 27 - Teryaki Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Japanese Vegetables, Tropical Fruit...
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Marriage Licenses Sonni Wray Dale of Bunker Hill, Darren Scott Parker of Bunker Hill Kasara Marie Murdzia of Carlinville, Collin Ray Lovely of Chatham Dissolutions Jaysen W. McDermith, of Union City, Tenn.; Samantha C. McDermith, of Gillispie Court Travis M. West, (26), of Carlinville, committed the Class four felony offense for being a child sex offender and loitering on March 12, 2024. Said defendant, a child sex offender, entered within a 500-foot radius of Carlinville Intermediate School and remained within said radius while children were...
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) applauded President Joe Biden’s signing of a second bipartisan government funding bill that includes key local and national priorities. The package signed into law today fully funds the federal government, including the final six of 12 appropriations bills. Budzinski helped to pass the package in the House of Representatives on Friday. Increased funding for border security: The bipartisan government funding bill includes desperately needed resources to secure the southern b...
By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Nineteen local farms will receive a combined $1.8 million in grants to fund infrastructure projects aimed at developing their ability to produce and distribute food around the state as part of the Local Food and Infrastructure Grant Program. The grants come from the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s budget but were managed by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, a local food and farm advocacy group. Grantees were recognized by a small group of bipartisan state l...
March 18, 2024: Danielle N. Johnson; Cancel Suspend Revoked Registration March 18, 2024: Juvenile; City Ordinance Possession of Tobacco by Minor March 20, 2024: Nathanial D. Bennett; Speeding (Radar) March 20, 2024: Andrew T. Zenner; Inoperable motor vehicle/motor equipment/trailers March 20, 2024: Jeffrey W. Patterson; City Ordinance Accumulation of Junk/Trash March 23, 2024: Sheryl B. Van Spronsen; Speeding (Radar)...
Issue of March 24, 1999 Dr. Victor Buehler announced his plans to stay in Staunton and complete his contract, making his retirement effective June 30, 2000. The eighth grade volleyball Lady Terriers competed in the state competition and qualified for the final four. Mark Sievers and Katrina Pratt were married Nov. 21, 1998, in Staunton. A daughter was born to Bill and Jenni Alepra on March 8 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. A son was born to Jeff and Jill Whitfield on March 16 at Alton...
Thursday, Sept. 20, 1923 -- CIRCUS ATTRACTS MANY -- The Al. G. Barnes circus which held forth in our city on Thursday afternoon and evening of the past week attracted large crowds to both the afternoon and evening performances. The offerings came up to expectations and all were well pleased with the programs. This is one of the largest aggregations which ever stopped off at Staunton and their methods of operation attracted quite a bit of attention. The outfit carried from 500 to 600 people and several hundred horses. Grocerymen had a busy time...
April 27 at 10 a.m. located at the Staunton Soccer Fields, donations of canned/ nonperishable food items will be accepted. This event is completely free. The FCA will have a one mile race and a three mile race, plus a nature walk exploring God’s creation for the kids. They will have drinks and snacks available as well. To register, email Lexi Hester, [email protected] and provide name, phone number or email, and who is participating in what events....
The Alpha Tau Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International held its March meeting at the Community Room of the Carlinville Public Safety Center in Carlinville. The chapter hosted two of their Macoupin County Early-Career Grant winners. This grant was established in 2017 to promote and encourage early-career women educators in their first five years of teaching. Since 2018, Alpha Tau has partnered with four Macoupin County School Districts – North Mac, Carlinville, Gillespie, and Staunton. Recipients of the grants are selected by the a...
All are invited for an evening of Worship, Fellowship, Healing, and Acceptance on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. at Gillespie methodist Church.It's located at 900 W. Broadway St. in Gillespie. "He takes our broken and turns it into something beautiful." Psalm 103. Bring your broken and let's color together....
On Saturday March 16 the SHS Shooting Sports Team participated in the Illinois Pioneer Quail Forever Banquet at Brittany Shoot Park. The money used from the event promotes youth shooting sports in multiple towns, the preservation of the wildlife areas and getting the youth to participate in events outdoors. The banquet consisted of many raffles, live auction and a general raffle. The Quails Chapter presented a Veteran Firearm, First Responder Firearm (won by Art Partridge coach and Staunton FD...
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that two projects in Macoupin County will be receiving a combined $1,300,000 in federal funding. The funding was requested by Congresswoman Budzinski during the House of Representatives’ Community Project Funding process and signed into law this weekend in a bipartisan government funding bill. In total, Congresswoman Budzinski secured $136.1 million for projects throughout Illinois’ 13th Congressional District in the package. “Last week, I was proud to join colleagues on both sides of the aisle...
