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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It was called the “Great War” and the “war to end all wars.” Unfortunately for mankind, there were even greater, and more deadly, wars to come. Though overshadowed by the Second World War today, the effects of the first world conflict defined the remainder of the twentieth century. The war ostensibly began when Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, by a 19-year-old Serbian liberator named Gavrilo Princip. The killing sparked a firestorm of diplomatic tensions between most European powers. Though Princi...
This picture of St. Michael's School must have been taken in some of its early days. Note the building or house to the left that separates the school from the church building....
Thursday, Feb. 20, 1975 -- VOLUNTEER FIREMEN TOUR NEW HOSPITAL -- On Monday evening, Feb. 10, over 40 members of the Staunton Volunteer Fire Department were afforded a tour and inspection of the new Community Memorial Hospital building. This pre-opening tour was arranged so that members of the department could inspect and examine the entire facility including the operating rooms, OR ward, isolation ward, intensive care unit and other areas which would ordinarily be closed to the public in an operating hospital. Of prime interest to the firemen...
Issue of Nov. 13, 1997 A theft occurred at Dietiker’s Men’s and Boys’ Clothing Store on Main Street during business hours. A teenager entered the store, grabbed several expensive team jackets and fled. It’s believed he was not from this area. In the regular school board meeting, Denise Hemphill, Terry Odorizzi and Wayne Bruhn Jr. took the oath of office. Bob Rotsch was elected president, Tim Williamson, vice president, and Denise Hemphill secretary. The Football Bulldogs, coached by Scott Tonsor, ended their season at the State Playoffs by losi...
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We've all had dreams and goals in our younger years that seemed essential to our happiness, yet, for many of those dreams, we just never quite achieved them. This doesn’t necessarily mean we’re unhappy with our current lives, but at some level we still may feel slightly frustrated or disappointed about those missed goals. While there’s no magic way to make all your dreams come true, you can take action to get closer to your life’s goals and lessen those feelings of frustration. Start by putting the past behind you. Unresolved anger and resentm...
Nov. 7-10 - The Staunton Terriers had a successful week, as both grade levels swept all three games on the schedule. The week began with a road game on Nov. 7 at Bunker Hill. The 8th graders played very well in a 39-16 victory. Isiah Laux (12 pts.) and Luke Moore (10 pts.) posted double figures for SJHS, while Owen Looney (7 pts.), Lucas Dillon (6 pts.), Ty Simpson (2 pts.), and Owen Rizzi (2 pts.) rounded out the scoring. The 7th grade team locked down defensively, allowing just one bucket in each half in a 30-4 win. Paxton Brown paced the...
This week's Looking Back photo is from Lil Ashley's collection. It shows the north side of the 100 block of West Main Street, perhaps in the 1960s. The businesses are Staunton Home Association, Dieteker's Men's Wear, Al's Tavern, and Fashion Lane....
Issue of Nov. 6, 1997 The grand opening of His Service Station took place Nov. 3. The thrift store was located at 705 W. Pearl. Denise Hemphill, Terry Odorizzi and Wayne Bruhn Jr. were elected to the Staunton School Board. The Bulldogs advanced in the State Playoffs by defeating Red Hill and will play DuQuoin on Nov. 8. Darla Sievers and Steve Murray were married Nov. 29, 1996, in Litchfield. Debra Sievers and John Futrell were married March 22 in Decatur. Laura Windisch and Dale Baugh were married July 4 at Trinity Baptist Church in...
Thursday, Jan. 30, 1975 -- RESIDENTS WANT AREA CLEANED UP -- A large number of visitors were present at the Staunton City Council meeting. The regular order of business was suspended to hear from these visitors. Present were Roger Schuette. Mrs. Jerry Hochmuth, Chano Basso, John Koehne, Marg Koehne, Earl Albrecht, Arlin Suhrenbrock, Mike Wasylenko, Harold Gray, Robert Albrecht, Mary Stefani, Jack Rigoni, Mr. and Mrs. Salvio Pesavento, and Mike Subick. Ald. Spudich explained that these people were present to protest the horrible condition of...
by Joseph Reagan The 11th hour has become synonymous with Veterans Day, originally called Armistice day, in recognition of the document signed at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. In reality, the Armistice ending the war to end all wars was signed around 5 a.m. on Nov. 11. Over the course of the next six hours, nearly 3,000 men would lose their lives in the final hours of a war that had already claimed the lives of 20 million military personnel. The final death of WWI came at 10:59 a.m. one minute before the guns of war would...
The Yellow Dog Saloon in Worden was built approximately 1873 and is still a popular gathering place today. It is located on the corner of Wall and Gilbird streets. This picture is from about 1900 and the Yellow Dog facade hasn't changed all that much throughout the years....
