Coming into postseason play with a record of 18-1, most seventh-grade athletes might think they have each game in the bag. But the St. Joseph Middle School seventh-grade volleyball team entered into IESA Sectional play with apprehension. After claiming the Regional title by defeating Westville 25-8 and 25-19, then Georgetown […]
All Illinois residents will have the opportunity to dispose of their hazardous waste products from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 23 at 115 S. Sangamon Ave. in Gibson City. The event, which is sponsored by the Illinois Environments Protection Agency and hosted by the Ford County Soil and […]
Oakwood High School has announced the 2019 National Honor Society chapter. Each year students who exhibit scholarship, service, leadership and character are recognized nationally. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, volunteer, be problem solvers and share ideas, and demonstrate high standards of honesty, […]
The right to learn: it may seem like a simple right granted to all. But for those in the United States prison system, the right to educate oneself or the right to an education is not something that is always readily available. Ten years ago, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign […]
St. Joseph Middle School’s Canyon Alwes has a passion for acting. But he’s not sure where it originated. “It started before I can remember,” the 14-year old said. “It was just a passion that formed. I don’t know exactly how; it was just always there.” Canyon’s parents picked up on […]
St. Joseph has many amenities that make the town attractive. Residents enjoy the family atmosphere, being able to raise children in a safe environment, schools that attract new residents and businesses owned or run by locals. But Jim Page has a vision to add something else to the town he […]
What happens if you have a Basketball Jones, but you can’t find a team? What if you have a Basketball Jones and there are opportunities for boys to play on a team and not for girls to play on a team? What if you’re only 9 years old? These are […]
Heritage Unit School District 8 Vote for 3 Kimberly Keniley-Ashbrook Darrin Tate Zachary Wells Prairieview-Ogden Grade School District 197 Vote for 4 Chad E Pruitt Chad Goldenstein Chad A. Barnes Kyle Rademacher St Joseph Grade School District 169 Vote for 3 Lois M Hewerdine Jeffrey E Hovelin Jennifer Wagner St […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com You can call him John. Or Kenneth. Or John Kenneth. Or J.K. “I answer to all, depending on who knew me and when and where,” St. Joseph resident John Kenneth Young said. He has an unofficial name, too, which won’t be found on his birth certificate and […]
*photo from Museum of the Grand Prairie For some, the lessons of 1968 are ones learned through the study of history. For others, the knowledge comes from having lived through that time period. Three panelists — Izona Burgess, Stan West and Candy Foster — in the Museum of the Grand […]
