By FRED KRONERfred@mahometdaily.com Girls’ basketball teams from Oakwood, St. Joseph-Ogden and Villa Grove/Heritage have all reached the 20-win mark for the season. All schools have another week to add to their totals before postseason play starts across the state on Feb. 4. Oakwood is 22-5 with an eight-game winning streak. […]
Maple Sugar Days at Homer Lake Interpretive CenterMaple syrup is the sweet treat that children and adults alike enjoy putting on their morning pancakes. But creating this natural sweetner is a process that not only takes days to cure, but also one that restores life to the maple trees throughout […]
Taking a chance to learn something new paid off for Fithian native Debra Myers. The Oakwood High School graduate followed her passion for music to Western Illinois University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in music education. She then received her masters degree in vocal performance from the University of […]
By Kaitlyn Hess’ own description, she is quiet, timid and reserved. But when Hess steps onto the dance floor, she shows everything that she’s been keeping inside. “It’s a way that I can show everyone who I am and what I love to do,” she said. Following in her sister […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden built up a 30-point halftime lead on Monday and blitzed Rantoul 63-24 in an Illini Prairie Conference girls’ basketball game. SJ-O (20-4) reached the 20-win mark with the triumph. The Spartans led 15-4 after one quarter and thanks to a 21-2 second-quarter blitz, led 36-6 […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Sunday was just another day for Sidney resident Paul Lewis. No parties. No parades. “I hung around the house,” he said. Exactly 38 years earlier, on Jan. 20, 1981, there was reason for Lewis and an entire country to celebrate. The longest hostage crisis situation in recorded […]
There’s only been one thing that has held the St. Joseph-Ogden dance team down this season: weather. “We all know it is winter and we are a winter sport, so we just roll with it,” SJ-O Head Dance Coach Emily Williams said. After missing the Clinton Dance Competition because of […]
Things don’t always go as planned. Sometimes, they go better than planned. That has been the case for the Villa Grove 2018-19 dance team. Coming into her first season as a high school dance coach, Sarah Bouton was excited to work with the Villa Grove program. Knowing that every team […]
I came to the conclusion about five years ago that people want two things in life: 1) everyone wants to belong (to be loved, accepted and have a place) and 2) that everyone wants to be heard (implying that also means they have a voice). Take one of these two […]
Learning doesn’t end with a high school diploma or even a college degree. In fact, adults with high school diplomas and college degrees still find themselves needing help with skills like reading, math and writing. “Whether someone graduated from high school or not, there is a large part of our […]
