February 6, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Kids say…

Every week we ask five students from a local school to answer a question on a worksheet.

This week the students are second graders at Prairieview-Ogden South. This post is sponsored by Longview Bank.

What do you think a farmer does?

Sydney: They grow some plants.

Madison: They harvist and thay tacke care of animals.

Dorian: A farmer plants food.

Owen: plats food.

Catlin: Sprays the crops and feds the cows.


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