https://www.jacobwiegand.com/about daily 0.75 2026-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/a7aef562-1555-4905-a339-cd11837e9ec6/000613880036+%281%29.JPG About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.jacobwiegand.com/moments daily 0.75 2026-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1503424084272-MNN96NVTNODAERSVPME1/170813_BackpackBlessing01_crop2_JW.jpg — Moments As students process through a blessing of backpacks ceremony at Trinity United Church of Christ's Sunday service, Pastor Jane Hillman says a prayer for Corbin Schnarr of Jasper, 6, on Aug. 13 in Jasper, Indiana. Hillman said she hopes to impart upon students that God is with them at school as well as in church. “Kids are comforted by having their backpack blessed,” she said. “One kid got a new backpack during the year and brought it back in because he wanted it blessed. It gives them that symbol that God is with them.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1503424084272-MNN96NVTNODAERSVPME1/170813_BackpackBlessing01_crop2_JW.jpg — Moments As students process through a blessing of backpacks ceremony at Trinity United Church of Christ's Sunday service, Pastor Jane Hillman says a prayer for Corbin Schnarr of Jasper, 6, on Aug. 13 in Jasper, Indiana. Hillman said she hopes to impart upon students that God is with them at school as well as in church. “Kids are comforted by having their backpack blessed,” she said. “One kid got a new backpack during the year and brought it back in because he wanted it blessed. It gives them that symbol that God is with them.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1504911391375-677X7ISBDTE7TAUDJIOB/170902_FlagGuy01_JW.jpg — Moments For 30 years, Bob Meyer has placed American flags along roadways in his hometown of St. Henry, Indiana. "What started out as just decorations went much, much deeper. It's the symbol of freedom," Meyer said Sept. 2 after completing a round of flag placement. "And that ties in big time with all these veterans here in this town." He said his mother, Nip Meyer, was on the decorating committee when the community celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1987 and asked him to put up the flags initially. Three decades later, Meyer is still placing the flags out for Labor Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Veterans Day, September 11 and the community's annual festival. "When I started I thought, 'Well I'll do them as long as my mom wants me to," he said. "And then bless her heart, she's still here today for this 30th anniversary." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774313073053-UM1V7SZVV50EKDN0QOZU/20250407-JW-Adam-Wright-01.jpg — Moments Father Brad Modde (left) placed his hands on Adam Wright during the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick on April 7 at St. Joan of Arc Church in St. Louis. Adam’s wife Beth (right) and three of their daughters, Emma, 13, Nora, 7, and Rebekah, 9, also placed their hands on Adam. Adam, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroendocrine tumors which is a type of cancer in spring 2024, is scheduled to have brain surgery concerning a mass -- which may or may not be cancerous -- in his brain April 16. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1567990520992-Q73A0YZG0VNWEC185NR2/0904_loc_Madison+Robinson_JW01.JPG — Moments Monday was 16 years since the birth of Madison Robinson; Tuesday was her funeral. Robinson died after being shot Aug. 24 on the front porch of her Cape Girardeau home. Scores turned out for Robinson’s visitation and funeral Sept. 3 at Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, Missouri. “I’ll have people remember this day, today, that a 15-year-old girl is dead in our community,” Robinson’s cousin Alex Gilbert said. “If you want to remember her, remember her as somebody that shouldn’t have died because of the gun violence.” Pictured from left: Sunnyboy Mims, 7, and Randi Jones, 9, cousins of Robinson; and Misty Robinson, aunt of Madison, mourn with Martez Johnson (Madison’s aunt who raised her), with head bowed, during Madison’s services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1693111211172-GRKUHFQ9UQ7SHODL0VP9/IMG_6710.jpeg — Moments John-Ross Williams, 6, left, and Rylan Ryan, 7, both of Sikeston, Missouri, stand with the rest of the crowd for the playing of the national anthem at the start of opening night of the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo on Aug. 7 in Sikeston. