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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Issue of Aug. 5, 1998 The Livingston Homecoming was held over the weekend. A daughter was born to Mark and Connie (Lyday) Homeier of Livingston on June 25 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. A daughter was born to Robert and Laurel (Schuette) Bono of Staunton on July 29 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Mary Dorrell Kilduff (96) of Staunton died July 28 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Staunton. Thomas Svetlik Sr. (88) of Mt. Olive died July 31 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Randall L. Greeling (48) of Staunton died July 28 at his...
Thursday, February 8 , 1923 -- VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED -- At a meeting of those interested in the organization of a volunteer fire department in our city, held Friday evening, the first steps toward perfecting an organization were taken. Dr. C.P. Stuttle was elected president and Harry R. Kuenen secretary. A by-law committee comprised of H.O. Panhorst, Anthony Safko and Paul D. Weiss was named and Ralph "Cotton" Soapes and Clem Haferkamp were appointed as extra drivers for the new fire truck. Chief of Poice Safko is also fire chief...
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Issue of July 29, 1998 Wareco started extensive renovations including new gas tanks, islands and pumps. Six vehicles were vandalized at Tri Ford in Staunton on July 22. Equipment was also stolen. Community Memorial Hospital opened a new 20-seat lounge for patients and family members waiting to see clinic specialists. A daughter was born to Brian and Becky (Showalter) Robinson of Worden on May 30 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. A son was born to Timothy and Donna (Emrich) Bruns of Ballwin, Mo., on July 16 at St. Luke’s Hospital in C...
1. Stay in your car. If your child needs assistance getting into the vehicle, please park. 2. Do not walk up to the door or wave your child to the vehicle. The teachers on duty will get your child to your car when they deem it is safe. 3. If your child must enter the vehicle on the driver side you are encouraged to consider parking. There is a lot of traffic in lane 2 at dismissal and having them go to the driver’s side brings concern. 4. Please discuss with your child about not running out into the parking lot. Again, there is a lot of traffic...
Thursday, January 25, 1923 -- A notorious character -- Clinton Clayton, one of the fellows arrested last week at Benld appears to be a real bad man and has since been identified as a criminal who is wanted in various places on robbery charges. Clayton was the man who, when arrested at Benld by Chief of Police James Firth and Chief Deputy Sheriff Frank Friess, had in his pockets nitroglycerine caps and fuses. That he would have gone to any extreme to escape capture is shown by the following conversation: "If I had known who you were," said...
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This week's looking back photo was brought in by Walter Spotte. He lives in both Pennsylvania and Florida. The picture was taken during the Staunton High School season of 1939-1940; The first team's record was 20-9 and the second team 17-5. Two trophies were given out to the Staunton basketball squad: The Edwardsville 3rd place consolation and the Litchfield 3rd place consolation. First Row, (L to R): Billy Stiegemeier, Arthur Caldieraro, Fred Brenzel, Crawford Allen, Edward Renner, Walter...
Issue of July 23, 1998 Melissa Gai of Staunton was crowned the 40th Miss Macoupin County Fair Queen. The Staunton Board of Education decided to send out a survey to measure interest in boys’ soccer. Clifford C. and Maudie (Sawyer) Partridge of Staunton will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 14. A daughter was born to Scott and Monica Honnies of Mt. Olive on July 13 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. A son was born to John and Deanna Lotter of Edwardsville on July 13 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Alton. Mildred E. Koehne (80) o...
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Thursday, January 11, 1923 -- SWIPED THE DOOR SPRING -- One night this week some unknown miscreant swiped the spring from the storm door at the post office. Postmaster Roberts states that he has two more such springs in the work room at the post office and if the thief will step around to the east door he will give them to him, thus saving him the effort of removing same from the door. ARREST BAD EGGS AT BENLD MONDAY -- What is believed to be a plot to rob the Superior Coal company payroll and also holdup a bank was foiled Monday, when...
