BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com There is still time to register for the 36th annual Siberian Express on the Wild Wilderness Trail in Kickapoo State Park on Jan. 4, 2020. The 7.45 mile trail run is the first 2020 event of the Kennekuk Grand Slam sponsored by the Kennekuk Road Runners. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans (7-1) continue to flourish in close games. SJ-O followed up on a seven-point Thursday win at Danville (52-45) with a one-point triumph (41-40) on Saturday at Oakwood. For the season, five of the team’s seven wins have been by margins of seven points, or […]
BY JESSICA SCHLUTER Don Archer has had a few passions in his life: his family, his work, golfing, and pottery. Archer began making pottery close to 30 years ago. “My wife and I always loved pottery, and when we were on vacations we’d stop at a pottery place if we’d […]
By FRED KRONER fred@sjodaily.com Jack Carey scored two touchdowns on Friday as Oakwood bounced back from a Week 1 loss to overpower visiting Warrensburg-Latham, 35-7, in a non-conference football game. Colby Smiley’s 25-yard scoring jaunt, followed by Caleb Lashuay’s conversion kick, lifted the Comets into a 7-0 first-quarter lead. W-L […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Oakwood, Ill. – Oakwood’s Josey Clem is a 14-year old who carries herself much like an adult. While there are many factors that go into her ability to be articulate, it cannot be overlooked that she has been presenting for much of her childhood. Clem followed […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Oakwood, Ill. – A lot can happen in five years. A fifth-grade student can introduce her teacher to her passion for 4-H. The teacher can make the choice to introduce her two children to ducklings and enroll them in 4-H. The student, now 14, can compete […]
Education: it’s something many American children take for granted. But Oakwood’s Kylie Neuman feels blessed to have had the opportunity to learn. “I guess it’s hard to describe what having the opportunity to learn is because I’ve always had it, and I think that is something we all take advantage […]
Graduates from St. Joseph, Ogden, Homer were named to the Fall 2018 Parkland College Dean’s List for academic excellence in the classroom.