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1700530987169-JAJN0S1VRH7W1M8TZFZC/20220716-JW-Steubenville-Saturday-14.jpg — Moments Father Christopher Martin carried the Blessed Sacrament in eucharistic adoration during week two of the Steubenville STL Mid-America youth conference July 16 at the Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1714163288158-07FDQDBVU9GT4VVR0IP6/180818_JS_Rodeo_01_JW.jpg — Moments Gray Essary, of Somerville, Tennessee, bows his head in prayer before his bull ride during the Lawrence County PRCA Rodeo on Aug. 18 at Lawrence County Fairgrounds in Imboden, Arkansas. The 23-year-old, who makes a living traveling “coast to coast, border to border” for rodeos, said prayer is a way to help clear your head and help him focus before the ride. “Kind of takes some of that weight off of you,” he said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703614996059-48MH7LO0PWIVKUG4I6P4/181220_JS_Santa+NICU_02_JW.jpg — Moments Santa Claus, portrayed by Steve Southard of Jonesboro, pays a visit to 9-day-old William “Liam” Clairday on Dec. 20 at St. Bernards Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Jonesboro, Arkansas. “This is one of my emotional stops,” Southard said. “I enjoy just the love and holding those babies and squeezing them. And just giving them a little hug from God.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1527808563223-28R9GGTCZ2B2ESY4JQVZ/EAWorkshop_09.jpg — Moments Jason Desmond, of Lehi, rests his Winchester rifle, given to him by his grandfather, on his shoulder while attending a pro-gun rally on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on April 14 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Desmond said he attended the event because he believes people need to come out to support what they believe in. “This is something I believe in,” Desmond said. “I’m not a huge gun nut, but I don’t like that the Second Amendment is under attack and getting all the attention that it is in the media.” At the protest, demonstrators heard from numerous speakers airing their anti-gun control beliefs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1765037669520-BNTC9ZV3O3GVU4F3VZU2/20240720-JW-NEC-Day-Four-16.jpg — Moments Religious sisters walked in a eucharistic procession through Indianapolis during the 10th National Eucharistic Congress on July 20 in Indianapolis, Indiana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1562952482847-OHM13P7DXQRUMT6TLH7V/GENW_6188894714_church+fire.JPG — Moments Arleen Tipsword, who at age 90 believes herself to be the oldest member of Cornerstone Wesleyan Church, takes a brick as a souvenir from the remains of the church June 22 at 210 E. Outer Road in Scott City, Missouri. "It's heartbreaking," Tipsword said of the building that was destroyed in a fire during Friday afternoon's storm. "I met my husband here in this church." She believes it was 1978 when she first attended the church where she would marry her husband in 1985. "I mean this is most wonderful church family that we can depend on," she said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1508181415246-1WLJ8M4ASIH98CST7419/FireDogReedit_JW.jpg — Moments Ron Bristol cares for Lucy after the dog was rescued by firefighters from a house fire June 21 on 19th Avenue in Moline, Illinois. Bristol, a neighbor of the Carr family whose house caught fire, said Lucy was located in the basement of the home. Jim Versluis, a training officer with the Moline Fire Department, said Lucy and Truman, the family’s other dog, were rescued from the home, but the family’s bird died. Jasmine and Daniel Carr and their two sons were not home at the time of the fire. Jan MacFarlane, a neighbor to the family, said the family moved in a few weeks ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1665331397668-DK9UHSFWEUVNY71T24PH/0125_TBY_hog+butchering_JW02.jpg — Moments The oldest boy of Rueben Hotop's 13 children, Ronnie Hotop of Perryville, Missouri, lights a fire under a cooking pot shortly prior to 7 a.m. before the start of hog butchering. For the Hotop family, hog butchering is a decades-old tradition passed down from generation to generation. Read about the Hotop’s family tradition under the “Of Hogs and Hotops” tab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1749180328614-IU4P1FG3Q7N6TVHYGB8P/180324_our+lives+march_01.jpeg — Moments Protesters gather for the