2019-2020 Villa Grove-Heritage Girls’ Basketball Schedule 11/18/2019* Mon @ Lady Falcon-Bunny Classic A TBA Lady FalconBunny Classic 11/19/2019* Tue @ Lady Falcon-Bunny Classic A TBA Lady FalconBunny Classic 11/21/2019* Thu @ Lady Falcon-Bunny Classic A TBA Lady FalconBunny Classic 11/22/2019* Fri @ Lady Falcon-Bunny Classic A TBA Lady FalconBunny Classic […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The more I do this, provide a platform for stories that may otherwise not be told, the more I understand the power of keeping a record of events. Part of being a journalist is to catalog happenings so that we can know about recent history and […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The 2019 growing season in East Central Illinois was unlike any farmers of this generation has seen before. From unusually wet conditions through the beginning of June, to spotty rainfall throughout the summer to snowy conditions as early as October, precipitation has ruled what farmers […]
BY JESSICA SCHLUTER For Susie Baldner, The Zone St. Joseph is more than just a place to work out. About seven years ago, Baldner got her personal trainer certification. “I was a substitute teacher at the time, and I got certified [for personal training] right as school was out. I […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brad Dalton doesn’t often wish for anything but the best for his high school alma mater. That could change this weekend. Dalton is the volleyball head coach at Decatur St. Teresa, which is one of the four schools that have qualified for the Class 2A state […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Leah Black scored a season-high 26 points on Tuesday, helping Heritage to a 42-18 victory over Oakwood in an eighth-grade girls’ basketball game at Newtown. Heritage has a 6-8 season record. Nikiya Taylor led Oakwood with six points.
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 5 Essentials Survey is now available for parents to take in order to provide feedback on school climate and learning conditions. The questions from the Parent Survey went live on Oct. 24 and will remain available until Feb. 14, […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com There may not be a sufficient way to say goodbye to a Veteran for the final time. But honoring a Veteran’s life, their service and saying thank you to their family is a tradition that Honor Guards all over the nation have carried on for decades. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A chance for redemption turned into a case of déjà vu on Saturday for Oakwood High School’s football team. For the second year in a row, the Comets played at Pana in a Class 2A playoff game. For the second year in a row, Pana dealt […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The past met the present on Saturday for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ cross-country team. A legacy of success added another chapter at Peoria’s Detweiler Park in the annual state meet. The Spartans placed seventh in the 26-school field, marking the 13th year in a row that […]
