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,” […]
*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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Beginning June 1, 2020, high school students of voting age will be allowed to be excused from school for two hours to vote in primary, general and special elections or any election in which propositions are submitted to a popular vote. Students can be excused to […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Second-seeded Villa Grove/Heritage jumped into a 19-6 lead after one quarter on Monday and went on to dispatch Okaw Valley 55-23 at home to move into a semifinal game of the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament. Aliya Holloman tallied 13 of her game-high 25 points in the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks trailed after each of the first three quarters on Tuesday at Arcola, but thanks to a 22-point fourth quarter, rallied for a 62-54 win over the Purple Riders. Arcola led 28-22 at halftime and took a 45-40 lead into the final period. Jake Eversole […]
