PRESS RELEASE Residential home sales weakened in July in the Champaign County area while the median home sale price rose 2.62 percent, according to the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®. As lower mortgage rates are prompting more buyers to enter the market, it’s putting pressure on the already tight inventory. […]
BY BROGAN HENNESY On my annual trip to Colorado, I did something that I have never done before: I climbed a 14,000 ft mountain. When I was first asked if I wanted to climb a mountain to spread Epilepsy awareness, I was all for it. I had visited Colorado for […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Payton Grimsley shot an 85 on Monday to lead St. Joseph-Ogden in its season-opening golf meet at Urbana in the Tiger Kick-Off Classic. SJ-O’s 422 composite placed it 16th in the team standings. Meet champion Champaign Central teamed up for a 323. Other Spartan competitors were […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood golfer Logen Hoshauer finished in seventh-place individually on Monday in the Tiger Kick-Off Classic at Urbana Country Club. Hoshauer’s 79 led the Comets in the 16-team event. In the team race, Oakwood placed 15th with a score of 421. Reed Sperry carded a 94 for […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The path to becoming a captain for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ cross-country team traveled through the library. Aspiring captains had required summer reading. And then, head coach Jason Retz asked the captain candidates to answer questions about the book. The girls’ team captains – Ally Monk, […]
Oakwood High School invites community members to join them for their fall sports preview night on Friday, Aug. 23. Oakwood golf took to the course on Monday in Urbana. Cross Country will begin competing on Aug. 31 at St. Thomas More. Volleyball will showcase what they have worked on during […]
The Spartans are ready to play! St. Joseph-Ogden High School will host their Fall Sports Kickoff on Friday, August 23 beginning at 5:45 p.m. The SJ-O volleyball team will take the court first at 5:45 with introductions and a scrimmage. At 6 p.m. the Spartan soccer team will take the […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com The Prairieview Ogden PTO is gearing up for their fall Children’s consignment sale. Currently, 17 vendors are signed up and the PTO expects more as they prepare for the September 21 date. A $5 entry fee will get guests into the presale from 7:45 to 8:30 […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com For some, it’s not about self, but about community. Since 1984, Homer resident, Don Happ has been working to better his community. A Philo native, Happ, along with his wife, Deb, chose Homer as the place to start their family. “At that time, no one knew […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Captain is now a term that is applied to Logen Hoshauer and Reed Sperry. The Oakwood High School golfers – both of whom are juniors – won’t take the role lightly. “Being a captain is an honor,” Sperry said. “It means that my coach sees potential […]
