January 16, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Kids say…

Every week we ask five St. Joseph area students a question about farming.
Today, five students from PVO South tell us what they would have on their farm. This post is sponsored by Longview Bank.

Here are their answers.

Ella: I have cows, cikins, duks, goat and gine.

Lane: Hourses, some sheep, farmers have a dog, a barn cat and some cites and a cow.

Eli: Cattle, harvesters, planters, hoases, rakes grain carts and semis.

James: I would have a lot of animals, a lot of crops and a lot of trees.

Allie: Corn, tmatoes, carets

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