Students from Zion Lutheran School sing during the Sunday, Nov. 9 church service, sharing special music with the congregation ...

The Patriot Lounge hosted a Side-by-Side Poker Run on July 19. The ride began at the lounge and continued through stops at ...

Modern Woodmen recently presented Concordia Hall with a check for $2500. This was a matching grant discovered by member Derek ...

The project Audrey Podwojski chose to earn her Girl Scout Silver Award was a Micro Pantry. On Wednesday Nov. 19, Audrey ...

Stephen B. "Butch" Huhsman, 75, of Staunton, died on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 at his residence in Staunton. Visitation was held ...

In 1980 the program "Keep The Wreath Red" was started by the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, by past president Chief Paul Boecker of the Naperville Fire Department. Each year the program has been ...

As temperatures drop across the Illinois Region, the American Red Cross urges families to take several steps to heat their home safely. “Heating equipment is a leading cause of home fires in this ...

Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Staunton Fire Protection District are urging the public to keep safety in mind when ...

Families around the region are preparing to cook their delicious Thanksgiving meals over the next week. Along with those mountains of meat and sides also comes tons of cooking grease, which can damage ...

HSHS St. Francis Hospital Family Maternity Center recently marked a special milestone to recognize caring for the community for 150 years.

Kennedy Rettig The American Dream is an idea that most have heard of in their time: the expectation of the ideal life. This isn’t necessarily bad ideology to follow, but it can be harmful and ...

Tom Emery Each year just before Thanksgiving, the President ceremoniously pardons a turkey, a light-hearted moment in his otherwise grueling schedule. The tradition is traced to Abraham Lincoln, who ...