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

Team effort sparks SJO cross-country to third-place finishes at Spartan Classic

October 2, 2019

October 2, 2019

While the St. Joseph-Ogden High School cross-country teams spend this week preparing for the upcoming Illini Prairie Conference Meet, both...

Bigger, Vallee lift SJO volleyball back on winning track

October 2, 2019

October 2, 2019

The St. Joseph-Ogden High School volleyball team responded the right way after an emotional, close loss last Thursday night to...

Area schools go blue for Tyson

October 1, 2019

October 1, 2019

Tyson Mendoza loved the color blue. So that is the color area schools wore to honor him on Monday. Mendoza,...

Buss, Cain spark SJO football to homecoming win

September 30, 2019

September 30, 2019

All it takes sometimes is one play. One big play, in particular. The St. Joseph-Ogden High School football team turned...

Cohen, Seeley help guide SJO soccer to win

September 30, 2019

September 30, 2019

With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the St. Joseph-Ogden High School soccer team picked up a...

Buss and Fiscus Dable to be inducted into Hall of Fame

September 27, 2019

September 27, 2019

John Buss John Buss was awarded 8 varsity letters over the course of his four years at St. Joseph-Ogden, with...

Acklin goes the distance, earns induction into SJO Hall of Fame

September 27, 2019

September 27, 2019

Jim Acklin has dedicated his life to coaching and teaching. For that he is being inducted into the St. Joseph-Ogden...

10 things you don’t know about me… Carrie Mattsey

September 27, 2019

September 27, 2019

Every week we ask an area resident to tell us 10 interesting facts about themselves. This week we spoke to...

Talk of the Town with SJO head football coach Shawn Skinner

September 27, 2019

September 27, 2019

Every week we ask a school official, village trustee or mayor three questions. This week we spoke to St. Joseph-Ogden’s...

Spartan Classic up next after Mattsey, Plotner run well in Peoria

September 27, 2019

September 27, 2019

It’s the only chance for St. Joseph residents to see the St. Joseph-Ogden High School cross-country teams in action in...