By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Officially, the wait was four days and three games. On Monday, St. Joseph-Ogden junior Bailey Dowling broke the state career record for softball home runs when she blasted a solo shot to right field in her first at-bat against visiting Charleston. It was the 61st home run […]
Oakwood High School took time to present local scholarships to graduating seniors last week. Vermilion County Principals’ Association Scholarship: Andrew CookOSF Healthcare Scholarship: Antonio CarrionBusiness Women of Vermilion County Scholarship: Gracie MachinP.E.O. STAR Scholarship: Hadiya Jagroop Cameron Cunningham Foundation Scholarship:Paiton Frerichs and Kerrigan ShaferMarine Corp Scholastic Excellence Award:Andrew Cook and […]
Springfield, IL– State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) and Representative Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) announced they have reached an agreement with the University of Illinois to increase access for veterans. The lawmakers worked with University of Illinois Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Andreas Cangellaris, reaching an agreement to form a committee to […]
The St. Joseph-Ogden Drama Department and Fine Arts Boosters are inviting everyone to “Be (Their) Guest” at this weekend’s drama fundraiser, “A Night With Walt Disney: A Student-Directed Showcase.” “We started doing student-directed showcases last year to raise money for our program,” Drama Department Sponsor Chandler Dalton said. Dalton said […]
It’s Mo Anderson’s 82nd birthday. And she’s invited around 180,000 people to her party! The name Mo Anderson might not mean much to someone outside Keller Williams Realty, but the culture that she began to build within the Keller Williams organization when she became the CEO in 1995 has impacted […]
Moms and dads, aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas often collect drawings from the children they love and hang them on the refrigerator. Seldom does a child’s drawing make it into the hands of a stranger. Rarely is a child’s drawing sold for $700. But for 17-year old Jordan Stiverson […]
A lot has happened in 34 years. Becoming a teacher isn’t what Sandra Whalen set out to do, but after she took an elementary education class at Eastern Illinois University, it became apparent that being in the classroom with children is what she wanted to do. “I really loved being […]
It’s not time to get antsy. Not yet. When the beginning of May rolls around and the majority of the fields throughout East Central Illinois aren’t plowed or seeded, onlookers begin to worry about the upcoming crop season. But not every farmer is panicking yet. “Soil moisture is never a […]
2019 SJO YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS Boys Basketball Youth Camp: May 29, 30, 31 (8 AM-1:30 PM) Baseball Youth Camp: June 3, 4, 5 (8 AM-12:15 PM) Girls Basketball Youth Camp: June 3, 4, 5 (9 AM-12 PM) (1:30-3:30) Softball Youth Camp: June 6, 7: 9 AM-1:30 PM Football Youth Camp: […]
In East Central Illinois, farmland is nearly everywhere. At one time, farmland sustained families and incomes, lifestyles and dreams. And while that is true for some today, the tasks that happen on the land are often unknown, although they impact nearly every aspect of any human’s life. Since 1993, the […]
