The Village of St. Joseph is cracking down on delinquent sewer bills. The village currently has 50 to 60 delinquent accounts. Letters have been sent out and some are paying their bills. However, the village is looking at ways to make their system more efficient. Currently, the village bills sewer […]
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IMEA announces participants for fall concerts
Student-musicians across the state auditioned to participate in IMEA (Illinois Music Education Association) concerts later in the fall. St. Joseph-Ogden High School will send three students: Kendall Ayers, Emmy Daniels, and Joshua Sexton. Ayers and Daniels will sing in the chorus while Sexton will play the Euphonium in the Honors Band […]
St. Joseph leaf collection to begin October 15
Monday, October 15, 2018 to Friday, November 30, 2018 Start: Monday, October 15, 2018 End: Friday, November 30 (Could end sooner if we receive snowfall) On a weekly basis rake your leaves to the curb and the Village Public Works Department will come by and use the vacuum on them. […]
Mabry completes a bucket list item
Matt Mabry has a bucket list. He recently completed an item on it —a triathlon. Mabry competed in the Tri the Illini on Sept. 30. The Tri the Illini is a sprint triathlon that consisted of a 300-meter pool swim in a 50-meter outdoor pool, a fast and flat 14-mile […]
Declining high school football numbers cause pause at Mahomet-Seymour and St. Joseph-Ogden
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com National trends in athletics are playing out in a similar pattern in east central Illinois. For more than a decade, participation in high school football has been declining. “I believe in the 2004 season we had 106 players,” M-S football head coach Keith Pogue said. “That’s […]
Area schools receive recognition from Lt. Governor’s office
St. Joseph District #169, St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Prairieview-Ogden and Heritage Schools were recognized by the Lt. Governor’s office for appearing in the Second Edition of the Journal of Local Government Shared Services Best Practices. This report highlights 20 of the best examples from across the state of public entities […]
St. Joseph Village Board Agenda 10.9.2018
The St. Joseph Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. on October 9. [pdf-embedder url=”https://sjodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vba10.1.18.pdf”]
Family fun at the Saint Joseph Fire Protection District Thursday
The St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection District is planning a night of family fun that includes some fire safety education. The annual Fire Prevention Open House will take place on Oct. 11 at the fire station located on Warren Street. The event will include fire safety demonstrations, goodie bags to take […]
SJO football falls to Chillicothe
By Jim Cotter CHILLICOTHE—-Football is a game that is measured in yards. However, for the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans on Friday night, the contest came down to a mere few inches. The Spartans couldn’t advance the ball past the goal line from the one-yard line, despite having three chances to do […]
Weekend Sports Round-Up: SJO sports on roll, Oakwood football surprises Bismark
By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com After winning road matches on Thursday and Saturday, the St. Joseph-Ogden volleyball team has its 11th consecutive 20-win season. Ranked first among News-Gazette area teams, the Spartans (20-2) dispatched IVC in Chillicothe on Saturday, 25-12, 25-19 and won at Pontiac on Thursday, 25-18, 25-14. Kennedi Burnett […]
