Urbana, IL Tuesday, September 24, 2019 is National Voter Registration Day. The Champaign County Clerk’s office will be registering voters all day at their office at the Brookens Admin Building, located at 1776 E. Washington St. Urbana, IL 61802. County Clerk staff will also be at Parkland College’s cafeteria registering […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get. The same can be said for marching band competitions. “Competition season in Illinois can be weird,” St. Joseph-Ogden High School Marching Band Director Chuck Hess said. “There are contests where you […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Heritage Volleyball Bri Struck and Bree Buck were the catalysts on Thursday as Heritage dispatched visiting Cerro Gordo 25-16, 27-25 in a Lincoln Prairie Conference match. Struck piled up seven kills, six digs and five aces. Buck’s stat line included six kills, four digs and three […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com SJ-O Football The gains made by St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team Friday night were not enough. The Spartans’ offense was stymied by Unity’s defense and the Rockets made SJ-O its third successive shutout victim with a 20-0 win for homecoming at Hicks Field. “Their defensive players are […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood Football Five players scored touchdowns on Friday as Oakwood celebrated homecoming with a 54-12 football victory over Hoopeston Area. Jack Carey, Gaven Clouse and Blaine McCord all scored two TDs. McCord rushed for a game-high 122 yards on 13 carries. Clouse rushed for 64 yards […]
Earlier this month, Champaign County Board Member Jim Goss provided a lengthy, inaccurate, and derogatory interview to the Rantoul Press about myself and the other Democratic Department heads. While Mr. Goss’ interview sounded like a campaign speech, there were some parts that really stood out to me. For example, he said the […]
BY JASON SCHIFO The older I get, and the more I read the Bible, I see that the one thing God desires in us is humility. I wish I could have said that this is easy, but being humble is a challenge, especially because honestly, pride is a big part […]
The 2019 SJ-O Homecoming Court was announced Friday. This year’s king and queen will be announced at the Homecoming dance with runners-up declared as the class choice for attendants. The SJ-O Homecoming Dance will be held in the high school practice gym from 8-11pm. The community is invited from 9-9:30 for […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden completed a unique three-match homestand in three nights on Wednesday with its third two-game sweep in as many days. The Spartans (13-3) turned back Danville 25-13, 25-13 on Wednesday. Katelyn Berry had 10 digs, Kennedi Burnett had eight digs and Rylee Stahl had six […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Visiting Okaw Valley handed Heritage its first loss in Lincoln Prairie Conference games on Tuesday, 25-15, 21-25, 25-20. Heritage’s Olivia Sorensen distributed 30 assists. Bri Struck pounded 17 kills and teammate Bree Buck added eight kills. Torie Rothermel served three aces and Buck landed two. Anna […]
