By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Volleyball teams from St. Joseph-Ogden and Heritage advanced into regional championship matches at their respective sites on Tuesday. SJ-O (28-3) defeated Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 25-8, 25-17 in a Class 2A semifinal match on the Spartans’ court. Heritage (23-6) topped Chrisman 25-17, 25-17 in Danville Schlarman’s Class 1A regional. […]
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St. Joseph/Ogden/Homer Halloween Guide
October 26 TRUNK OR TREAT, ST. JOSEPH MIDDLE SCHOOL 6:30 TO 8 p.m. The St. Joseph Parent Teacher Club is excited to host their second annual Trunk or Treat event at St. Joseph Middle School on October 26 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. “Everyone is welcome,” PTC Chair Jen Wagner […]
Plotner continues to battle with positive attitude
Murelle Plotner always has a positive attitude. “She’s going to have a smile on her face and a giggle in her voice no matter what,” said St. Joseph-Ogden Cross Country Coach Jason Retz about his former team member. “She has the ability to brighten anyone’s day.” That positive attitude has […]
Odgen Harvest Festival October 27
The Village of Ogden will be holding their annual Harvest Festival at Prairieview-Ogden South on Oct. 27. The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. and proceed will be donated to the PVO PTC. The annual Halloween event includes costume judging in categories that are divided by age. […]
St. Joseph I-74 exits to close Oct. 29 and Oct. 31
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that the on- and off-ramps along eastbound Interstate 74 at St. Joseph (exit 192) will close Monday Oct. 29, weather permitting. The westbound on- and off-ramps also will be closed beginning Wednesday, Oct. 31, weather permitting. The closures are necessary for crews to safely […]
Mayor calls for residents to speak to County Board about solar farm
St. Joseph Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges has a plan for the future of St. Joseph. That plan does not include two solar farms scheduled to be built north of town. Fuhling-Voges is trying to rally residents to let the Champaign County Board how they feel about two additional solar farms being […]
PVO Board approves fundraiser for Wentzloff
The Prairieview-Ogden Board of Education has approved a fundraiser for St. Joseph-Ogden Junior and volleyball player Anna Wentzloff. Wentzloff has Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “The Anna fundraiser is being organized by Tracey Mathis,” Superintendent Vic White said. “She talked about doing a 50/50, donations, shirts, ect.” White said the fundraiser will […]
St. Joseph Board Agenda 10.23.2018
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Local football and cross country teams to continue in post-season play
By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com The final half of Oakwood’s last regular-season football game was a parallel to the entire last half of the season. After an 0-3 start, the Comets had their backs to the wall as far as qualifying for the playoffs. In a Week 9 game against visiting […]
St. Joseph-Ogden, Villa Grove and Oakwood get IHSA play-off assignments
The St. Joseph-Ogden football team will be facing a familiar foe in the first round of the 3A IHSA playoffs—Monticello. The IHSA released the pairings on Saturday night and the Spartans (5-4) will be making the 35-minute trek to face the Sages on their home field. Monticello comes into the […]
