The Illinois Department of Transportation will replace the bridge that carries Sycamore Street (Illinois 130) over the Embarras River in Villa Grove beginning the week of March 9. The removal of the current bridge will be done in stages to maintain two-way traffic, which will be controlled by temporary signals. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils’ Kyleigh Block finished in a tie for 10th in the Class 2A three-point shooting contest on Thursday at Illinois State University’s Redbird Arena. A total of 32 finalists participated at state. Block, a junior, hit 8 of her 15 attempts at Redbird. During […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Being part of the St. Joseph-Ogden cheerleading program has been exactly what senior Tia Pruitt needed growing up. “I could not imagine not being a part of a cheer squad,” Pruitt said. Pruitt began cheering with the St. Joseph-Ogden Youth Football program in kindergarten. Since then, […]
Chittick Family Eye Care will open their ninth clinic in downtown St. Joseph in March. The clinic will be staffed by a team of four doctors and assisted by certified optical and technical staff. In addition to routine eyecare, the St. Joseph Chittick Family Eye Care office will have the […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Senate Bill 2762 could mandate “inclusive, medically accurate, and culturally appropriate comprehensive sex education” for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade if it becomes law. Presented by sponsors Senator Ram Villivalam (Democrat District 8) and Representative Kathleen Willis (Democrat District 77), the bill would require […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Villa Grove/Heritage boys’ basketball season ended in Wednesday’s semifinal round with a 56-40 loss to the host Spartans. After three lead changes in the early minutes, SJ-O shot ahead 5-4 as part of a 16-0 run. The Hawks were unable to recapture the lead although […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball took a double-digit lead in the first quarter of Wednesday’s Class 2A regional semifinal game in their gym and then had to hang on in the final period to collect a victory. SJ-O opened up a 17-4 first-quarter lead and never lost […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets more than held their own in the first half on Wednesday against unbeaten and state-ranked Bismarck-Henning in a semifinal game of the St. Joseph-Ogden Class 2A boys’ basketball regional tournament. Oakwood held the lead at halftime 28-25 before falling 62-52. Josh Young led the […]
photo by Jerry Nowicki – Capitol News Illinois By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Revenue reported Monday that the first month of legalized adult-use cannabis sales in the state generated $7.3 million in cannabis tax revenue for the state, plus another $3.1 million […]
The 2020 Champaign County Fair has announced that the Beach Boys will take the stage at the Champaign County Fairgrounds on July 23. Grandstand tickets and track tickets (lawn chairs allowed to this show) will go on sale this February 28 at 8 a.m. and are available at champaigncountyfair.cc. Tickets […]
