By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Three Blue Devils matched or achieved their best score of the season on Thursday (Sept. 17) in a meet at Tri-City Country Club against St. Joseph-Ogden, which did not have enough players to be scored as a team. The VG/Heritage leaders were Kyleigh Block and Logan […]
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Buesing edges out all golfers at Tri-City Country Club
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Medalist Zach Buesing carded a 41 and defeated two others – including teammate Jake Gilles – by one shot on Thursday (Sept. 17) at Tri-City Country Club. St. Joseph-Ogden won the dual meet 185-189. Okaw Valley participated but did not have enough players to be scored […]
Taylor Hug earns medal honors at Tri-City Country Club
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Taylor Hug was the lone SJ-O competitor and she earned medalist honors with a 51 on Thursday (Sept. 17) at Tri-City Country Club in Villa Grove. Hug won medalist honors by seven strokes. SJ-O returns to action on Monday (Sept. 21) in the Illinois Prairie Conference […]
Spartan golf picks up fifth consecutive dual-meet win
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ golf team captured its fifth consecutive dual-meet win on Thursday (Sept. 17), edging Villa Grove/Heritage 185-189 at Tri-City Country Club. The Spartans’ team score was their best of the season. Ty Pence carded a 42 to lead SJ-O. He finished in a second-place […]
Spartans capture runner-up at Decatur St. Teresa Invitational
By Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Four Spartan runners finished either first or second in their respective flighted races on Saturday (Sept. 19) at the Decatur St. Teresa Invitational, helping SJ-O to a runner-up team finish in the 12-school event. SJ-O’s Helene Jones was the winner of the fourth flight, running the […]
Spartans emerge as champions at Decatur St. Teresa Invitational
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans won five of seven flight races at the Decatur St. Teresa Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 19) and emerged as team champions in the 12-school event. When the places of the flighted races were totaled, SJ-O had 14 points. Runner-up Paxton-Buckley-Loda had a final score […]
I-74 work near Danville begins Sept. 21
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that construction on Interstate 74 near Danville, just east of exit 210, begins Sept. 21. The project involves replacing the bridges that carry I-74 over the Salt Fork Vermilion River. Two median crossovers will be needed to accommodate construction, which will require lane closures. […]
Big Ten announces return of fall football
The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of October 23-24, 2020. The Big Ten will require student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other individuals that are on the field for all practices and games to undergo daily antigen testing. Test […]
Christie Clinic offers drop-in flu vaccines in September and October
Christie Clinic will offer a convenient way to get a flu vaccination on a drop-in basis without an appointment in September and October. Christie Clinic drive-thru flu clinic locations include Christie Clinic on Windsor in Champaign and satellite clinics in Urbana, Danville on Vermilion, Mahomet, Monticello, Rantoul and Tuscola. Christie […]
SJO Daily Garage Sale List for Sept. 17-19
It’s not too late to be added to the SJO Daily garage sale list for Sept. 17-19! Just email dani@sjodaily.com by 5 p.m. Sept. 15. The Village of St. Joseph will have Village-wide sales, but anyone in the Homer, Oakwood, St. Joseph, Ogden area is welcome to be listed online […]