BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) will host a one-day Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Champaign one April 4, 2020. Registration for collection is open to all Illinois, but pre-registration, with opens on Feb. 3, must be completed to attend. An Oct. 26, 2019 collection […]
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Commentary: Ideas and Man
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com If we were acquaintances and I told you that I grew up in Indiana, you might make a few assumptions. The first thing that you might assume is that I grew up in a rural area. That would be correct; a few of them, in fact. […]
Champaign County Area Home Sales Climb in December
Residential home sale activity in the Champaign County area rose by double digits during the month of December as more buyers were confident that now is the time to make a home purchase. The Champaign County Association of REALTORS® reports a total of 211 residential homes were sold in December, […]
Payton Cain has his vision set on day-by-day
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Being able to play basketball has been a means to something bigger for St. Joseph-Ogden‘s Payton Cain: building connections. Cain started playing sports as a young boy with his dad and brother. “(My dad) passed that love for all sports down to me and my brother,” […]
St. Joseph community center survey to help build vision
*photo is a Jan. 2019 document that kickstarted the St. Joseph Community Sports Complex vision. It is not a final document. BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com What’s the next move for St. Joseph? Jim Page and a committee of four volunteers are looking into how the development of the St. Joseph […]
Dukeman not letting injury hold her back from impacting St. Joseph-Ogden Basketball
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. After the 2018-2019 St. Joseph-Ogden High School girls’ basketball team placed third in the IHSA 2A State tournament, Hannah Dukeman set her sights on leading the Spartans as point guard during her senior year. But by the time […]
St. Joseph Community Center Survey
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com A St. Joseph Citizen’s Group has been created to start a discussion on the potential of creating a Community Center in St. Joseph. They have been tasked with working with the Village to determine the use, design, location and management of the Community Center. To gain […]
Pence hits ground running with Blue Chip Real Estate
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Jake Pence isn’t a man who waits for an opportunity to come to him. Instead, he creates them. The 22-year old St. Joseph-Ogden alum has always had his sights set on three things: creating opportunities that are sustainable, taking care of his family and being a […]
Oakwood Grade School 2019 Honor Roll
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com OAKWOOD GRADE SCHOOL HIGH HONORS – 2ND QUARTER Grade Student Grade Student Grade Student 4 Layne Blundy 5 Konnor Andrew 4 Dalton Bowman 5 Kenzie Carpenter 6 Evgeni Anderson 4 Solomon Cravens 5 Carsen Dudley 6 Alexia Eberle 4 Weston Frazier 5 Sidney Dunavan 6 Arieanna […]
Illinois to require student to file FAFSA prior to graduation
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Illinois high school graduates in the class of 2021 and beyond will be required to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or an alternative state form created by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) as a part of their requirements to be eligible for their […]