The 2020 Christie Clinic Shootout at St. Joseph-Ogden High School will be played on January 11, 2020. Saturday, January 11, 2020 Varsity (SJO HS Main Gym) Varsity: 8 Minute Quarters – 10 Minute Halftimes & 12-15 Minute Warm-Ups 11:00 AM: SE (Locker Room) Crete-Monee vs. Mahomet-Seymour NW (Locker Room) 12:30 […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It’s a small gift that means a lot. The Oakwood High School student council hosted its annual Senior Citizen’s Dinner Dec. 5. Attracting senior citizens from Oakwood-area communities, students greet guests at the door and hand out raffle tickets for door prizes. Student council sponsor Teresa […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It may not be a need that is always seen or known, but hard times are everywhere. Even in his first year as Student Resource Officer at St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Champaign County Sheriff’s Deputy Shawn Hallett recognized that some students may not have everything they […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Getting injured is something that every athlete thinks about, but the majority go through their entire careers without suffering from one. Unfortunately, for Brayden Weaver, the injury he suffered on Senior Night when St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team faced Olympia, will put him on the sidelines for […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Jack B. Van Zandt, 22, of Danville, Ill., killed during World War II, will be laid to rest in his hometown on Dec. 17, 2019. After 76 years, Van Zandt’s remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Sept. […]
Through an OSHA-funded training grant aimed at providing safety training to the residential construction industry, the Job-Site Safety Institute (JSI) in partnership with National Association of Home Builders and the Home Builders Association of East Central Illinois is conducting a 4-hour seminar for builders, trade contractors, supervisors and workers entitled […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans (7-1) continue to flourish in close games. SJ-O followed up on a seven-point Thursday win at Danville (52-45) with a one-point triumph (41-40) on Saturday at Oakwood. For the season, five of the team’s seven wins have been by margins of seven points, or […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The Oakwood High School dance team is realistic. They know that right now they need to recruit new dancers, learn new dance moves and perfect their routines. Their dream at this point is not to win a state championship, but to just compete in dance events […]
Oakwood High School’s Anniston Brant, Grace Hance, Caleb Lashuay, Alyssa Romito, Riley Walker, Aubrey Wells, Luke White, Marci Wilt and Madeline Woods have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. Illinois State Scholars must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen who is also a resident of Illinois. The student must attend […]
St. Joseph-Ogden’s Lindsey Aden, Mallory Ames, Katelyn Berry, Emily Bigger, Ginny Bytnar, Andrea Cunningham, Faith Dahman, Hannah Dukeman, Erica Guelfi, Ava Mills, Eric Poe, Hannah Rajlich, Jenna Schaefer, Kenly Taylor, Stephanie Trame, Isabelle Vliet and Zoey Witruk have been named Illinois State Scholars. Illinois State Scholars must be a U.S. […]
