April 27, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Going the Distance: Smetzer excels at Western

October 17, 2019

October 17, 2019

Ross Smetzer has goals. The 2016 St. Joseph-Ogden High School graduate runs cross country and track for Western Illinois University...

A field of art

October 17, 2019

October 17, 2019

Call it art in progress. The fans at St. Joseph-Ogden High School always take note of the painted field, endzones,...

Giving back: PVO helps out Abernathy family with fundraiser

October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

The Prairieview-Ogden community knows how to come together. And tonight is no exception. Corey Abernathy, who was an assistant coach...

SJO football looks to bounce back against Olympia

October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

The playoff mentality will need to start this week for the St. Joseph-Ogden High School football team. Why? Because the...

Seeley helps guide SJO soccer to win in postseason opener

October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

Scoring goals in soccer isn’t easy. The St. Joseph-Ogden High School soccer team knows the feeling well, having been held...

Killer Bs: Burnett, Bigger and Berry among key contributors as SJO volleyball rolls up wins

October 15, 2019

October 15, 2019

October has treated the St. Joseph-Ogden High School volleyball team well. And the Spartans still have plenty of time to...

Novak hopes butterfly garden benefits community

October 14, 2019

October 14, 2019

Heidi Novak isn’t a gardner. However, that didn’t stop the 2019 St. Joseph-Ogden High School graduate from creating a butterfly...

Spartans bring home title

October 9, 2019

October 9, 2019

They say that defense wins championships. That could not be truer than the St. Joseph Junior Varsity Youth program, which...

Live at St. Joseph Village Board

October 8, 2019

October 8, 2019

The past few meetings have been packed… not this one. Only two audience members. They approved the minutes, are going...

Ingram, Cohen stand tall as SJO soccer racks up wins

October 8, 2019

October 8, 2019

The St. Joseph-Ogden High School boys’ soccer team has played well in the past week. Well enough to put up...