500-plus mile bicycle event for veterans to pass through Staunton

During Monday night’s city council meeting, City Clerk Dennis Stiegemeier announced that the 7th Annual Gold Star Mission GS500 Bicycle Event taking place Sept. 19 through Sept. 23 will be coming through Staunton on Wednesday, Sept. 20 between 8 and 8:30 a.m. They will be making a brief stop at the VFW Post #1241. The 510-plus mile ride across central and southern Ill., honors and preserves the memories of fallen heroes.

In Correspondence, the city received an email from the Staunton Volunteer Fire Department requesting to close Wood Street from Pearl to Mill Street on Sunday, Sept. 24 from 11...