By Dani Tietz There’s something special about Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey. Maybe it’s her soft demeanor that greets patrons at the Museum of the Grand Prairie. Maybe it’s the way she tears up as she tells the stories of local men and women who made their way toward the greater good for […]
The Philo Exchange Bank is excited to open its doors in St. Joseph with the University of Illinois’ head baseball coach Dan Hartleb. The Feb. 8 event dubbed as the “Home Opener” will feature Hartleb and some University of Illinois baseball players signing autographs from 4-6 p.m. The bank will […]
By Fred Kroner Clark Roland scored 14 points and Cameron Johnson added 12 points on Saturday (Jan. 28) as the Heritage eighth-grade boys’ basketball team opened IESA Class 1A postseason play with a 45-20 regional quarterfinal triumph over Urbana University High School.
By Fred Kroner The Heritage seventh-grade volleyball team stormed back from a one-set deficit on Thursday (Jan. 26) at home and defeated Hoopeston Area, 25-27, 25-21, 25-16. On Tuesday (Jan. 31), the seventh-grade A team dropped a 25-17, 25-21 decision at Chrisman, but the B team was victorious, 25-6, 25-16. […]
By Fred Kroner Prairieview Ogden’s seventh-grade boys’ basketball team is headed to the Class 1A IESA state tournament following a resounding 42-8 triumph over Cissna Park on Monday (Jan. 30) in the Schlarman Sectional title game. PVO (22-2) plays in a state quarterfinal game on Saturday (Feb. 4) at 10 […]
By Fred Kroner The St. Joseph seventh-grade volleyball team has an 8-1 season record, with seven of the wins coming in two-set sweeps. The Panthers opened the season with wins over Hoopeston Area (25-12, 25-15), Champaign Next Generation (25-15, 25-1) and Tolono Unity (25-9, 25-16) before going to the Maroa-Forsyth […]
By Zainab Susi The month of February is all about LOVE. One of my favorite authors Gary Zukav wrote, “Eventually, you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.” Love to everyone regardless of age, religion, background, race. We are all human and every […]
By Fred Kroner Adena Paul tallied eight points on Thursday (Jan. 26) for Heritage, which dropped a 60-17 decision at Okaw Valley. The Hawks (1-15) return to action on Saturday (Feb. 4) at Hoopeston Area.
By Fred Kroner Playing their second consecutive overtime game in the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament, Heritage suffered a 51-50 loss to Blue Ridge on Saturday (Jan. 28). The lone point scored in OT was a free throw by the Knights. Timmy Wilson led Heritage with 17 points. Aaron Coffin notched […]
By Fred Kroner Jaydah Arrowsmith scored a game-high 16 points and Addie Wright added 15 points on Thursday (Jan. 26) as the Oakwood girls’ basketball team defeated visiting Westville, 46-33. The Comets expanded a 9-6 lead after one quarter into a 24-13 edge at halftime. Cherokee Hanner chipped in with […]
