April 24, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Kids say… what does a farmer do?

This week we asked students at St. Joseph Grade School to tell us what they think a farmer does.

What do you think a farmer does?

Journey: I think a farmer harvests food for the grocery store.

Avery: Grow vegetables.

Candice: A farmer farms stuff.

By Nora Maberry December 22, 2019

in People

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SJO community mourns death of Chris Knipfer: ‘He truly had a heart of gold’

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Each week we ask an area resident to tell us 10 things about themselves. This week we asked Laura Mabry...

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Bagby selected as winner of Chamber Scholarship

April 23, 2019 Nora Maberry

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10 things you don’t know about me… Jim Cotter

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