*photo from Museum of the Grand Prairie For some, the lessons of 1968 are ones learned through the study of history. For others, the knowledge comes from having lived through that time period. Three panelists — Izona Burgess, Stan West and Candy Foster — in the Museum of the Grand […]
Having a car to drive to school is a big deal for some teenagers. But driving a tractor to school means that students not only get to showcase one of their family’s prize possessions, but also that they get to showcase their family’s work, history and bond. St. Joseph-Ogden High […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com.com PONTIAC — Eighteen seconds. St. Joseph-Ogden’s girls’ basketball team established its revised game plan Monday on the first possession of the second half. Bree Trimble aggressively drove to the basket and drew a foul. When she stepped to the free throw line with 7 minutes, 42 seconds […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Everyone has days where they arrive at work feeling overwhelmed, thinking about some 3,900 items that have made their way onto the to-do list. Tim Edison can relate. Every day, when he arrives at the office, he has more than 3,900 acres that he is responsible for. […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com St. Joseph-Ogden spotted Watseka a 5-0 lead to start the Class 2A girls’ basketball sectional championship game, but then recovered to post a 55-48 win over the Warriors on Thursday at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School. SJ-O clinched the win by sinking 14 of 18 free throws overall, […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com Oakwood/Salt Fork’s wrestling program didn’t get the first that it was seeking on Saturday, but it did nonetheless achieve a significant first. Senior Mason Ajster fell short in his bid for an individual state championship, dropping a 7-2 decision to unbeaten (51-0) Logan Deacetis, from Prairie Central, […]
This is an old tale that illustrates a lot about diversity and humanity. A young woman visited her grandmother and told her grandmother how hard life was. She was on the brink of giving up because she did not know if she could make it in this world. She was […]
About 600 St. Joseph residents will come home to a grocery bag with a label on their doors today. The St. Joseph-Ogden FFA students placed bags throughout town Friday morning in hopes of collecting at least 2,500 canned or nonperishable items for the food pantry this weekend. Students will canvas […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com *photo courtesy of the University of Illinois Jon Davis is accustomed to life on the run. A nine-time individual state champion while at Oakwood High School, Davis hasn’t slowed down since arriving at the University of Illinois. Davis has earned all-Big Ten accolades, All-America honors and owns […]
By FRED KRONERfred@sjodaily.com There are good ideas. There are bad ideas. There are also ideas that masquerade as good, but upon closer scrutiny aren’t as beneficial as they may initially seem. I place the idea of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 in the latter category. […]
