December 4, 2025 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Winter storm closures

CLOSED
Homer Lake, Lake of the Woods, Middle Fork River, River Bend, and Sangamon River Forest Preserves, as well as remote sites of the Champaign County Forest Preserve District are closed today.

Billy Bob’s in Ogden is closing at 3 p.m. today.

Wagner Signs and Graphics is closing at 3:30 p.m. today.

Gallo Dance Studio is closed today.

POSTPONED
The St. Joseph-Ogden Varsity and Junior Varsity girls basketball game scheduled for tonight at Bloomington Central Catholic has been postponed and will now be played Feb. 16 at BCC. The junior varsity game starts at 5:30 p.m.

By Nora Maberry February 15, 2021

in Community Events

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