Thursday, Jan. 2, 1975 -- FORMER RESIDENT FACES BURGLAR -- Howard Mull, a custodian at Fairview School, 2200 Ridgety Ave., Springfield, told police there that at about 7:15 p.m. he confronted a burglar in the office of the school just prior to his phone call to police. Mull told officers he had been called to the school by the answering service which told him the burglar alarm was ringing in the office. When Mull arrived at the scene reports said he confronted the intruder in his office and a scuffle ensued. The burglar got away, Mull said,...
Issue of Oct. 30, 1997 The SHS Bulldogs completed a perfect 9-0 season and will host Red Hill in the first round of playoffs. A daughter was born to Dwayne and Angie (Rantanen) Heim of Staunton on Oct. 17 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Carli Marie Tallman, 4-month-old daughter of former residents Karl and Sheila (Banovz) Tallman, died Oct. 21 at her home in Mishawaka, Ind. Viola M. Landers (70) of Bunker Hill died Oct. 23 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. G. Isabel Voyles (89) of New Douglas died Oct. 22 at her home. Mary Grace Espero...
A seemingly innocent fictional radio broadcast caused panic in the streets in 1938. Sunday, Oct. 30, marked the anniversary of the national radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, which was misunderstood by many listeners as an actual attack on Earth by Martians. An estimated 9 to 12 million Americans were frightened by the broadcast. The broadcast on CBS Radio was a dramatic interpretation of the 1898 novel of the same name by British author H.G. Wells. In an era before television, radio was a prime form of entertainment, and millions of...
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This week's Looking Back photo shows the Puritan Malt baseball team of Williamson in the 1930s. Those in the photo are (back, L to R) Tubby Novotney, Kise Wray, Scottie Fleming, Hank Dominick, Sam F. McGurk, Joe Dzurus, and Tony Muin; (2nd row) Jim Wray, Pete Committs, Panny Renner, Tuto Torry, Farmer Rodeghiero, John Torry, and Baldo Rami; (front) Pego Dzurus, Gene Ulrich and Silvio Graiff....
Issue of Oct. 23, 1997 The football Bulldogs were undefeated in conference play. Denise Philippe and Daniel Mateyka were married June 27 in Edwardsville. Alma Lena Drewel (87) of Mt. Olive died Oct. 15 at her daughter’s residence in Ellisville, Mo. Mary Puckett (77) of Staunton died Oct. 16 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. Lela Catherine “Toni” Heinemeier (73) of Bunker Hill died Oct. 16. Arthur D. Luer (81) of Glen Carbon, formerly of Worden, died Oct. 19 at Eden Village Care Center in Edwardsville. Clifford A. Dustmann (76) of Prair...
Thursday, Dec. 27, 1990 -- Staunton's Second Centennial -- New Years Day is next week. It starts 1991, an important year in Staunton when we celebrate our second Centennial. The first Centennial, in 1959 commemorated the fact that the 1858 Census showed that Staunton had a population of 350 people and therefore could become an incorporated village of the State of Illinois and have its first elected government officials, and Board of Trustees. We celebrated the 100th anniversary of that accomplishment in 1959 with a week long celebration includi...
Editor’s Note: This op-ed was distributed by Capitol News Illinois on behalf of the News Literacy Project. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own. By ALEE QUICK Civic Marketing Manager, News Literacy Project The world of Illinois politics is notoriously wild at times, and this year’s midterm election season is holding true to form. Disagreements on policy issues are the bread and butter of campaign clashes, and we’ve seen plenty of those. But we’re also seeing misinformation, from misleading political mailers to memes tha...
This newspaper clipping from the Springfield State Journal was sent in by Kathy Legendre. It shows the 1923 Staunton football team. Since this is the only picture we have of this team, we're going to see how it comes out. This is the team that beat Gillespie 232-0 at Gillespie on Nov. 24,1923, smashing all scoring records. Pictured (back, L to R) are Ruffini, end; Roberts, guard; Sawyer, halfback; Oehler, fullback; Arnicar, tackle, Wilson, center; Melton, tackle; (middle) Lloyd, quarterback;...
Thursday, Dec. 13, 1990 -- Future Lake Expansion Unclear -- Staunton's City Engineer Deborah Ramsey recently told the City Council that "they needed to take steps if they were interested" in the Staunton Lake expansion project for 1991. The Council hired Hansen Engineers last year to conduct a feasibility study of such a project. When they hired Hansen the Council indicated they might pursue a lake expansion project in 1991. The present lake was built in 1926 and has experienced natural siltation. Earlier, this year the City conducted an...
Issue of Oct. 16, 1997 Leah Pace and Kevin Klein, formerly of Staunton, were married Aug. 9 in Hartford City, Ind. A daughter was born to Walter and Michelle (Masinelli) Blotevogel of Troy on Sept. 24. A daughter was born to Dan and Dawn (DeVer) Jacobs of Livingston on Sept. 26 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Doris Geraldine “Jackie” Elam (74) of Mt. Olive died Oct. 11 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Philbert L. Vantrepotte (88) of Staunton died Oct. 9 at Community Memorial Hospital. Martha P. Furtkamp (98) of Staunton died Oct...
