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Some local school districts see improvement in financial health, state-wide improvement reported

Financial gains are not something reported in the State of Illinois often. But the Illinois State Board of Education’s release of the 2019 School District Financial Profile Scores showed that school districts within the state are experiencing some financial gains. The ISBE reviews each district’s financial profile based on fund […]

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Ingram, Plotner, Bagby and Rajlich emerge as Illinois Prep Top Times 3,200-meter champions

By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com *photo by Cindy Berry Rajlich All eight of St. Joseph-Ogden’s entries in the girls’ Class 1A division of the Illinois Prep Top Times indoor state meet at Illinois Wesleyan University registered season-best performances on Friday. Included in that was a drop of nearly 29 seconds by the […]

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Oakwood finalist in IHSA Student Showdown

They may be the unsung heroes. They are the ones who attend games, make banners, chant and roar when their team makes the big and small plays. While it’s generally the student-athletes who make headlines, the student-section at athletic events rarely see any publicity. But this year, the Oakwood High […]

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Spartan athletes qualify for Illinois Top Times meet in Bloomington, area baseball and softball round-ups

By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden qualified all three of its girls’ relay teams for Friday’s running of the unofficial state indoor track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center, in Bloomington. The Spartans will also have three representatives in the Class 1A 1,600-meter race: Hannah Rajlich, Jillian Plotner […]

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Mugshots sometimes harm local lives

EDITORS NOTE: The news media’s practice of placing mugshots within the publication is long-standing. Seeing the impact this practice has on lives, groups are beginning to question the practice. The following story is a local recount of such questions and stories. Kevin Hobbs is a professional actor, the Founder and […]

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Five Spartans capture top 10 placements at Charleston, Second shut-out of SJ-O baseball, Heritage splits two

By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St.  Joseph-Ogden’s boys’ track and field team placed fourth in the Class 1A division of the 34-team Charleston Indoor Invitational on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. The Spartans totaled 36 points. Meet champion Pleasant Plains had 45 points. SJ-O won the 800-meter relay (1 minute, 35.93 seconds) […]