By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com *photo courtesy of the University of Illinois Jon Davis is accustomed to life on the run. A nine-time individual state champion while at Oakwood High School, Davis hasn’t slowed down since arriving at the University of Illinois. Davis has earned all-Big Ten accolades, All-America honors and owns […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com There are good ideas. There are bad ideas. There are also ideas that masquerade as good, but upon closer scrutiny aren’t as beneficial as they may initially seem. I place the idea of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 in the latter category. […]
This is a little ditty about Abbie and Ryan, two American kids growing up in the heartland. Ryan was a football star and Abbie was someone he adored. But he didn’t tell her for a very long time, so that’s where the song is going to end and the story […]
An Electronics Recycling Collection Event will take place May 18, 2019, with online registration opening April 8 at 8 a.m. There are free YEAR-ROUND local electronic recycling options (with the exception of most TV’s) Click here for more details:Year-Round Recycling Options. REGISTRATION & EVENT DETAILS:There is a FOUR television limit per person/postcard (ALL […]
Baseball teams. Basketball teams. Football teams. Sports are all about working together with other athletes. Wrestling is a little different, though. There is one representative from each of two schools on the mat at one time. Teammates may be cheering from the sidelines, but the athletes are there to succeed […]
As a two-time IHSA state wrestling qualifier, the goal as a senior is to live up to the tradition established in the past.. That is how St. Joseph-Ogden Senior Jake Wendling felt coming into his final year of high school. But just two weeks into the regular season, with a […]
As a sophomore making his first appearance at the IHSA State Tournament, St. Joseph-Ogden’s A.J. Wagner has his sights set on continuing to grow as a wrestler. Growing has been his goal for the last seven years. In 2012, Wagner joined the St. Joseph youth wrestling program before moving over […]
The Oakwood and Prairieview-Ogden School Districts have selected new superintendents. Oakwood’s school board approved the hiring of Larry Maynard Monday night. Maynard received a three-year contract to begin July 1. His salary was set at $115,000 for the first year. Maynard comes to Oakwood from Potomac Grade School where he […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com A slow start didn’t translate into a slow finish on Monday for the state-ranked St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team. Playing the host school in the Class 2A sectional semifinals at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, SJ-O trailed 9-0 before Hannah Dukeman’s perimeter prowess got the Spartans rolling and on their […]
Instead of spending her retirement on the beach or gardening, St. Joseph resident Jan Aten had another idea. She wanted to start a restaurant. As a 16-year old, Aten worked at Mr. Steak in Urbana before taking on various jobs in different kitchens before she landed as a manager at […]
