February 16, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Author: <span>Nora Maberry</span>


Wells, defense shine as balanced SJO girls’ basketball team wins regional title

February 22, 2022

February 22, 2022

The high school girls’ basketball season has taken St. Joseph-Ogden High School all across the state of Illinois. With plenty...

After winning Illini Prairie Conference championship, SJO girls’ basketball to play for regional title

February 18, 2022

February 18, 2022

Postseason accomplishments are significant ways to remember a season.But so are conference championships.And when this chapter is written on the...

Brazelton, Holt to wrestle at IHSA state meet

February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

All Holden Brazelton has pretty much done during his freshman season wrestling for St. Joseph-Ogden High School is win tournaments....

‘I’m so thankful and grateful for this opportunity’

February 11, 2022

February 11, 2022

Amy Gibbons is celebrating a birthday. Salon 192 opened two years ago today. “The past two years have definitely been...

Should children wear masks in school? Parents in St. Joseph weigh in

February 11, 2022

February 11, 2022

Earlier this week, St. Joseph Grade School, St. Joseph Middle School and St. Joseph-Ogden High School changed their decisions to...

Live at Ogden Village Board, Feb. 10

February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022

I am here so you don’t have to be. Ogden Youth League is going to take place this summer. The...

Brazelton, Birt and Holt will represent SJO wrestling at sectional meet

February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022

Win and move on. That’s the mantra at this time of year on the high school wrestling calendar. For three...

St. Joseph VIllage Board, Feb. 8

February 8, 2022

February 8, 2022

I am way late to Village Board but I am here. They are discussing snow plowing and how people got...

Masks not optional in St. Joseph schools; PVO allows masks to be optional

February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022

St. Joseph-Ogden High School Superintendent Brian Brooks is asking the community for patience.In an email sent to parents Sunday, the...

Pence, Smith lead Spartans as they prepare for postseason

February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022

The significance of the games will only increase as the days add up in February.And the St. Joseph-Ogden High School...