BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The Oakwood Public Library Board voted to eliminate late fees for patrons beginning March 11. The measure included waiving previous fines on all library cards, even if a patron had not been to the library for years. The only fine that remains is on cards with […]
St. Joseph-Ogden High School held its winter sports banquet on March 10, 2020. The following students earned their Varsity letter and were selected for team honors: Boys Basketball Wrestling Dade Allinger, Sr. Trevon Carr, Sr. Payton Cain, Sr. Brodie Sullivan, Sr. Drew Coursey, Sr. Isaiah Immke, Jr. Payton Grimsley, […]
Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons has consulted with the Director of Champaign Urbana Public Health (CUPH) and out of an abundance of caution has decided to close polling locations that are located at long term care facilities. As of March 11, there are no reported cases of COVID-19 in Champaign […]
Beginning March 23, 2020, Parkland College will be shifting as many courses as possible to an online format in order to reduce exposure to COVID-19. According to a press release, Parkland’s campus is not closed; Parkland will remain open and operational. Administration and staff will remain on campus for regular […]
Heritage High School Spring Musical Guys and Dolls is postponed for this Thursday, Friday, Saturday March 12-14 and we will be working on make-up options as public health guidelines allow, stay tuned for further announcements
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 […]
