There’s nothing that brings people together quite like music. And that’s what St. Joseph resident Vinny Santanelli loves to do with his guitar, harmonica and soulful songs. Santanelli grew up on the east coast with a musical family. “I was surrounded by music growing up,” he said. “I started on […]
By Jessica Schluter From taking her dad’s camera to shoot pictures of her friends, to becoming a professional photographer and the person behind the a national sandwich brand’s Instagram account, Anna Longworth has always had a creative mind. Longworth grew up and went to school in St. Joseph but now […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden and Mahomet-Seymour settled for a 2-2 draw on Monday in a non-conference baseball game at St. Joseph called by darkness after eight innings. SJ-O’s six-hit attack was led by Sam Wesley with two hits. Crayton Burnett drove in both SJ-O runs with a second-inning single […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Melanie Smithenry had three extra-base hits and Aliya Holloman had two extra-base hits on Monday as the Heritage Hawks won a softball game at home against Hutsonville/Palestine, 10-6. Gracyn Allen picked up the pitching win, allowing one run and striking out six in six innings. Holloman had […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Salt Fork snapped a 1-1 tie with a seven-run fourth inning on Wednesday and went on to dispatch the Comets 9-3 in a Vermilion Valley Conference baseball game in Fithian. Oakwood (3-5) was led by Elijah Harden with two hits. Harden, Brady Howard and Josh Young all […]
St. Joseph Annual Easter Egg HuntApril 13 from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Hackler ParkThe 2019 Easter Egg Hunt will be April 13th at Hackler Park (formerly Crestwood Park). This is free but be sure to arrive early so that all participants are prepared to hunt on time. The hunt […]
Elvis is alive. So is Shakespeare. The St. Joseph-Ogden Drama Department is bringing the two icons back to life in this weekend’s performance of “All Shook Up.” Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” the “All Shook Up” performance follows Chad, a good-looking, motorcycle-riding, leather-jacketed roustabout, who roams from town-to-town with a […]
Unofficial Election Results: Currently, these totals represent the precincts that have been counted this evening. Mail-in ballots will still come in to the Champaign County Clerk. We will update you as we know more. Heritage Unit School District 8 Kimberly Keniley-AshbrookDarrin TateZachary Wells Prairieview-Ogden Grade School District 197 Chad E […]
Bringing life to people through music makes St. Joseph resident Matt Walsh giddy. As an entertainer with Party On Productions, Walsh gets to brings people, even crowds of people, to life. “I light up when I talk about DJing,” he said. Walsh left St. Joseph-Ogden High School in 1995 wanting […]
Nick Coffin (run scored) and Mason Wyant (an RBI) each had two hits for the Hawks (4-5), who dropped a 3-1 non-conference decision at home to Oakwood on Thursday. VG/Heritage created a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning. Starting pitcher Evan Wilson allowed three hits in five innings and registered […]
