About – Kevin Stillwell Frerichs & Stillwell lnsu ance Services is just a few days away from 25 years of age. Marc Frerichs and I co-founded the business in January 1996, just in time for the tornado of April 1996 which hit Urbana and Ogden. We are very proud of […]
Located on the southeast corner of Champaign County, Homer Lake is know as a place to connect. Visitors use the 814 acres connect to nature, to their loved ones, to experiences and to friends, both old and new. Visitors come from all around to fish, to kayak, to walk through […]
The Republican and Democrats held their caucus to nominate board of trustee candidates for the 2021 consolidated election. No one showed up to the Democrat caucus, and the Republicans nominated Tami-Fruhling-Voges for a 4-year term as mayor and Terri Cummings, Max Painter and Jeff Van Buskirk for 4-year terms as […]
Community means everything in St. Joseph. That is evident in the way ideas are received and executed, even on short notice. When Village residents Audrey Short and Tessa Smith attended the Sidney Christmas Parade, they immediately thought that organizing one in St. Joseph on Dec. 19 would be a good […]
A ceremony to honor Nadirah Edwards will be held at St. Joseph-Ogden High School at 4 p.m. on Dec. 10. The SJ-O senior passed away on Dec. 3 after a car accident just north of St. Joseph. The organ donor flag ceremony will take place at the St. Joseph-Ogden football […]
The Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA), the governing body of athletic and non-athletic activities at the middle/jr. high school level, has launched a fundraiser to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization’s operating funds come from operating funds are the result of attendance at the state series events, not […]
The Heritage School District will continue with the model that brought them through the beginning of the 2020-21 school year during second semester. Families will have the option to decide if they want their child to attend school each day for four hours plus one hour of online instruction or […]
What began as a family tradition has turned into a Christmas display that the St. Joseph community cherishes every year. Mark Shadden and his wife, Penny, began an annual light display almost 25 years ago when their children were little and they lived in Heather Hills. “There was a man […]
The 2020 Republican caucus to vote on who will represent the Republican Party in the April 6, 2021 consolidated election, Jim Wagner nominated Tami-Fruhling-Voges for a 4-year term as mayor and Terri Cummings, Max Painter and Jeff Van Buskirk for 4-year terms as trustees. About 50 people attended the caucus […]
A scholarship fund for a 17-year old St. Joseph-Ogden High School student who passed away last week has been established. Described as a kind-hearted young woman who loved to learn, Nadirah Edwards also excelled in the visual and dramatic arts. Her family has established a Art Scholarship Fund in remembrance […]
