May 8, 2024 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Author: <span>JIm Cotter</span>


SJO to discuss basketball in December

December 3, 2020

December 3, 2020

The St. Joseph-Ogden Board of Education decided to wait until December to make any final recommendation about basketball. The state...

Panthers advance in regional

September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

Despite being in the middle of a global pandemic, the St. Joseph Middle School baseball team began regional play on...

Panthers start season strong

September 3, 2020

September 3, 2020

The St. Joseph Panthers softball team began play for the 2020 season on August 17th when they welcomed the Mahomet-Seymour...

SJO football adjusts its routine this summer, picks up formidable Week 1 opponent

June 16, 2020

June 16, 2020

Life the last few months for St. Joseph-Ogden High School football coach Shawn Skinner has been much like it has...

Blackburn keeps positive attitude despite challenging end to senior year

June 16, 2020

June 16, 2020

No prom. No spring musical. No graduation ceremony with thousands of people in attendance. Needless to say, the senior class...

Gilliland coaching legacy strong at PVO

June 1, 2020

June 1, 2020

Coaching legacies can last decades for families. For the Gilliland family of rural Ogden, that notion has resonated for a...

Grindley keeps positive attitude during pandemic

May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic that we are all experiencing, it’s just not high school athletes that are being affected. Lucas...

DeJarnette to lead soccer program at SJO

May 21, 2020

May 21, 2020

Bill DeJarnette is no stranger to the St. Joseph-Ogden soccer program. DeJarnette was the first coach of the SJO soccer...

Primmer trying to keep hope as SJO baseball waits on possible start to season

April 7, 2020

April 7, 2020

Blake Primmer’s senior season wasn’t supposed to play out like this. As the St. Joseph-Ogden High School baseball team was...

Hallett gives back to SJO in multiple ways

February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020

Father. School resource officer. Assistant wrestling coach. All these terms describe Shawn Hallett. Hallett, who started as St. Joseph-Ogden High...