BY BROGAN HENNESY After months of waiting, summer vacation is finally here. Essays and tests are replaced by relaxation and fun times. My summers are packed full of swimming, jumping on the trampoline, and traveling. I spend time golfing with my dad and brother, visiting family in Colorado, and running […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Oakwood, Ill. – A lot can happen in five years. A fifth-grade student can introduce her teacher to her passion for 4-H. The teacher can make the choice to introduce her two children to ducklings and enroll them in 4-H. The student, now 14, can compete […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com St. Joseph. Ill.- The Village of St. Joseph will pick up brush presently on Village street curbs from June 18 to June 21, weather permitting. “Brush” includes accumulations of grass or shrubbery cuttings, leaves, tree limbs and other materials accumulated as the result of the care of […]
St. Joseph, Ill. – Members of the St. Joseph-Ogden High School FFA were honored at the 91st Annual State FFA Convention. Abby Schlueter was in the top 10 candidates for major state office. Rachel Wilson received a gold rating in the chapter scrapbook category for […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Homer, Ill.-Traditions are important. For Homer’s Angela Lawrence, traditions mean shared experiences with her daughter and the friends and family she’s grown up with. At 43-years of age, Lawrence, who is the President of the HCIA (Homer Community Improvement Association) and the head of the Homer […]
BY JASON SCHIFO I don’t know if you have noticed, but things around us are feeling awfully divided lately. This person believes this thing, that group believes that thing. It seems like every day there is more and more to drive us apart rather than bring us together. And every […]
Oakwood, Ill.-The Oakwood High School FFA was honored at the 91st Annual State FFA Convention last week, receiving four awards for their work throughout the 2018-2019 school year. The group received silver honors in the Growing Leaders National Chapter Award, Building Communities National Chapter Award, Strengthening Agriculture National Chapter Award, […]
Press Release-Ameren Illinois has announced a residential electric rate of 4.7 cents per kilowatt-hour for the 12-month period beginning with June meter readings. Ameren’s rate is approximately three-tenths of one cent less than St. Joseph’s current electric aggregation rate of 5.031 cents. For the typical participant, who Ameren reports uses […]
By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Gary Lewis has an idea of what to expect as he prepares to take over as regional superintendent of schools for Champaign and Ford counties. He will need to deal with people who possess a wide-ranging assortment of ideas and interests, goals and expectations. It’s not […]
BY DANI TIETZ Sidney Dairy Barn Owner Dennis Riggs stops a former employee who came by to get ice cream on the day before she gets married and gets teary-eyed. “Do you remember the three things for happiness?” he asked. “Something…” she said. “Always have something to look forward to both near […]
