SJO Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Some people find ways to turn a hobby into a money-making venture. Jim Risley found a way to turn his passion into a memory-making experience. Thirty-nine years ago, Risley arrived on the faculty at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School. Besides teaching sixth-grade history, Risley had an interest […]

Amy Markstahler has always loved to write. As a young girl, she would handwrite long stories to pass the time as she grew up in the country surrounded by cornfields. She stopped writing as she grew older and graduated in 1998 with a college degree in Graphic Design. That led […]

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Football teams from St. Joseph-Ogden, Oakwood and Villa Grove/Heritage all registered wins on Friday to remain in contention for postseason berths. SJ-O (5-3) became playoff-eligible with its 28-7 win at Olympia. Oakwood reached the .500 mark (4-4) with a 49-21 win at Westville. Villa Grove/Heritage (4-4) […]

St. Joseph-Ogden High School Drama Director Chandler Dalton is challenging her actors. The students are tackling Shakespeare this fall. “When picking a play I have to take into account that I have to accommodate for a larger cast and this one wasn’t super cheesy,” she said.  “I found that it […]

Prairieview Ogden has selected eighth-grade student Emily Elsbernd and seventh-grade student Caleb Ochs as the Student of the Month for their respective grade.

The Heritage Community Unit School District board will meet on October 15, 2018  at 7:00 p.m. in the Homer Building Band Room. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sjodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Board2018.pdf”]

The Village of Homer Board of Trustees will meet in the Village Hall located at 500 E Second St. at 7:00 p.m. on October 15, 2018. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sjodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/October-18.pdf” title=”October 18″]

The  St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District #169 board will meet on  Monday, October 15, 2018 at 6:30 pm  in the Grade School Conference Room. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sjodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Oct.-Agenda.pdf” title=”Oct. Agenda”]

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com There is an idiom that encourages people to not pass judgment until they have walked in the other person’s shoes. The sentiment is as valid today as it was centuries ago. For more than a year, we have heard from women throughout the country coming forward […]

Doug Appl has served the St. Joseph community since 1977 when his father started  Appl Sanitary. Now he and his brother Dennis, run the company. Doug’s workday begins around 6 a.m. when he boards one of their garbage trucks and starts the routes for the day, ending by noon. That […]