January 3, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

5 things you don’t know about me… Henry Rubach

Henry is in the running for the title of Little Prince! He is six years old. We asked him to answer five questions ahead of the Little Prince and Princess event which will be held Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Sports Complex.

Voting is taking place until 2 p.m. at the IGA, DQ and Gifford State Bank. You can also vote online.

What is your favorite book and why?
It’s a Tiger because it has monkeys in it.

What is your favorite color?
Light blue

What is your favorite animal and why?
Spider Monkey because its tail can hold onto trees and it eats bananas like me.

What do you want to do when you grow up?
Zoo Keeper and a Robot Maker

What is your favorite tv show?
Hey Duggee

By Nora Maberry August 8, 2019

in People

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Leemon to be honored Sunday

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St. Joseph will honor one of its heroes on Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. Sgt. Dustin Leemon of the United...

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10 things you don’t know about me… Bobbi Busboom

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Love of the game: Two St. Joseph residents umpire at state softball tournament

June 3, 2019 Nora Maberry

Slipping on wet grass actually helped Karl Black’s first experience working as an umpire at the high school softball state...

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U of I names December 2020 graduates

May 14, 2021 Nora Maberry

The University of Illinois has released their list of 2020 December graduates.These area students graduated in December. ST. JOSEPHLauren GhernaKohlten...