BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden Soccer Junior Logan Ingram broke up a scoreless match on Tuesday with a goal in the final 2 minutes, lifting the Spartans to a 1-0 Illini Prairie Conference triumph over Unity. Ingram’s heroics came on his birthday. SJ-O goalkeeper Hunter Ketchum collected seven saves […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Grace Davis and Allie Morris led a 1-2 finish for Oakwood in a four-school, non-scored girls’ cross-country meet on Tuesday at Chrisman. The Comets were running against the host Chrisman/Georgetown-Ridge Farm team, Tri-County and Notre Dame La Salette. Davis’ 3-mile time was 23 minutes, 28.61 seconds. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com What can seventh- and eighth-grade students who attend school while surrounded by corn and soybean fields learn about agriculture? According to Mallory Knight, whom the Prairieview-Ogden School District recently brought on staff to teach agriculture to the middle school-aged students once a week for 45 minutes, […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It’s easy to know where a runner is headed as they set off on a running course. The starting and finish lines are well-marked. There are cones, arrows and, at times, a pacer vehicle to lead the way. Participants may falter, catch their breath or hold […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Mothers show love in many different forms. Fithian’s Kim Marsh will always cherish the quilts her mother gave her, and will hold them as a reminder of her mother’s love. Holding her mother’s memory near, Marsh is ready to share her mother’s passion for fabric with […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Heritage Volleyball Bri Struck reached double figures in kills and Anna Sanders had double figures in digs, but the Hawks were decisioned at home on Thursday by Cumberland 25-17, 25-22. Struck had a team-high 10 kills. Sanders led the way with 10 digs, three more than […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans (4-1) rebounded from a shutout loss the previous week to hold Pontiac scoreless on Friday in a 19-0 homecoming triumph in St. Joseph. Coach Shawn Skinner sees a pattern in the team’s 4-1 season record. “We are 4-0 in games when we win the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For the second time in the last three weeks, Oakwood shut out its football opponent while maintaining its prolific offensive output. The Comets (4-1) went to Gilman on Friday and blanked Iroquois West in a non-conference contest, 41-0. The Comets are averaging 47 points per game […]
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation today renewed its call for qualified individuals to step forward and apply for seasonal positions to help with snow-and-ice removal across the state. Through the department’s annual “snowbird” program, temporary snowplow drivers are hired every year on a full-time and on-call basis. “Snowbirds […]
Champaign County and participating municipalities in Champaign County will hold the next REC event at Parkland College on October 12, 2019. St. Joseph opted in to support the REC events this year, and so residents of St. Joseph are eligible to register online to participate. Online Registration for the October […]
