By Dani Tietz dani@sjodaily.com Wednesday began as any typical Wednesday for St. Joseph’s Jon Arteaga . He woke up at his mom’s house, just sitting around. But on this Wednesday, there was a spark inside him, suggesting that he needed to do something to show that people in St. Joseph […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Poetry is and always has been something seen, something felt, something observed in a way that sometimes seems quite literal, but with a surprising twist that only a poet can bring to life. The CU Poetry groups’ first anthology, “Crows on a Line” is no different. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com St. Nick may need to take off a few pounds before eating millions of cookies on Christmas Eve. But, you may not be able to find the jolly ol’ man at the St. Joe Santa 5k on Dec. 21. Hundreds of runners are expected to show […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Anyone who met Murelle Plotner will not forget her. “She was very upfront, very vocal, outgoing and didn’t hold back,” Mary Derenne said. Plotner’s spunk is what has stuck with Derenne for over a decade. While Derenne was an employee at St. Joseph Middle School, word […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Ford Model A and Model T cars usually draw a crowd. That’s what happened in downtown St. Joseph, Ill., Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Prairie A’s Antique Ford Club’s Antique Ford Day. But for St. Joseph’s Richard Denhart, owner of two Model […]
BY JESSICA SCHLUTER Mike Peters has been helping with the St. Joseph Community Festival in some way for 15 years. Peters is a life-long resident of St. Joseph, and a long-time village employee. “Full time, I’ve worked for the village for 26 years. Part-time, I’ve helped them on and off […]
