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Local schools finding ways to fill substitute teacher needs

Some Illinois school districts are feeling a substitute teacher shortage. The Dekalb School District in Northern Illinois has had to have principals act as substitute teachers. Oakwood teachers advertised on social media that their district was looking for substitutes. St. Joseph Grade School posted on their Facebook page in November […]

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SJO, Heritage and Oakwood basketball programs pick-up wins, SJO and Oakwood fall to Clifton Central

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com The winning streak has reached nine games for the St. Joseph-Ogden girls’ basketball team. The unbeaten Spartans dispatched visiting Mahomet-Seymour on Monday, 44-30. Bree Trimble scored a game-high 18 points for SJ-O (9-0). Peyton Crowe added 11 points and Hannah Dukeman chipped in with 10. The […]

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Village of St. Joseph changes how it deals with ordinance violations

The Village of St. Joseph is working to crack down on properties that violate Village ordinances. Village Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges said that it is difficult for the Village to enforce ordinances because they are non-home rule. According to the Illinois Municipal League (IML) non-home rule municipalities may only exercise powers […]