March 16, 2026 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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Community comes together to ‘Back the Blackers’

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Garage sale map

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Christmas village on display at Ogden Rose Library

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A winter wonderland is on display at the Ogden Rose Library. More than 500 holiday buildings are on display. The...

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Help the Forest Preserve District

May 5, 2021 Nora Maberry

Garlic mustard is beginning to grow and the Forest Preserve District could use your help to remove it. It is...

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Alumni banquet to be held

October 25, 2021 Nora Maberry

The 2021 SJO Alumni banquet will be held Nov. 13 at the Royal Community Building. The event starts at noon...

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CU Feed the Need to distribute food this week

August 26, 2020 Nora Maberry

CU Feed the need has even more food to distribute this week thanks to the St. Joseph Food Pantry. The...

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Community Garage Sale dates set

February 26, 2019 Nora Maberry

The St. Joseph Spring Community Garage Sales will take place April 11-13. People wanting to place ads can email sromero@news-gazette.com....

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PTC to host carnival

March 8, 2019 Nora Maberry

The annual St. Joseph PTC Carnival will take place tonight. “It’s genuinely a fun family event that costs little or...

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Tree lighting, Grinch scavenger hunt to take place today

December 2, 2023 Nora Maberry

The hunt for the Grinch is on. The Village of St. Joseph is hosting a scavenger hunt on Dec. 2...

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St. Joseph Community Garage Sale Listings

April 7, 2021 Nora Maberry

106 East Evergreen Dr.Multi family garage sale. Furniture, washer/dryer, clothing, decorations, bicycles, household items, tools, metal ammo boxes, Garden fertilizer and misc garden...