Mariah Madison is known as a serial entrepreneur. At least on the internet. “The internet just makes me look so good,” she said. “It’s like I have to meet that girl because she’s awesome.” The Chicago native, who played basketball for Eastern Illinois University, and now resides in Champaign is […]
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors has approved Return to Play Guidelines developed within the current structure of Governor Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan that provide the first step in IHSA student-athletes returning to participation. The Return to Play Guidelines are aimed at student-athlete acclimatization and general physical […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Hundreds of protesters came to St. Joseph’s Peaceful Protest for Equality Friday. Standing on the corner of IL-150 and Main Street, those holding Black Lives Matter signs with their fists in the air were oftentimes greeted with honks and praise for taking a stand against racism. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com St. Joseph native Nicole Cribbett does not mince her words when talking about COVID-19. In fact, she calls it “the devil.” “I wouldn’t say it’s like the flu or a cold,” Cribbett said. “At first with the symptoms you get, you might think ‘oh, I’m getting […]
The 2020 Fisher Fair has been canceled due to COVID-19. The annual fair to be held July 7-11 always includes a queen pageant, tractor and truck pulls, horse show, livestock shows, a car show, demolition derby and a 5K Walk. “The health and safety of our community, exhibitors, fair-goers, sponsors, […]
The 2020 Champaign County Fair in Urbana has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Friday’s announcement by the Champaign County Fair Association Board of Directors comes after weeks of monitoring the outbreak and talking to local health officials. “We are heartbroken as we had a great week planned for you […]
In honor of their outstanding scholastic achievement, the following students have been named to the Parkland College Dean’s List for spring 2020. To make the list, students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 grade scale for the semester in which they are being honored. Students […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com They’d worked with their hearts set on one thing: making it to Peoria to play in the Class 2A IHSA state championship baseball game. Instead, St. Joseph-Ogden’s Brendan Cooperider saw that everything they were working toward was really already right there. “The Spartan baseball program has […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Wednesday began as any typical Wednesday for St. Joseph’s Jon Arteaga . He woke up at his mom’s house, just sitting around. But on this Wednesday, there was a spark inside him, suggesting that he needed to do something to show that people in St. Joseph […]
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Discipline has paid off for Oakwood’s Grace Davis. After missing out on participating in track and field her senior year, Davis signed with Danville Area Community College’s cross country program at the end of May. Davis capped off her senior year on the Oakwood/Salt Fork cross […]