By Tim Tarter The top 51 boys’ and girls’ basketball seniors from South Central Illinois will be playing in the 20th Annual Carlinville Rotary Club All-Star Basketball Classic, presented by Prairie Farms Dairy and CNB Bank & Trust on Sunday, March 24th at Carlinville High School. A total of 17 high schools will be represented in the event that includes 18 girls and 33 boys. Players on the girls’ West squad are Lauren Bertagnolli, Becca Crays and Erika Gill of Gillespie; Karleigh Prose and Abby Hendricks of North Mac; Claire Woods, Jenna Dicke...
Equipment for utility work was parked on numerous streets for this project and started early morning and finished late into the evening. The following streets had equipment and service trucks on it: Pearl street, Elm street, W. Mills street, S. Union street, and E. Mills street. Please use caution when travleing or driving around this area in Staunton....
In Carlinville, on March 14, 2024, Macoupin County State's Attorney Jordan J. Garrison announced today that 24-year-old Matthew J. Brown of Jerseyville was found guilty of Criminal Sexual Assualt and aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse after a one day bench trial in front of Honorable Joshua A. Meyer. At trial on March 4, 2024, it was shown that in early Sept. of 2020, a 15-year-old minor reported to the Macoupin County Sheriff's Department that she had been sexually assaulted by Brown while he was a house guest at her home. Evidence was...
Palm Sunday: Service at 8:15 a.m. at Dorchester Methodist Church; Service at 9:30 a.m. at Staunton Methodist church; Maundy Thursday: Service with Communion at Dorchester Methodist Church at 6 p.m. Good Friday: Service at Staunton Methodist church at 6 p.m. Easter Sunrise Service: At 7 a.m. at Staunton Methodist church with a pancake breakfast following the service. No services will be held at Dorchester that morning....
Egg Hunt will be on Sat. March 30 at the Fireman's Park for infants up to 10 years of age. Prize baskets for each egg group will be awarded with winning egg Raffle for fun baskets will also be available for purchase if one so chooses. Hunt begins at 11 a.m. sharp so please come early. Lions will be there beginning at 10;30 a.m. and the Easter Bunny will also be there too....
Reservations must be made by 1 p.m. on the day prior to the day you wish to eat. If you have made reservations and cannot attend, please notify the center. To register for or cancel meals, call (217) 835-3174. Whole Wheat Bread served daily unless noted (*) and 2% milk served daily. Menu subject to change based on product availability. Call local center to learn about events and activities. Make checks payable to: IVEDC PO Box 431, Jerseyville, IL 62052. Wednesday, March 20 - Bingo 10:30 a.m.: Chili with Beans, All Meat Frank on Bun, Slaw,...
The Gillespie Public Library is hosting their annual quilt show during the month of April. The Library welcomes all quilts to be displayed for viewing. Please drop off quilts during the week of March 28- 30. Viewing would be available during the entire month of April. Any questions call the Library at 839-3614....
Marriage Licenses Patrick Joseph Daugherty of Virden, Mallory Kathleen Dorn of Virden Jacob Thomas of Benld, Tiffany Thomas of Benld Kelley Dawn McGinness of Alton, Emerson Jude Davis of Nashville, Ill. Chevelle Gweniver Crawford of Mount Olive, Isaiah James Mitchell of Mount Olive Dissolutions James A. Schwallenstecker, of Bunker Hill; Tina M. Schwallenstecker, of Bunker Hill Jeremy Michael Whys, of Carlinville; Melissa mae Wyhs, of Medora James Lee Herendeen, of Staunton; Jamie S. Herendeen, of Staunton Jimmy D. Woosley, of Saint Charles,...
March 11, 2024: Juvenile; Speeding (Radar) March 11, 2024: Robin L. Ebersohl; Speeding (Radar) March 12, 2024: Daisy J. Stevenson; Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Expired Registration Sticker March 13, 2024: Juvenile; Cancel Suspend Revoked Registration March 14, 2024: Abby L. Evans; Cancel Suspend Revoked Registration March 14, 2024: Kourtney L. Holcmann; Domestic Battery March 15, 2024: Jamie R. Peck; Operating Uninsured Motor Vehicle and Expired Registration Sticker and Speeding (Radar) March 16, 2024: Scott W. Keehner; Disobeyed Stop...