SJO Daily

Anna Wentzloff always has a smile on her face. Kelly Steffen, St. Joseph-Ogden Math teacher and SJO girls track coach, said the 16-year-old is always upbeat. “No matter how her day is going,” said Steffen. Girls basketball coach Kevin Taylor agreed and said Wentzloff is a quiet but determined young […]

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com During Randy Wolken’s 39-year softball coaching tenure at St. Joseph-Ogden, the Spartans were known for aggressive base running and as fundamentally strong defensive teams. Next spring, when Larry Sparks succeeds the Hall of Fame coach who amassed 1,043 career wins, he hopes to field a team […]

By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden’s soccer team scored one goal in two early-week matches and salvaged a tie to go with a loss. The Spartans (3-9-2) played to a 1-1 draw with visiting Judah Christian on Monday and then were shut out a day later at Unity (8-6-1), 2-0. […]

Emilie Fox was inspired by her Prairieview-Ogden Music teacher Jennifer Anderson. Anderson died April 2 after a six-year battle with pancreatic cancer but her influence lives on in Fox’s Gold Award Project for Girl Scouts. Anderson was Fox’s music teacher at PVO and encouraged her to continue music in high school […]

The Homer Garage Sales will run from September 27-29. Hours include: Thurs Sept 27th 4-7, Fri Sept 28th  8-7, Sat Sept 29th  8-2. Children Toys 5, 6, 11, 12, Outdoor Toys 5, 12, Women’s Clothes 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, Men’s Clothes 2, 5, 6, Plus size Women 3, 6, Big […]

Les Hoveln graduated from St. Joseph-Ogden in 1980 after being born and raised in Royal by Harold and Darlene Hoveln. This Friday he will be inducted into the high school’s Hall of Fame. “There have been a lot of great athletes that have gone thru SJO so to be nominated for […]

Heritage Fine Arts is going to the Big Apple. In 2020. However, the group is starting to plan now. Fine Arts Director Justin Lee said that just after Memorial Day in 2020 the group will board a bus and head east. “While there, we will experience as much as possible,” […]

This weekend the St. Joseph-Ogden Class of 1988 will be celebrating their 30th class reunion. The class, which had 124 students, was the biggest class that had graduated at the time, said reunion co-organizer Kelly Reinhold Vogel. The class has a weekend full of activities planned based around the SJO […]

Three proposed solar farms near St. Joseph will be before the Champaign County Zoning Board of Appeals within the next few weeks. The farm located north of the St. Joseph Sportsmans Club will be presented to the on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Brookens Center located at 1776 […]

The St Joseph-Ogden FFA has had a busy few weeks since school started. On Sept. 12, SJO FFA students helped at Carle’s Progressive Agriculture Safety Days held at Gordyville. More than 500 students in Pre-K through eighth grade from  St. Malachy, Thomasboro and Gifford participated in the event. During the […]