Prairieview-Ogden is going to get faster internet. The district has received the E-rate Funding Grant. The grant is used to help schools and libraries obtain affordable telecommunication and Internet access. The program is administered by the Universal Service Administration Company under the direction of the FCC. Discounts given to schools […]
Author: Nora Maberry-Daniels
Upcoming Christmas Events in the St. Joseph/Ogden/Homer Area
Angel Tree St. Joseph Apothecary Help a family in need by purchasing items for the holidays. Ornaments on the tree have items that a local family has requested and need. Take the ornament and purchase the item. Bring the unwrapped item back to the donation drop off site. Saturday, Dec. […]
Setterdahl turns adversity into promise: collecting donations for Stockings for Strength
Whitney Setterdahl knows what it is like to be a teenager battling cancer. The University of Illinois was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer when she was 18. As a teenager battling cancer, Setterdahl went back and forth between pediatric oncology appointments as well as regular adult oncologist appointments. While she […]
Psi Iota Xi-Iota Sigma cheeseball recipe top-secret
The recipe is a closely guarded secret. In fact, no one who was making the cheese balls for the women’s sorority Psi Iota Xi-Iota Sigma knows the exact ingredients. The women conceded that Todd Woods, owner of the St. Joseph IGA, who mixes the cheese blend may be the […]
SJO Musical Theatre Cabaret Sunday
St. Joseph-Ogden Drama Director Chandler Dalton thinks the audience of the Musical Theatre Cabaret will be stunned. “The community will be pretty shocked with the amount of talent coming to the stage on Sunday,” Dalton said. The event is taking place at the high school at 2 p.m. on Sunday. […]
St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection District to build new station
A tax increase in that the St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection District asked for in the Spring of 2016 has paid off. The district will be building a new station. When the district took the tax increase to the public they laid out specific needs that they needed to address, these […]
Rose to play baseball at Lincoln Land Community College
St. Joseph-Ogden baseball player Adam Rose loves the atmosphere of a baseball field when fans are cheering on their favorite team. He will get to continue to enjoy that atmosphere at Lincoln Land Community College next year where he will continue his athletic and academic career. “I loved how I […]
SJO students hear from Veterans about their experience
St. Joseph-Ogden graduate Josh Townsend joined the Marines after 9/11 and served in the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and helped evacuate 15,000 Americans from the 2006 Lebanon War. He also did a tour in Fallujah, Iraq during the two deadliest years of Operation Iraqi Freedom. SJO bus driver Leonard Winchester […]
Harper named SJO Fine Arts October Student of the Month
Lauren Harper had two roles in “I Hate Shakespeare.” She played Ophelia and Laertes. And now she is the St. Joseph-Ogden fine arts student of the month. Director Chandler Dalton said the freshman rarely needed acting notes despite it being her first time on stage. “She was doing what I […]
SJO Spanish education has lasting impact on students
The Spanish Program at St. Joseph-Ogden High School places an emphasis on realistic and applicable situations. Teacher Zak Sutton told the St. Joseph-Ogden Board of Education during their October meeting that numerous SJO students have told him how they have used Spanish in the real world. Sutton said a student […]
