By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Eric Poe is going places and has found it helpful to learn from others who have traveled down the same roads. The St. Joseph-Ogden senior will serve the boys’ cross-country team as a leader for a season which will start with the first competition on Saturday, […]
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Homer Fall Community Sales and Vendor Market
The Homer Activity Committee has announced that the Homer Fall Community Sales & Vendor Market will be held on Sept. 26-28, 2019. Sales will run from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 26, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 27 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 28. To […]
Champaign County home sales slow in July
PRESS RELEASE Residential home sales weakened in July in the Champaign County area while the median home sale price rose 2.62 percent, according to the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®. As lower mortgage rates are prompting more buyers to enter the market, it’s putting pressure on the already tight inventory. […]
Brogan’s Corner: Making it to the summit
BY BROGAN HENNESY On my annual trip to Colorado, I did something that I have never done before: I climbed a 14,000 ft mountain. When I was first asked if I wanted to climb a mountain to spread Epilepsy awareness, I was all for it. I had visited Colorado for […]
Grimsley leads Spartans at Tiger Kick-Off Classic
BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Payton Grimsley shot an 85 on Monday to lead St. Joseph-Ogden in its season-opening golf meet at Urbana in the Tiger Kick-Off Classic. SJ-O’s 422 composite placed it 16th in the team standings. Meet champion Champaign Central teamed up for a 323. Other Spartan competitors were […]
Oakwood’s Hoshauer takes seventh at Tiger Kick-Off Classic
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood golfer Logen Hoshauer finished in seventh-place individually on Monday in the Tiger Kick-Off Classic at Urbana Country Club. Hoshauer’s 79 led the Comets in the 16-team event. In the team race, Oakwood placed 15th with a score of 421. Reed Sperry carded a 94 for […]
Monk, Rajlich and Plotner learn life lessons through “How Bad Do You Want It”
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The path to becoming a captain for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ cross-country team traveled through the library. Aspiring captains had required summer reading. And then, head coach Jason Retz asked the captain candidates to answer questions about the book. The girls’ team captains – Ally Monk, […]
60 residents attend St. Joseph town hall on recreational marijuana dispensaries
By DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com St. Joseph, Ill. – What do residents in St. Joseph want their community to look like? This is the question posed by Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges at Tuesday’s town hall meeting to gather opinions about the legalization of the sale of recreational marijuana within Village limits. All […]
Oakwood Fall Sports Preview Night Friday
Oakwood High School invites community members to join them for their fall sports preview night on Friday, Aug. 23. Oakwood golf took to the course on Monday in Urbana. Cross Country will begin competing on Aug. 31 at St. Thomas More. Volleyball will showcase what they have worked on during […]
Spartans gear up for Fall Preview Night
The Spartans are ready to play! St. Joseph-Ogden High School will host their Fall Sports Kickoff on Friday, August 23 beginning at 5:45 p.m. The SJ-O volleyball team will take the court first at 5:45 with introductions and a scrimmage. At 6 p.m. the Spartan soccer team will take the […]