By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ track and field team placed second on Saturday in the 34-team Eastern Illinois University Indoor Invitational. Meet champion Arthur scored 43 points. SJ-O had 38 points. Three Spartans placed individually and three of the school’s relays also earned points. Jillian Plotner took third in […]
Coming into postseason play with a record of 18-1, most seventh-grade athletes might think they have each game in the bag. But the St. Joseph Middle School seventh-grade volleyball team entered into IESA Sectional play with apprehension. After claiming the Regional title by defeating Westville 25-8 and 25-19, then Georgetown […]
All Illinois residents will have the opportunity to dispose of their hazardous waste products from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 23 at 115 S. Sangamon Ave. in Gibson City. The event, which is sponsored by the Illinois Environments Protection Agency and hosted by the Ford County Soil and […]
Oakwood High School has announced the 2019 National Honor Society chapter. Each year students who exhibit scholarship, service, leadership and character are recognized nationally. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, volunteer, be problem solvers and share ideas, and demonstrate high standards of honesty, […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Since graduating from college, I have continued my education in the biggest and most elaborate classroom that exists: Life. Much of the time, I learned in silence by listening. I’ve also had years to reflect. Doing so created an awakening that should have been obvious decades ago. […]
University of Illinois Students Are Helping Dogs Talk By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com The project is called “Dug the Dog IRL” (read: Dug the Dog In Real Life), and it’s a wondrous mix of nerdy, fascinating, and adorable. A prototype of the technology will be on exhibit at the University of Illinois […]
The right to learn: it may seem like a simple right granted to all. But for those in the United States prison system, the right to educate oneself or the right to an education is not something that is always readily available. Ten years ago, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign […]
St. Joseph Middle School’s Canyon Alwes has a passion for acting. But he’s not sure where it originated. “It started before I can remember,” the 14-year old said. “It was just a passion that formed. I don’t know exactly how; it was just always there.” Canyon’s parents picked up on […]
We all have at least one or two teachers who we remember long into adulthood. Whether we remember them for being really awesome, or really terrible, certain teachers just make a memorable impact on their students. Longtime St. Joseph teacher Candi Appl is one of those teachers. Of course, I […]
St. Joseph has many amenities that make the town attractive. Residents enjoy the family atmosphere, being able to raise children in a safe environment, schools that attract new residents and businesses owned or run by locals. But Jim Page has a vision to add something else to the town he […]
