The Pink Elephant Antique Mall in Livingston was recently named as the second best antique shop in Illinois, as well as ...

In July, at a recent volleyball event, 12 Staunton High School girls sported bright and colorful tie-dye T-shirts from the ...

Blackbird Bakery in Staunton currently has a beautiful art display up from work by local artist Chris Burns. The vibrant ...

Cameryn Barbeau On Monday, July 28, the city will officially open Route 66 Park at 2 p.m. Come celebrate the history of Route ...

Above is a photo from the Staunton Volunteer Firefighter's July business meeting. Junior firefighter Logan Miersch graduated ...

The Staunton Senior Citizen’s Club welcomes all seniors 55 and older to join them on the first and third Thursday of each month. The July 17 meeting was called to order by President Geri Cook at 1 p.m ...

The 126th Grand American World Trapshooting Championships will be July 30 through Aug. 9. The Grand is the largest shooting event of its kind. The event features over 20 events. Shooters from all over ...

Dorchester’s Homecoming celebration will be Aug. 1-3, which will include a kitten ball game starting at 5:30 on Friday, at the same time as the kids’ game. One of the opposing lineups will be Anti ...

The Coal Country Sports Complex Foundation will be holding a cookout at Randy’s Market in Gillespie on Saturday, July 26. Serving will start at 10 a.m. and continue until all sandwiches are sold. They ...

William Jacob Bechem On May 1, 1868, a 22-year old Confederate veteran was hanged in North Carolina for murdering his fiancee. Asked on the gallows if he had anything to say, he spoke for an hour, ...

The Heritage Community Band will perform its fourth and final concert in Staunton on Thursday, July 24, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will take place at the Staunton band stand behind the library. The ...

Jill Pertler Here’s a little ditty about me changing my profile photo and name on FB. It’s a funny story actually, if you look at it in the right light. I’m telling you all here, because I trust you.