Images, noises and movement everywhere. Sometimes there is so much that it’s hard to focus. But St. Joseph’s Kendra Pence learned the heart of focus at a young age. “Growing up, I watched my parents and grandparents work hard at everything they did and show generosity and kindness to people,” […]
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Chittick Family Eye Care to open office in St. Joseph
Chittick Family Eye Care will open their ninth clinic in downtown St. Joseph in March. The clinic will be staffed by a team of four doctors and assisted by certified optical and technical staff. In addition to routine eyecare, the St. Joseph Chittick Family Eye Care office will have the […]
Gibbons opens Salon 192 in heart of St. Joseph
BY JESSICA SCHLUTER There’s a new business in St. Joe. Amy Gibbons opened Salon 192 on the corner of Lincoln and Main Street last Tuesday. Gibbons, a graduate of St. Joseph-Ogden High School, has been working at a salon in Mahomet for 3 years. Last fall, she saw an opportunity […]
Something for everybody at Wyldewood Cellars
BY JESSICA SCHLUTER Tracie Trotter has spent much of her life working around wine. Her parents own a winery and several tasting rooms in Kansas, where she grew up. But for the past nine years, Trotter has brought her love of wine to St. Joseph, where she runs Wyldewood Cellars. […]
Littlefield Group places 850 flags in local communities
The Littlefield Group disbursed themselves throughout the St. Joseph, Mahomet and Tuscola communities early on July 2 to place 850 American flags in the yards of local residents. Three years ago, the team started in just the St. Joseph community with 250 flags. Last year the project grew to 450 […]
Someone to Know Near SJO: Coopers Backyard Farms
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com What came first, the chicken or the egg? Well, in the case of Coopers Backyard Farms, owned and operated by Andy Wilsey-Cooper and Randy Cooper, a dozen chickens came first. Over two years of their operation, the egg layers have been the catalyst for a change […]
Corray realizes passion through owning Bare
By Jessica Schluter Emily Corray didn’t have plans to end up where she’s at now. The St. Joseph-Ogden alum was adamant about the fact that she would never own her own business. Now, she is the owner of Bare, a waxing studio in St. Joseph. Corray attended one semester of […]