By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com You can call him John. Or Kenneth. Or John Kenneth. Or J.K. “I answer to all, depending on who knew me and when and where,” St. Joseph resident John Kenneth Young said. He has an unofficial name, too, which won’t be found on his birth certificate and […]
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Oakwood basketball moves into Regional final Friday
By FRED KRONERfred@sjoaily.com Oakwood’s boys’ basketball team won twice this week to move into Friday’s championship game of its own Class 2A regional tournament. In Wednesday’s semifinal game, the Comets (21-9) upended Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (22-8), 55-35. Trevan Garrett scored a team-high 20 points. Oakwood had a balanced attack to back Garrett. […]
Foster, Burgess and West paint picture of 1968, make connection to today
*photo from Museum of the Grand Prairie For some, the lessons of 1968 are ones learned through the study of history. For others, the knowledge comes from having lived through that time period. Three panelists — Izona Burgess, Stan West and Candy Foster — in the Museum of the Grand […]
Smith drives tractor to school, shares family history
Having a car to drive to school is a big deal for some teenagers. But driving a tractor to school means that students not only get to showcase one of their family’s prize possessions, but also that they get to showcase their family’s work, history and bond. St. Joseph-Ogden High […]
SJO girls’ basketball revises game plan in second half to win IHSA Super Sectional title
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com.com PONTIAC — Eighteen seconds. St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team established its revised game plan Monday on the first possession of the second half. Bree Trimble aggressively drove to the basket and drew a foul. When she stepped to the free throw line with 7 minutes, 42 seconds […]
Edison’s work at Kickapoo helps to revitalize the park
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Everyone has days where they arrive at work feeling overwhelmed, thinking about some 3,900 items that have made their way onto the to-do list. Tim Edison can relate. Every day, when he arrives at the office, he has more than 3,900 acres that he is responsible for. […]
SJO girls’ capture IHSA Sectional Title, Oakwood and Heritage boys’ win conference titles
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden spotted Watseka a 5-0 lead to start the Class 2A girls’ basketball sectional championship game, but then recovered to post a 55-48 win over the Warriors on Thursday at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School. SJ-O clinched the win by sinking 14 of 18 free throws overall, […]
Ajster and Reed make school history
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Oakwood/Salt Fork’s wrestling program didn’t get the first that it was seeking on Saturday, but it did nonetheless achieve a significant first. Senior Mason Ajster fell short in his bid for an individual state championship, dropping a 7-2 decision to unbeaten (51-0) Logan Deacetis, from Prairie Central, […]
A tale of the carrot, the egg and the coffee bean
This is an old tale that illustrates a lot about diversity and humanity. A young woman visited her grandmother and told her grandmother how hard life was. She was on the brink of giving up because she did not know if she could make it in this world. She was […]
SJO prepares for FFA Week with food drive
About 600 St. Joseph residents will come home to a grocery bag with a label on their doors today. The St. Joseph-Ogden FFA students placed bags throughout town Friday morning in hopes of collecting at least 2,500 canned or nonperishable items for the food pantry this weekend. Students will canvas […]