St. Joseph Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges has instituted a new program to recognize employees who go above and beyond for the community. Fruhling-Voges announced the new Employee Appreciation program during the Oct. 13 board meeting. The idea came to Fruhling-Voges when Hayden Cargo, a Village employee, went out of his way […]
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Kiara Jones captures 30-second victory at Casey
By Fred Kroner Heritage’s Kiara Jones posted a 30-second victory on Thursday (Oct. 8) in a girls’ junior high cross-country dual meet at Casey. Jones’ 2-mile time was 13 minutes and 27 seconds. Casey captured a narrow team win, 23-32. Heritage’s other participants were Kamryn Soard (fifth in 14:54), Madisyn […]
Hunter Montgomery finishes first at Casey
By Fred Kroner Heritage had the individual winner, but Casey wound up with the team win on Thursday (Oct. 8) in a junior high boys’ cross-country meet at Casey. Hunter Montgomery clocked a time of 12 minutes and 10 seconds to secure a three-second victory in the individual chase. The […]
Savanna Frazen wins Class 2A IESA sectional race
St. Joseph eighth-grader Savanna Franzen was the individual champion on Saturday (Oct. 10) in the girls’ Class 2A IESA sectional cross-country meet at the St. Joseph Community Park. Franzen’s winning 2-mile time was 12 minutes, 24.4 seconds. Her margin of victory was 21 seconds. Four of her teammates turned in […]
Panthers capture IESA Class 2A sectional championship
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The St. Joseph Panthers earned an IESA Class 2A sectional championship on Saturday (Oct. 10) in a boys’ cross-country postseason meet they hosted at the St. Joseph Community Park. St. Joseph had a final composite score of 28 points. Runner-up Tolono Unity had 50 points and […]
Local officials want Champaign County listed as Health Innovation Region
St. Joseph’s Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges joined other local officials from Champaign County in a letter addressed to Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) stating that it is “troubling and disappointing to everyone in our community” that Champaign County would be subject to additional mitigation measures should […]
Vermilion County Conservation District to host to October events
The Vermilion County Conservation District will offer two fall color forest explorations in October. VCCD Educator Lara Danzl will host the one-mile guided hike on Lookout Point Trail where visitors will learn about why leaves change color and how animals and plants prepare for the winter on Oct. 17 at […]
St. Joseph-Ogden drama department prepares for virtual fall play
By Brogan Hennesy There’s an old saying in the theatre business: “The show must go on!” That is exactly what the St. Joseph-Ogden High School Drama Club is doing this year; they will be having their fall play in-house, and be recording it virtually. After St. Joseph-Ogden Drama Instructor Chandler […]
Krisman’s match-maker magic leads to engagement of Kelly Steffen and Tyler Johnson
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kelly Steffen is a mathematics teacher at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. Her life has been – and will continue to be – impacted more by former SJ-O students than the ones she is currently teaching. A Bloomington native, who attended college at Indiana State University, in […]
VG/H boys’ cross country continues to improve
By Fred Kroner Five of the seven Villa Grove/Heritage runners who competed in a four-school boys’ cross-country meet at Sullivan’s Tabor Park on Monday (Oct. 6) registered their best 3-mile times of the season. Zach Ruwe placed fourth overall, finishing with his high school-best time of 16 minutes and 53 […]
