By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to highlight the spending plan’s increased funding for higher education. “With this new budget, we’re […]
By Sarah Jo Bouton, PT; Christie Clinic Department of Physical Therapy According to the CDC, 28% of adults 65 years old or older had a fall last year. This results in 36 million adults who fall each year and about 37% of those who fall report some sort of injury […]
High Honors Freshmen Ames, Trevor Barrowman, Kylie Barrowman, Lexie Beyers, Kaitlyn Bird, Emily Blackburn-Kelley, Tim Bonny, Aiden Brooks, Addison Bytnar, Sara Campbell, Shelby Carlson, Jacob Carlson, William Chaudhary, Rudra Childers, Adelyn Ericksen, Katie Evans, Callie Getty, Abigail Getty, Camden Haley, William Harper, Zachary Hartman, Claire Huckstadt, Amelia Huckstadt, Lydia Jannusch, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Things are not always how they seem. Taylor Voorhees’ final baseball season at St. Joseph-Ogden is the perfect example. The senior outfielder/designated hitter played in all 36 of the Spartans’ games this spring. Just three other teammates didn’t miss a game. He was second on the […]
By Fred Kroner Oakwood’s Connor Smith placed 23rd and Bryson McDaniel placed 31st in the IHSA boys’ track and field meet on Thursday (May 25) at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. Smith was timed in 52.48 seconds in the 400 meters. McDaniel’s top mark in the triple jump was 39 […]
By Fred Kroner Seven of 14 St Joseph-Ogden participants in the boys’ IHSA Class 1A track and field state meet advanced to the finals. Six of them earned medals and All-State recognition on Saturday (May 27) for positioning themselves among the top nine in their respective events. Carson Maroon was […]
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The 2023 spring legislative session came to an end in the early hours of Saturday morning after the Illinois House gave its approval to a $50.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that begins July 1. The 73-38 party-line vote came […]
By Dani Tietz Teaching is so much more than making sure students obtain knowledge. It’s also helping them develop confidence by meeting them where they are and creating a safe space for them to grow. Building that world for children has always been a goal for St. Joseph’s Sandy Bayles. […]
By Dani Tietz While teachers usually get to spend a year or two, the time high school guidance counselors get to spend with those same students spans four years. While it may not be the same day-to-day interaction teachers have, guidance counselors are responsible for making sure each student is […]
By Dani Tietz Teaching elementary school was a dream come true for Beverly Pridemore. “I really couldn’t imagine doing anything else,” she said. “It is all I pretended to be as a child. It sounds cliche, but I wanted to make a difference. Like many of my colleagues, I was […]