March For Our Lives SLC on March 24 outside West High School in Salt Lake City. The demonstration was done in coordination with other March For Our Lives events throughout the country advocating for gun-control legislation in the wake of the school shouting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018, in Parkland, Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1765037981249-2LQAYHMF69YWR4F77XFW/0219_loc_father+daughter+dance_JW01.JPG — Moments Joda Grace Bess, 7, of Cape Girardeau, receives a kiss from her father David Bess while dancing during the 11th annual Father Daughter Dance on Feb. 16 at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. "It's always a really good time," David said about the dance which he has previously attended with his daughter. The event, with "The Wizard of Oz" as its theme, featured food, music, dancing and wands for participants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1713206257234-WBP4WCFVZIJ3SXNR1LIR/181003_JS_Horse+Therapy_05_JW.JPG — Moments Preston Turney, 8, of Manila, runs his hand through Ranger's mane during an equine assisted therapy session at Diego Ranch on Oct. 3 off Arkansas Highway 91 West near Jonesboro, Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1587398105910-9NIQ1LO81D9KID85AU3V/180513_Sunday+WX+0513_01_retoned.jpg — Moments Dane Cliften, of Layton, 5, holds his arms in the air as bubbles float over the lawn of the Utah State Capitol on May 13 in Salt Lake City, Utah. “It doesn’t matter what country you’re from, we all love bubbles,” said Abraham Roe, of Salt Lake City, who released the bubbles. Roe said the act of releasing the bubbles relaxes him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1746568330881-RT91QDC3RWMTLM53KWU0/181027_js_living_band+family_02_jw.jpeg — Moments Jonesboro High School Marching Band members warm-up before taking the field for their final marching competition of the season Oct. 27 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1580097637423-BMV9RT0BZ6LYPKWNFMQ9/180919_JS_NEAFair_01_JW.jpg — Moments Kaitlyn Davenport and Jacob Grimes, both of Brookland, share a kiss while making the final decent on a carnival ride Sept. 19 at the Northeast Arkansas District Fair in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The pair said they have been dating for six months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1510968320481-E6SF09KXT3AVTB8MSRNG/MemorialDayReedit5_JW.jpg — Moments "You come to see your loved ones," Army veteran Nicholas Fotiadis of East Moline said after kneeling at the gravestone of his wife Mary Ann Fotiadis. "I think what [Memorial Day] is supposed to stand for is the important thing. … If you served, I think you deserve this." Fotiadis, whose father and brothers also served in the military, placed a yellow rose and an American holly at his wife’s grave May 30 at Rock Island National Cemetery at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1607729073789-LMXA4KKLMJGJSH0J5MBP/171216_StNick03_JW.jpg — Moments Deacon Clark Lenz of Torrington, Wyoming, prepares to take the stage as a newscaster Dec. 5 during practice for a skit for the annual St. Nicholas Banquet at the St. Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad, Indiana. Deacon Patrick Friend of Little Rock, Arkansas, said the banquet, which is hosted by seminarians in their final year, is a chance to say “thank you” to the community at the Archabbey and seminary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1496982080683-548YUT7D1OS44UX4UZ2B/1_Portfolio_001.jpg — Moments Tammie Swinney, of Carbondale, participates in a worship service Oct. 30 at Olivet Free Will Baptist Church in Carbondale. “I do believe that [at] Olivet, we all love each other,” said Olivet deacon Kent Mason. “I mean, I can go talk to any brother, any sister and they say they’ll help me. They’ll do things for me. I mean that’s what you want. You want to be a family. And we are a family.” This year the church celebrates 150 years in the Carbondale community. — Oct. 30, 2016, Carbondale, Ill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1503423930707-YFYQD79DDPJEIWYT8JII/170813_BackpackBlessing01_crop2_JW.jpg — Moments As students processed through a blessing of backpacks ceremony Aug. 13 at Trinity United Church of Christ's Sunday service, Pastor Jane Hillman said a prayer for Corbin Schnarr of Jasper, 6. Hillman said she hopes to impart upon students that God is with