The Vineyard Church in Urbana will provide a Live Nativity for the community on Dec. 20 from 5-7 p.m. The safe, family-friendly Christmas event will be a drive-through experience in the north parking lot of 1500 N. Lincoln Ave. in Urbana. The church will tell the story of the birth […]
The St. Joseph Women’s Community Club is offering another holiday activity for the St. Joseph community while also supporting local restaurants that have been impacted by COVID-19 mitigations. The group has purchased $30 gift certificates from all of the 13 restaurants in St. Joseph and Ogden to be awarded to […]
The Illinois State High School Association (IHSA) board met virtually on Dec. 2 for an update session, where they discussed several topics, including the timeline of winter sports. They concluded that they do not expect low risk winter sports to begin prior to January with the state’s current Tier 3 […]
St. Joseph Women’s Club The St. Joseph Women’s Club works year round to provide food to those in need, to pay for AP tests for St. Joseph-Ogden students and to pay down lunch debt for SJ-O students so that they can eat during the school day. The St. Joseph Women’s […]
The number of active COVID-19 cases in zip code 61873, which includes St. Joseph, currently stands at 59 active, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 30 statistics. Over the weekend, St. Joseph had 49 active cases on Nov. 29 and 52 on Nov. 28. Zip code 61859, including […]
For most, the weeks between the end of November and December are the most wonderful time of the year. But the St. Joseph Women’s Club knows that every year there are members of their community who could use an extra boost in holiday cheer. 2020 presented new challenges for everyone, […]
Tradition often means everything in a small town. When St. Joseph’s Lacey Smith moved to the Willowdale Subdivision in 2015, she knew she had found home. “We’re a pretty tight knit group: we like to have bonfires at each other’s houses, Halloween Parties for the kids; last summer I hosted […]
The Museum of the Grand Prairie will offer their annual “To Grandmother’s House We Go” event virtually on Dec. 5. The popular event will feature the Museum decorated for the holidays while guests learn about classic and old-fashioned Christmas crafts and activities. Christmas’ most popular star, Santa Claus will make […]
St. Joseph Country Chics: 234 E. Lincoln St., SHOP 3 days FRIDAY-SUNDAY AND SAVE 25% off STOREWIDE plus all remaining fall is 50% off). Open at 10am! Mercantile Antiques & Trading Co., 302 Northgate Dr., a wide-assortment of antiques and vintage items: furniture, books, linens, quilts, pottery, Fusion Mineral Paint. […]
The number of active COVID-19 cases in area code 61873, which includes St. Joseph, currently stands at 53 active, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 25 statistics. On Nov. 24 there were 50 active cases. Area code 61859, including Ogden, has 11 active cases, unchanged from the 24th. […]
