Cole Zaccarelli spent nearly every weekend this past summer at college football camps. One of those camps paid off — in a big way for the St. Joseph-Ogden High School senior. “At one of the camps a former Baltimore Ravens player saw me play,” Zaccarelli said. “I don’t know which […]
Author: Nora Maberry-Daniels
Emily Bigger named SJO Student-Athlete of the Month
BY NORA MABERRY August Student-Athlete of the Month Emily Bigger was named the St. Joseph-Ogden High School Student-Athlete of the Month for August. Bigger, a junior who plays volleyball, was nominated by her coach Abby McDonald and selected by a committee that included Athletic Director Justin Franzen and two head […]
Schlueter named SJO Fine Arts Student of the Month
August Fine Arts Student of the Month The SJO Fine Arts Student of the Month for August is Abby Schlueter. Schlueter is a senior and participates in band. She was nominated by Music Director Charles Hess. “Abby was a great help to myself and the rest of the band during […]
Gordons honored with bench at playground
Edith Gordon thought she and her husband, Warren were going on a ride on Saturday afternoon. When they pulled into the Homer Village parking lot she thought they were going to go inside the building and take photos. Little did she know her family had an even bigger surprise. Family had […]
Canned food drive this week
All this week the St. Joseph Student Council is collecting food for the Central Illinois Foodbank. Students are being asked to bring canned goods and nonperishable food items to school this week. There will also be a donation table located at the football game vs. Unity on Friday where fans can donate.
St. Joseph PTC collecting box tops to support schools
BY NORA MABERRY The St. Joseph PTC is collecting box tops Sept. 24-28. PTC President Jen Wagner said the organization will get 10 cents per box top. “We put it into the teacher requests funds and use towards classroom supplies, the Library Reading Program, the Student of the Quarter program […]
Bear named Homer Citizen of the Year
Joe Bear was surprised when he was named Homer Citizen of the Year during the Krazee Daze festival. “I don’t do any of this for recognition,” Bear said. “I’m retired and I stay busy.” The Homer Community Improvement Association unanimously chose Bear to the the Citizen of the Year. […]
St. Joseph board to vote on solar farm variance
BY NORA MABERRY On Tuesday the St. Joseph Village Board will vote to approve a resolution they asked the Village Attorney Joe Lierman to draft. The resolution will state that the board does not support the requested variances that Community Power Group LCC has requested from the Champaign County Board. In […]
SJO Alumni and Homer resident were in attendance at Obama speech
St. Joseph-Ogden alumni Allie Place was one of the 944 lucky students who got to see former President Barack Obama speak on Friday morning at Foellinger Auditorium. Place said she entered the lottery for tickets after receiving a mass email from the University of Illinois where she is a freshman. […]
Saturday’s St. Joseph Relay for Life to honor those diagnosed with cancer
BY NORA MABERRY Marsha Hilligoss has volunteered with the St. Joseph Relay for Life for the past three years. Hilligoss said she appreciates that the event brings awareness not only to breast cancer, but cancer in general. Hilligoss said everyone she knows has been touched by the disease in some […]
