In East Central Illinois, farmland is nearly everywhere. At one time, farmland sustained families and incomes, lifestyles and dreams. And while that is true for some today, the tasks that happen on the land are often unknown, although they impact nearly every aspect of any human’s life. Since 1993, the […]
It takes a lot to come in first. Sometimes it takes patience. Other times it requires hard work. There are times it means being the smartest or strongest. And then there are times it simply means being in the right place at the right time. For the Prairieview-Ogden Junior High […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com St. Joseph-Ogden had the winner in four events on Friday and placed third as a team in the 17-school Monticello Sages Girls’ Track and Field Invitational. Monticello won the meet with 102 points and was followed by Clinton (87) and SJ-O (67). The Spartans’ individual winners were […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Paris needed 11 innings on Saturday to dispatch visiting Oakwood and register a 4-2 non-conference baseball triumph. The Tigers scored the winning runs on a one-out, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th. Isaiah Ruch had three of Oakwood’s hits and scored a run. Jacob […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Michele Guido was never That Girl. There’s no chance her high school senior prophecy would have listed her as Most Likely To Run A Marathon by Age 40. No, Guido was This Girl: “I was one of the girls trying to get out of P.E., not participate […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Many of us look at life as right or wrong, yes or no, this way or that way. We tend to overlook the middle ground, the section that includes some of this and some of that. Kathy Bennett, a resident of Champaign, is not one of those […]
The month of May is a great time to put your best wheel forward. Established in 1956, National Bike Month, which is recognized in May, is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a try. On May 1, Champaign County […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Crayton Burnett’s third consecutive shutout win came on Tuesday as the Spartans traveled to Gibson City and blanked the Falcons, 11-0, in a non-conference game. Burnett allowed six singles, walked no one and struck out 13 in seven innings. For the season, Burnett has been a part […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Heritage softball continued its mid-season surge on Monday, topping Martinsville 3-1 in a game at Broadlands. The Hawks are 7-12 overall, but have won six of their last 12 games. Kenzie Davison hit a triple, Gracyn Allen had a double and Kyley Rothermel, Aliya Holloman and Bri […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Isaiah Ruch had his first two-home run game of the spring on Monday, leading the Comets to a six-inning, 15-5 baseball triumph over visiting Hoopeston Area. Oakwood is 11-8 overall and 5-3 in Vermilion Valley Conference games. The Comets have won eight of their last 11 games. […]
