Adopt-A-Pet Fighting Heat to Cool Sheltered Animals
BENLD - The local Adopt-A-Pet, a no-kill animal shelter located here, has recently been suffering from the sweltering heat that has been hitting the local area over the past week. During last Monday’s storm, the area around the shelter experienced a powerful thunderstorm. As lightning struck the area, tree branches fell in great numbers, and power was lost in several establishments in the Benld area, including Adopt-A-Pet.
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Save the Animals Golf Classic set for July 18
STAUNTON-Macoupin T.A.I.L.S. will host its 2nd Annual Save the Animals Golf Classic on Friday, July 18 at Timber Lakes Golf Course here. There will be a 10 a.m. tee time shot gun start, and the deadline to enter is June 30. The proceeds from the four-person scramble will go toward Macoupin T.A.I.L.S. efforts to build a new animal shelter and create education and adoption programs. Macoupin T.A.I.L.S. was formed to support Macoupin County Animal Control, and to be a partner with the Macoupin County Board in building a new animal shelter.

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Did Dad Get His Kicks at Rt 66 Festival?
EDWARDSVILLE - Some folks treated Dad to live music, great food and classic cars at the 12th Annual Route 66 Festival over the weekend at the city park here. The "Taste of the Road" Food Court boasted great food for Dad to eat including BBQ pork steaks and chicken, beef pot roast, BBQ nachos, bratwursts, hot dogs, pizza, pork shish-ka-bobs from local food vendors including Culver’s of Edwardsville, Habitat for Humanity, the Edwardsville Rotary and the Edwardsville Knights of Columbus.

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School Board Accepts Bids to Resurface Parking Lots, Accepts Resignations
STAUNTON – The regular meeting of the Staunton school board was called to order at 7 p.m. on Monday with all members being present except for Marty Karl, Tom Allen, and Stephanie Legendre. The board immediately went into closed session. The board resumed regular order of business at 8:15 p.m. The board then approved the minutes from the regular and closed session meeting on May 19 and special meeting on June 3.

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Kids Have Fun, Support Great Cause at Kids Day America
EDWARDSVILLE - On May 17th kids of all ages learned about health and wellness while they had lots of fun. Infinite Wellness Chiropractic, Ltd. in Edwardsville hosted its 1st Annual Kids Day America/International. The event was a huge success, serving over 150 kids and their families. Kids Day is an international event celebrated around the world to promote health and safety for children and this year Dr. Ryan Cleland and Dr. Matt Uchtman decided to bring it to Edwardsville. "We hosted this event in Edwardsville because we want to bring health and safety to the children and families of the area. Kids’ Day was originally founded by Wellness Chiropractors like ourselves because children need to know how to be healthy and stay safe. Health risks for children are rising every year and we feel if we get kids and families information they can make better decisions and ultimately be healthier." Dr. Cleland said.

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Staunton VFW #1241 Ladies Auxilliary Donate New Flag to Heritage Manor
The Staunton VFW #1241 Ladies Auxiliary donated a flag to Heritage Manor of Staunton in honor of the veterans for Flag Day. Heritage Manor veterans include: Ted Moultrie, Bob McKeown, and Dorothy Easley.

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Staunton Changes Insurance Carriers
STAUNTON - At a committee meeting, Saturday morning the City of Staunton decided to change its insurance carrier to Aetna. Local insurance agent Perry McDowell explained the fine points of the program to Mayor Fred Stein, Councilman Jim Sloan, Randy Brown and city office manager Lori Grandone.

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