As September unfolds, the American Red Cross is issuing an urgent call for blood and platelet donations to address a continuing shortage that began over the summer. With patient care at stake, donors of all blood types are needed to replenish supplies, but those with Type O blood and individuals […]
With flu season approaching, Christie Clinic is hosting several Drive-Thru Flu Clinics, making it easy for the community to get their annual flu shot without leaving their vehicle. The CDC recommends that everyone six months and older receive a flu vaccine each season, and these clinics offer a convenient option […]
On Tuesday, Sept. 17, The Space, a local restaurant and venue in downtown Champaign, will celebrate the one-year anniversary of its Tuesday night Open Mic Night. The event also marks 23 years of host Mike Ingram bringing open mic opportunities to performers in Champaign-Urbana. Ingram has been a fixture in […]
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that construction at the Interstate 72/57 interchange in Champaign begins Sept. 9. This work involves building crossover pavement to be used during next year’s reconstruction of the I-72 bridges over I-57 and will require closures of the left lane in both directions of I-72. […]
By Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden’s fifth shutout of the soccer season came in the Saturday (Sept. 7) championship match of the Argenta-Oreana Tournament and was a 4-0 triumph over Decatur St. Teresa. The Spartans’ diversified scoring attack featured one goal apiece from Alex Acosta, Yadi Acosta, Zach Harper and Logan […]
By Fred Kroner In four of the five matches played by the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team on Saturday (Sept. 7) in the Pana/Mattoon Tournament three sets were required to determine the winner. SJ-O dropped three of those matches and finished 1-4 in the event. For the season, seven of the […]
by Fred Kroner St. Joseph-Ogden won two matches in singles and two matches in doubles on Thursday (Sept. 5) and garnered a 4-3 team win at Watseka. Samantha Kelso scored a 6-4, 6-0 victory at No. 2 singles over Marisa Clark. At No. 4 singles, Madison Farber survived a three-set […]
By Fred Kroner Four St. Joseph-Ogden athletes were victorious in their flighted races on Saturday (Sept. 7) at the 26-school Chrisman Cowchip boys’ cross-country invitational. Beating all pursuers in their individual 3-mile races were Colin Burnett (race for No. 3 runners, 17 minutes, 10.3 seconds), Eli Franklin (race for No. […]
By Fred Kroner Two St. Joseph-Ogden runners won their flighted races on Saturday (Sept. 7) in the 26-school Chrisman Cowchip girls’ cross-country invitational. In the race for No. 3 runners, SJ-O’s Tessa Walker was the winner in the 3-mile race (19 minutes, 42.2 seconds). In the race for No. 4 […]
By Fred Kroner Devan Swisher fired a 41 on Thursday (Sept. 5) for St. Joseph-Ogden’s golf team, which dropped a 166-179 decision to Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda at Brookhill Golf Course. Swisher placed second individually. Other SJ-O scorers were Garrett Loschen (44), Asher Pruemer (45), Graham (Ray (49), Wade Clark (51) and Trevor […]
