December 30, 2025 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Celebrity bartenders to raise money for charity

March 28, 2022

March 28, 2022

Local celebrities will be behind the bar at The Ribcage tonight. The Celebrity Bartending event will take place from 4...

Community comes together to ‘Back the Blackers’

March 26, 2022

March 26, 2022

John and Lori Blacker were a part of the St Joseph community for more than 20 years. Now the community...

Full STEM ahead for Powers

March 22, 2022

March 22, 2022

Katie Powers wants students to be engaged and excited about STEM topics. The Girl Scout Gold Award Recipient created a...

Live at St. Joseph Village Board March 22

March 22, 2022

March 22, 2022

I am here so you don’t have to be and it’s bond discussion night. #letuspray Going over minutes from the...

Booker inspires community to serve

March 10, 2022

March 10, 2022

Ross Booker was always helping people. The community he called home is stepping up in order to honor the fallen...

Live at St. Joseph Village Board, March 8

March 8, 2022

March 8, 2022

I am here so you don’t have to be. VIllage Clerk Tiffany McElroy Smetzer is wearing a shamrock sweater which...

Remembering Ross Booker: ‘We are missing something special now that he’s gone’

March 8, 2022

March 8, 2022

Before responding to an accident that would ultimately claim his life, Ross Booker made a point to roll down the...

Triple threat: Pence, Beyers and Ingram play key role in SJO boys’ basketball winning regional title

March 2, 2022

March 2, 2022

Whenever the St. Joseph-Ogden boys’ basketball team has needed a big basket this season, more often than not, the Spartans...

Philo Exchange Bank holds meeting to address concerns

March 1, 2022

March 1, 2022

Mayor Tami Fruhling-Voges wants residents near a proposed location for Philo Exchange Bank to know she is not in favor...

Pence, Beyers lead SJO boys’ basketball into regional title game against rival Unity

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

The St. Joseph-Ogden High School boys’ basketball team could win a regional title on Friday night. Against the Spartans’ rival....