BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Lou DiBello started his career as a musician like many other teenagers. As a boy, he learned the piano and saxophone before picking up the guitar at age 15. “My first live shows with a band were in my senior year in high school. We played […]
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Immanuel Lutheran Church of Flatville serves in Bear Branch, KY
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Need isn’t always something you have to travel far to find. This is what St. Joseph-Ogden graduate Rylee Sjuts learned when she joined the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Flatville team that served in Bear Branch, Ky., this summer. Located in Kentucky’s Eastern Coal Field region, Leslie […]
2019 Sidney Fun Daze July 26 and 27
The Sidney Improvement Group will host the 2019 Sidney Fun Daze will be held from July 26-29. Friday 5 p.m. Carnival Rides/Vendors Open 7 p.m. Beer Tent Opens 9 p.m. to midnight: The Zach Dable Experience Saturday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fun Daze Breakfast at the Sidney United Church […]
Bowlin siblings to perform in Into the Woods
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Urbana, Ill. – You never know what you might find if you venture into the woods. Especially if the woods are enchanted with storybook characters. But St. Joseph siblings Brandie, Chaz and Alec Bowlin know that they will find each other on the stage at the […]
Area athletic programs have different ways of selecting team captains
By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com The duties of captains on high school athletic teams are pretty uniform. They are the team leaders, the ones who counsel younger squad members on expectations as well as serving as the liaison between the coaching staff and the entire squad. They offer encouragement, advice and […]
SJO 5K Race/Walk and Kids’ Fun Run on July 27
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com There is only one way to start your day off right on July 27: lace up your running shoes and head out to St. Joseph fo the annual SJO 5K Race/Walk and Kids’ Fun Run to support the St. Joseph Middle School and St. Joseph-Ogden High […]
Bandits Baseball Tryout Information
Tryouts for the Bandits Baseball program will be held on July 21 (9U, 13U and 14U) and 27 (11U) at Woodard Sports Complex in St Joseph. Registration will be at the Pavilion. 9U 13U 14U: July 21 10:00-2:00 11U: July 27 200-400 For more information contact Greg Immke 217-202-5837.
SJ-O residents relive the Apollo 11 moon landing
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For centuries, the Man on the Moon was nothing but a fictional fantasy. It was a faceless, nameless individual who existed only in the minds of adults who would regale their youngsters with far-fetched stories from the far outer regions known simply as space. Many of […]
2019-2020 Oakwood Grade School Supply List
Oakwood Grade School Supply List Individual Teachers may require additional supplies ALL STUDENTS 1-bookbag 1-pair of clean shoes for PE 1-change of seasonal clothes to be left in bookbag EARLY CHILDHOOD 1-box large markers 5-glue sticks/1-bottle of glue 2-boxes of tissues 1-pkg of antibacterial wipes 2-rolls of paper towels CARE […]
Heritage School District Registration
Heritage New School Year Registration Information for 2019-2020 HERITAGE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.8 Heritage Elementary/JH School (217) 896-2421 Heritage High School (217) 834-3393 Opening of School Information 2019-2020 Registration forms have been placed on-line at the Heritage8.org website. All forms should be printed out, completed and returned to the appropriate school […]