By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com The summer months will look a little different for St. Joseph’s Patricia and Bruce Rape. Normally, the couple who has been married nearly five decades would spend the warm months looking out over vineyards, sharing glasses of wine with friends and bringing friends into their home. […]
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In conference call, Pritzker tells Trump his rhetoric is ‘making it worse’ as protests rage on
Trump tells governors ‘you have to do retribution’ in response to destructive actions at protests By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — A conference call between U.S. governors and Republican President Donald Trump led to the latest in a series of spats between Illinois’ governor and the president […]
Commentary: Don’t Fear Vote by Mail. It’s Pretty Great.
By Ben Chapman It wasn’t the first time that one of President Trump’s tweets left me scratching my head. He was ranting about vote by mail, an election administration topic that had, in recent years, been a subject of relatively tame discussion. “Republicans should fight very hard when it comes […]
Oakwood Public Library reopens June 1
The Oakwood Public Library will reopen its door Monday, June 1 at 9 a.m. under Restore Illinois Phase 3 guidance. Hours will be Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. The library will operate on temporary rules: 1. Mask must be worn […]
St. Joseph Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges updates residents as Illinois moves into Phase 3
Dear Village of St. Joseph Residents, Over the last three months our community along with the rest of the world has experienced something that none of us could have ever imagined. Each of us will remember this time in different ways. For some it’s been a time to reflect on […]
Homer Farmer’s Market will be open on Wednesdays beginning July 1
By Erinn Miller Ever since the conception of the Homer Farmer’s Market, the community has had a place to gather weekly in the summer, meeting new people and having access to fresh, locally grown produce. Now, with the national pandemic giving rise to health concerns that put a stop to […]
The importance of social distancing during Phase 3
By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com There is still a lot to be learned about COVID-19. But as Illinois begins to reopen in Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan, one thing is for certain, COVID-19 is still prevalent. “We don’t have a vaccine or a medication that for sure will treat […]
2019-2020 Fourth-Quarter St. Joseph-Ogden High School Honor Roll
The following St. Joseph-Ogden High School students earned honors on Honor Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2019-2020 school year. High Honors Freshmen Alyssa Acton McGwire Atwood Kaytlyn Baker Olivia Baltzell Tyler Burch Maddux Carter Yamilka Casanova Ariana Chambers Cale Coursey Morgan Cramer Aiden Cromwell Zachary Dahman Emily Elsbernd […]
Mendoza unequivocal: No raises for lawmakers
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The complexities of Illinois’ legislator pay laws were on display again this week as the state’s comptroller insisted in a video message that there will be no raises for lawmakers this year. Comptroller Susana Mendoza, a Democrat and the state’s chief […]
Pritzker lifts ban on worship services starting Friday
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – People in Illinois will be allowed to attend worship services starting this weekend without fear of prosecution as the state enters Phase 3 of Gov. JB Pritzker’s “Restore Illinois” reopening plan. Pritzker made the announcement during his daily COVID-19 briefing Thursday […]
