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 […]
By Fred Kronerfred@sjodaily.com The Comets snapped a three-game losing streak on Thursday, winning at Villa Grove/Heritage, 3-1. Isaiah Ruch hit a home run for the second consecutive game and also struck out six in 6 1/3 innings pitched to pick up the win. Josh Young recorded the last two outs […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Drew Coursey pitched three scoreless innings and drove in two runs with sacrifice flies on Thursday as the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans topped visiting Westville, 9-4, in a non-conference baseball game. Coursey was credited with the win. He struck out two and permitted two hits. Keegan McCarty had […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com A men’s basketball tournament is scheduled for this weekend at Oakwood Grade School. Nine teams will compete, starting Friday at 6:30 p.m. All will be chasing the top prize. “A lot of ‘attaboys’ “ tournament director Harlan Freeman, from Oakwood, said. There are no trophies or plaques […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Hannah Dukeman drove in five runs, four on a grand slam and one on a solo homer, and Raegen Crippen had four hits on Wednesday as unbeaten St. Joseph-Ogden pounded visiting Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, 18-8, in a high school softball game. Ashtyn Cromwell (3-0) pitched four innings and earned […]
How is your soul? What about your heart? And your mind? Have you paused to check lately? There are times when life events force people to take a look inside. Often, those times prompt a lifelong journey of sifting and molding and realizing just who you were meant to be. […]
Village of St. Joseph spring garage sales are scheduled for April 11-13. The SJO Daily will produce a free online garage sale guide. For a garage sale listing to be included in the guide, an email with the address, dates and description must be delivered to dani@sjodaily.com by April 9. […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Mike Mennenga shares just two things in common with the person he was eight years ago: his name and an undying passion for basketball. In 2011-12, the Rantoul native was on hiatus from his dream job as a men’s college basketball coach. He had spent the three […]
Over 1,000 voters have already cast their ballots in the Champaign County consolidated elections. In the days before the April 2, 2019 consolidated election deadline, the Champaign County Clerk’s office will open locations throughout Champaign County to make voting easy and accessible to those casting a vote. Mail-in votes and […]
