January 12, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Kids Say….

Every week we will have five students from an area school answer a question for us.


This week it’s five first graders from PVO South in Ogden.


This feature is sponsored by Longview Bank.

What do you think a farmer does?

Eithan
A farmer feeds animals.

Connor
A farmer grows corn.

Chloe
A farmer grows corn.

Axel
A farmer grows grass.

Ben
A farmer has crops.

in Life, Schools
Banner
Related Posts
Schools

Sign ‘em up: SJO, Wagners help recognize high school seniors during pandemic

April 17, 2020

Read more
April 17, 2020

St. Joseph-Ogden High School senior Jordan Stiverson received a surprise when he looked out his window on Tuesday. SJO Principal...

Life, People

For Poulter, entertaining people is a calling

July 17, 2024

Read more
July 17, 2024

Jonny Poulter just wants to entertain people. The 2022 St. Joseph-Ogden High School graduate was inspired to play music after...

Schools

SJO first quarter high honor roll

November 14, 2023

Read more
November 14, 2023

Freshmen Ahart, LillianBarbee, ZhouBenoit, ZacharyBowlin, AlecBurnett, ColinClark, ElizabethCrider, AbigailDahl, HaydenDavis, IrisDitchfield, NickDowns, JustinFarber, MadisonFarney, NathanielFranzen, NolanGraham, SkylerHammond, AnnaHarbourt, MarkHarris, NicholasHess,...

Schools

Live at SJO school board, Dec. 17, 2024

December 17, 2024

Read more
December 17, 2024

Now I am here. They were apparently in closed for a while. #idkwhattheywerediscussing #itsalllegal They are discussing facility project updates...

Schools

PVO Junior High 7th grade honor roll

November 8, 2023

Read more
November 8, 2023

7th Grade Highest HonorsSydney AbernathyJebb AdenKolbie BusboomElla GerdesElla MohrAlea RashEaston RayCaylah RobertsRyan Schmitz 7th Grade High HonorsAllie BottAvary BuhrMax BuhrChase...

Schools

Maxey to step aside, but ‘SJO is a better place’ because of former SRO’s role at school

August 15, 2019

Read more
August 15, 2019

Alicia Maxey, like many other high school students, didn’t exactly know what she wanted her future job to entail when...

Schools

St. Joseph Middle School 8th Grade High Honor Roll

November 2, 2021

Read more
November 2, 2021

Ames, Trevor Beyers, Kaitlyn Bird, Emily Brooks, Addison Bytnar, Sara Campbell, Shelby Carlson, William Childers, Adelyn Coffey, Christopher Evans, Callie...

Life

Carle now scheduling appointments for COVID-19 vaccine available to children 6 months and older

June 27, 2022

Read more
June 27, 2022

Urbana, Ill. — Carle supports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation for children 6 months – 4...

Schools

SJO 2022-2023 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

January 13, 2023

Read more
January 13, 2023

FRESHMANBell, AdalynCarlson, WilliamClark, WadeCrozier, CadeCruz, AdreonaDaly, NathanDwyer, CalebEricksen, KatherineFranklin, WilliamFrick, LandonHaley, WilliamHayes, CoyHood, BryannaHouchens, BrysonMcComas, VancePreston, GraceRay, GrahamRetz, LanceSanders, EthanSexton,...

Life, People

Senior Spotlight with Jordan Stiverson

October 2, 2019

Read more
October 2, 2019

Every week we ask an SJO senior five questions. This week we spoke to Jordan Stiverson. 1. What is the...

Schools

SJO Fourth Quarter High Honor Roll

July 11, 2023

Read more
July 11, 2023

FRESHMANAmes, TrevorBarrowman, KylieBarrowman, LexieBeyers, KaitlynBird, EmilyBlackburn-Kelley, TimBonny, AidenBrooks, AddisonBytnar, SaraCampbell, ShelbyCarlson, JacobCarlson, WilliamChaudhary, RudraChilders, AdelynEricksen, KatieEvans, CallieGetty, AbigailGetty, CamdenHaley, WilliamHarper,...

Life, People

‘He was the kind of person everyone was happy to see’

July 19, 2025

Read more
July 19, 2025

Sam Shonkwiler was full of life. He would walk in a room and people would call his name. He had...

Life, People

Giving back: Short wins St. Joseph Chamber Citizen of the Year

April 16, 2019

Read more
April 16, 2019

Tim Short loves St. Joseph. He and his wife, Amy, moved to St. Joseph in 1992 and never thought of...

Life, People

‘I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it’

December 28, 2022

Read more
December 28, 2022

Girl Scout Emily Elsbernd knew what she wanted to learn while working on her Gold Award. “I knew all along...

Life, People

10 things you don’t know about me… Sue Esposito

March 13, 2019

Read more
March 13, 2019

Every week we ask a community member to share 10 things about themselves. This week it is Ogden Trustee Sue...

Comments
Leave a Reply