Festivities for St. Joseph-Ogden‘s Homecoming week have been finalized. The Spartans will host Pontiac on Sept. 27. Kick-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nominees for homecoming court will be made during the week of September 9 by the student body. Elections will take place the following week- students will make […]
The Village of Ogden will host a public showing of “The Sandlot on Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.at the Old High School Park baseball field on Market Street. Concessions will be provided by the Friends of the Ogden Rose Library. Guests are asked to bring lawn chairs and blankets for […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Broadlands, Ill. – It’s a tradition. Dating back to 1954, when the Broadlands Community Club was formed, the Broadlands community has gathered in late summer to celebrate the community and raise money for local organizations. “Local business owners and volunteers wanted to provide a day of […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Homer, Ill. – Turning 100 years old is something few expect to do. Even of those who think they might, actually getting to 100 is out of their hands. As Edith and Warren Gordon of Homer prepare for a 100th birthday celebration on Sept. 1, 2019, […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com St. Joseph, Ill. – The Village of St. Joseph Board of Trustees on Tuesday decided to stay within their timeline of having an ordinance on whether to allow the sale of recreational marijuana drafted by its self-imposed October deadline, but will not vote on the measure […]
The Oakwood Public Library will host a Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to noon on September 14, 2019. The Oakwood Fire Department will be at the library with a fire truck and a smoke house for families to go through and learn about fire safety. The Oakwood Police Department will […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
