By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Pitchers Adam Rose and Keegan McCarty combined on a two-hit shutout on Monday, teaming up for 10 strikeouts while walking no one as St. Joseph-Ogden blanked visiting Villa Grove/Heritage 10-0 in a five-inning baseball game. Kaden Jacobs drove in three runs for the Spartans Jacobs and Adam […]
Joel Branson is getting ready to make a move in the right direction. But before moving to Kenosha, WI.,to attend Carthage College to continue his academic, soccer and track careers, he first needs to finish his track career and receive his diploma from St. Joseph-Ogden High School. Branson’s childhood was […]
Being part of the Ag Education program at Oakwood High School has changed Rachel Cyphers’ life. As a freshman, Cyphers came into the high school set on becoming a veterinarian. But, she wasn’t qualified to take an upper level science class as a freshman, so the closest she could get […]
Seventy-six trombones may lead the big parade, but Heritage Music Director Justin Lee is ready to take his drama and music students into this weekend’s performance of the “Music Man” with less instrumentation, but just as much enthusiasm. While there won’t be 76 trombones on stage during the performance, Lee […]
The best men’s and women’s collegiate wheelchair basketball teams will come to the State Farm Center March 14-16 for the 42nd Annual National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Games will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday play will culminate Saturday with third and fourth place games beginning in the morning and […]
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 […]