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Thursday, January 4, 1923 -- OLD TIME FIRM SOLD OUT YESTERDAY -- Godfrey & George sell their hardware business to Geo. H. Luker -- After a partnership extending over a period of forty years, the firm of Godfrey & George yesterday afternoon disposed of their business to George H. Luker, until recently postmaster in our city. The work of taking an inventory of the stock is at present in progress and while this is going on the store will be closed. Mr. Luker will assume active charge of the business as soon as the tabulation has been completed...
Issue of July 2, 1998 The workshop and garage of Frank Ramach located north of Staunton was destroyed by fire on Friday. Mike Favre announced that Timber Lakes Golf Course will open nine holes by next May with the back nine completed by next August or September. Ernest Louis Flaim (86) of Mt. Olive formerly of Staunton, died June 23 at Springfield Manor Nursing Home in Springfield. Walter Frank Fritzche (80) of Mt Olive died June 24 at St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. Irene Sophia Nora Remmert (89) of Mt. Olive died June 26 at Heritage Manor...
This week's Looking Back photo is the property of Pat Wieseman. It's a postcard from 2009 with a picture of the previous year's Tour de Donut race. The picture was taken by Dennis Garrels and shows the cyclists making the turn from Main Street on to South Hibbard Street. They then took Route 4 to Renken Road for the first leg of the ride. Doughnut stops were in Prairietown and Worden....
Ode to my grandfather I am writing because I would like to surprise my grandfather Fred Horky. He is a regular reader of your paper despite moving away years ago and living in North Carolina. He was born and raised in a house on Wood Street in Staunton. I've grown up listening to the stories of adventures from before I came around, these stories from many different important times that gave a real perspective to events. Concordia is a fairly large social club which was directly behind the family house my great-grandfather built not long after...
Thursday, January 4, 1923 -- GILLESPIE MAN SHOT BY OFFICERS -- William Dann, Insane, Killed After Attacking Officers -- One man dead and a policeman injured marked the close of the first day of the new year at Gillespie. William Dann, who became violently insane while eating dinner, was shot when he defied Night Patrolman Thomas Long and Deputy Sheriff Jack Duffy in their attempt to arrest him. As the officers approached the Dann home, the insane man leveled a revolver through the doorway and told them that he would kill them if they took...
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This week's Looking Back photo shows Staunton's Main Street in 1907. The building to the far left is George and George Hardware. This is the current Star-Times building. We couldn't make out what the next business is, but it is currently Community Title. Across Elm Street at that time was the bank followed by Quade Hotel then Faulstich, a men's wear store, at the current location of Russell Furniture....
This week's Looking Back picture was taken in May of 1925 during construction of Staunton's reservoir. See Days Gone By for more details....
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Thursday, December 25, 1975 -- Commentary on Looking Back photo -- In April of 1925, the city of Staunton began surveys of how best to supply the growing city with clean water. After studying the alternatives, it was decided in October, 1925 to build a dam on the Cahokia-East Fork site as recommended by Illinois State Department of Health. In December, 1925, the city council approved an ordinance authorizing construction of the reservoir, water tower, and filtration plant and naming Cole & Fauber as general contractors. Cole & Fauber sublet...
By Tom Emery This summer has been drier than normal in parts of the region. Fortunately, it’s nowhere close to the historic droughts that have hammered the region. One of the worst was in 1953-54, when much of the Midwest was parched amid one of the most brutal heat waves on record. Rainfall in some areas in 1953 was as much as sixteen inches below normal. In Missouri, 1953 is the driest year on record, with a statewide average of 25.35 inches. It was especially severe in the Alton area, where the Alton Telegraph reported that rainfall in the r...
Winford Earl Boulch died June 9, 2023, in Portland, Ore., one day before he turned 91. Win was born June 10, 1932, to James and Lura Boulch in the township of Good Water, Mo. He married his wife, Vivian, on Jan. 5, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nev. She survives. His family moved to a farm in New Douglas, Ill., where he graduated from high school. He enjoyed returning to class reunions and visiting with classmates throughout the years. Win lived in Staunton, Ill., and worked as a machinist at Olin in Alton, Ill., and Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Wash.,...