February 4, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

St. Joseph Middle School 8th Grade Honor Roll

Barrowman, Kylie

Barrowman, Lexie

Blackburn-Kelley, Timera

Blackburn-Kelley, Timothy

Carlson, Jacob

Chaudhary, Rudra

Clark, Joshua

Ericksen, Katherine

Getty, Camden

Haley, William

Hardimon, Erica

Houchens, Bryson

Huckstadt, Amelia

Jolley, Kaelyn

Kasper, Sophia

Kelso, Samantha

Lackey, Alexis

McDaniel, Michael

Midkiff, Ava

Mohr, Jackson

Oleynichak, Brennan

Preston, Grace

Retz, Lance

Rosenthal, Logan

Slowikowski, Jacek

Smith, Landon

Spain, Karleigh

Taylor, Carlee

Van Meenen, Hunter

Williams, Chevy

By Nora Maberry November 2, 2021

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Voters approve referendum

June 30, 2022 Nora Maberry

Superintendent Todd Pence is thankful. Thankful that a referendum asking voters to approve their tax rate by .22 percent passed....

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SJO announces academic letter winners

September 30, 2022 Nora Maberry

Class of 2022 (Graduates) Addison Allen Tyler Altenbaumer Kailyn AndersonNicolas Anzelmo Ella Armstrong Abigail BehrensAlanna Bensyl Ella Besson Andrew BeyersBrandie...

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An end of an era at St. Joseph Middle School

August 11, 2021 Nora Maberry

For the first time since 1994, Chris Graham won’t be greeting St. Joseph students on the first day of school...

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5 Questions with Cohen Sands

January 26, 2023 Nora Maberry

We asked the members of the Heritage Bass Chorus five questions. Here are Cohen Sands answers. What does it mean...

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St. Joseph Middle School 7th grade high honor roll

April 7, 2022 Nora Maberry

7th Grade High Honor Roll Ahart, Lillian Albrecht, Samuel Barbee, Zhou Burnett, Colin Clark, Elizabeth Crider, Abigail Dahl, Hayden Davis,...

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Heritage Junior High Honor Roll

January 19, 2023 Nora Maberry

HONOR ROLL Heritage Junior High has compiled the list of honor roll students for the second quarter. Astudent must have...

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Live at SJO school board, August 22, 2022

August 22, 2022 Nora Maberry

I am here at school board! Greg Smith has volunteered to drive extracurricular. There’s a super long list of personnel...

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Talk of the Town with Superintendent Todd Pence

May 27, 2019 Nora Maberry

Every week we ask a village mayor, trustee, school administrator or board of education member three questions. This week is...

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SJO Honors Night Winners- 2022

May 12, 2022 Nora Maberry

National Merit Scholarship (commendation) – Mara Burkhalter and Payton Jacob IPC Scholar Athlete/ IHSA Scholar Athlete award- Ava Knap and...

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COVID cases not tied to schools

November 10, 2020 Nora Maberry

There have been no cases of COVID-19 traced to any of the schools in St. Joseph. Grade school Superintendent...

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SJO to stay with in-person instruction after Thanksgiving

November 16, 2020 Nora Maberry

St. Joseph-Ogden High School is going to stay with in-person instruction, Superintendent Brian Brooks announced Monday night. Last Thursday, Brooks...