BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com There is one thing that Wood N’ Hog owners Michael McDonald and Okema Battle have known their whole lives: that they can depend on each other. Like most Americans, the siblings grew up eating barbeque. “I grew up in Chicago where there were four (barbeque restaurants) […]
St. Joseph Grade School will be conducting screening for children eligible to enter kindergarten in fall 2020. Appointments will be scheduled for Tuesday, April 7th and Wednesday, April 8th from 8:00am to 6:00pm. To be eligible for kindergarten a child must be age 5 by September 1, 2020. During the […]
Village-wide garage sales in Oakwood are set for May 30, 2020. We will provide information on how to get your sale listed as soon as that becomes available.
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Groggy workers and students on Monday in Illinois are left wondering if Senate Bill 533, the bill that would end the state’s biannual change of the clock known as daylight savings time, will ever pass and become law. As of Nov. 19, 2019, the measure had […]
The following St. Joseph-Ogden High School students received first division ratings at the IHSA Solo & Ensemble Competition at Heritage High School on Saturday. Anastasia Conerty and Erica Guelfi were both awarded “Best of Day” for their performances in their respective categories. The St. Joseph-Ogden Music Department also thanks Laurie […]
The 2020 St. Joseph Spring Garage sales have been scheduled for April 30-May 2, 2020. The SJO Daily will provide an online and print listing for shoppers. To be included in print, submissions must be emailed to dani@sjodaily.com with address, dates/times and items by April 27 at 5 p.m.. To […]
The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library, located at 201 North Third Street, will host a candidate meet-and-greet from 5:30 to 7 :30 on March 9. Democratic candidates Circuit Court Judge – Ramona Sullivan, Ruth Wyman, Troy Lozar and David Moore; and Circuit Court Clerk – Susan McGrath and Robert Burkhalter […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com A cruise ship quarantined with passengers on board, elevated travel precautions, reports of fatalities and talk of a pandemic have captivated news reports for months, with an escalation in both national and local reports in the weeks since the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Lucinda Paganin and Matt Knoop have a unified message: they want East Central Illinois residents to know that their business Falcon Equipment and Supply Company is here to serve. The brother and sister duo grew up watching their father manage businesses as they grew up in […]
The Illinois primary ballot will include a question for voters on the March 17 ballot. It will read: “Shall a retailers’ occupation tax and a service occupation tax (commonly referred to as “Sales Tax”) be imposed in Vermilion County at a rate of one (1) percent to be used exclusively […]
