BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It’s a small gift that means a lot. The Oakwood High School student council hosted its annual Senior Citizen’s Dinner Dec. 5. Attracting senior citizens from Oakwood-area communities, students greet guests at the door and hand out raffle tickets for door prizes. Student council sponsor Teresa […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com It may not be a need that is always seen or known, but hard times are everywhere. Even in his first year as Student Resource Officer at St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Champaign County Sheriff’s Deputy Shawn Hallett recognized that some students may not have everything they […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Getting injured is something that every athlete thinks about, but the majority go through their entire careers without suffering from one. Unfortunately, for Brayden Weaver, the injury he suffered on Senior Night when St. Joseph-Ogden’s football team faced Olympia, will put him on the sidelines for […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Jack B. Van Zandt, 22, of Danville, Ill., killed during World War II, will be laid to rest in his hometown on Dec. 17, 2019. After 76 years, Van Zandt’s remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Sept. […]
Through an OSHA-funded training grant aimed at providing safety training to the residential construction industry, the Job-Site Safety Institute (JSI) in partnership with National Association of Home Builders and the Home Builders Association of East Central Illinois is conducting a 4-hour seminar for builders, trade contractors, supervisors and workers entitled […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks tallied 20 first-quarter points in a rare Thursday night home game, but were unable to keep pace with visiting Schlarman Academy thereafter and fell 74-69 despite reaching their highest point total of the season. Jake Eversole and Logan Nohren were the top VG/H scorers […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Blue Devils won twice to end the week and raise their winning streak to five games. On Thursday, VG/H won at home over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 67-27. On Saturday, the Blue Devils earned a 50-30 victory at Salt Fork. VG/H jumped into a 25-3 lead after one […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets matched their season’s high for points scored on Friday, but lost a 78-66 decision at home to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. Brevin Wells scored a team-high 16 points and raised his team-high three-point total to 25 by sinking two shots from beyond the arc. Kade Anderson scored […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets (7-2) opened Vermilion Valley Conference play on Thursday with a win at Chrisman (62-19) before dropping a 41-40 decision at home on Saturday against St. Joseph-Ogden. Against Chrisman, Oakwood built a 27-0 lead after one quarter and limited the Cardinals to three first-half baskets. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets (4-0) opened their season on Saturday at the Pirate Duals in Cumberland by winning all four of their meets. Oakwood/Salt Fork dispatched Shelbyville 60-6, Quincy Notre Dame 52-15, Cumberland 61-15 and Effingham 68-12. For the day, Oakwood wrestlers compiled a cumulative 47-9 record. Fifteen […]