them at school as well as in church. “Kids are comforted by having their backpack blessed,” she said. “One kid got a new backpack during the year and brought it back in because he wanted it blessed. It gives them that symbol that God is with them.” The Flanagan, Illinois, native brought the practice with her when she started at Trinity in 2013. — Aug. 13, 2017, Jasper, Indiana. https://www.jacobwiegand.com/-american-flyer daily 0.75 2023-05-20 https://www.jacobwiegand.com/remembering-greg daily 0.75 2025-07-29 https://www.jacobwiegand.com/portraits daily 0.75 2026-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574020850460-SES4K0E4M4TDQUOLN9ZF/180629_BuddyMiller_003_crop.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574020850460-SES4K0E4M4TDQUOLN9ZF/180629_BuddyMiller_003_crop.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1573337272608-ZQ3XQMEEUTKKQPKKJXTD/0503_spo_All-Missourian+girls+basketball_JW01a.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309774721-7ZBRVVFZH2U6R6QGC8DP/0911_loc_Breast+Cancer+Wrap_Betty+Livesay_JW01.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774310421816-9LXYLNC1R6IHWILH6VW1/20260216-KWS-Elizabeth-Frick-636-JW-crop.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309773564-DDZMK9A6ZQB87AZZW76T/0416_flourish_Roller+Derby_JW01.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1665336867287-87TNHGF7NOCH00G32C5O/180707_NashvilleSC_002.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309732203-0NI2ZQL4NEXINZXM4N8D/20250714-JW-Jeff-McGee-PROFILE-02.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774393778485-7F98R3Q77NSUSGUG41EM/230625-Karissa-Adams-012-JW.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1618075852164-1WDXGYSK66NHQVYVJ6WH/2020-ATH-MKT-Gymnastics-DahliaSolorzanoCaruso-JW-1204-122.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309738539-H89092VA14CA0N960B43/20260223-JW-Dr-Patrick-Yeung-03.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309755127-AA458KTLHTOQWSY42POV/2021-ATH-MKT-softball-Austine-Pauley-JW-0121-026.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774310210847-NHOB4XE6HESNJEQ404DV/1119_TBY_Caroline+Thompson_JW02.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1588009126193-GMPXUQNSFTRQQ5Y6N8MB/0301_loc_Leap+day+birthdays_A1+Main_JW01.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1665336881713-5I1Y02Y02A7IZ8ZDB4LC/180809_JS_Gardener_10_JW.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309721268-QHFYQOP8G3MJ13A72JP4/20221219-JW-Cheryl-Archibald-ATN-portrait-05.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1573337357124-3B7CMP8A7B0YNQITCC1Z/0802_spo_Gridiron_Super+6_Caleb+Gremaud_JW01.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1587830988711-FIDVVHYQF6D3C96KPNM7/1219_loc_Cakes+Reanimated_JW01.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1669684436000-4S4O42MXVVBC7VWCK4DX/IMG_2947.jpeg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1665336946157-U7T821A260AD5M1J5ZG6/180607_CMAThurs_001a.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1665336890177-FLKAZM517GFXZKO117FO/1027_loc_Bruce+Loy_JW02.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1573337314871-SC8XC0TNUAIGR46BADL4/0503_spo_All-Missourian+girls+basketball_JW14.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1573337243612-TNOUKUJIXM63178QHKRT/0407_loc_Crystal+Cecil_JW07.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309764009-58F1RJBEHA9Z75T02UCR/0125_loc_John+T.+Wayne_JW01.JPG — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309792783-LTVV78GLAOL65EA1LWSI/20230408-JW-New-Catholics-at-Holy-Rosary-01.jpg — Portraits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1774309780844-806C2UP1QMTSDP2EDVEW/2020-ATH-MKT-Football-ShabariDavis-JW-1117-057.JPG — Portraits https://www.jacobwiegand.com/sports daily 0.75 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574034241066-55C3NG95N2N1Z4EZ0LU3/110316_SIUBasketball_JW.JPG — Sports Southern Illinois sophomore guard Sean Lloyd kicks his leg into the air following a play near the conclusion of the Salukis' 72-67 exhibition victory against UMSL on Nov. 3 at SIU Aren in Carbondale, Illinois. Lloyd scored a team high 13 points in the game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574034241066-55C3NG95N2N1Z4EZ0LU3/110316_SIUBasketball_JW.JPG — Sports Southern Illinois sophomore guard Sean Lloyd kicks his leg into the air following a play near the conclusion of the Salukis' 72-67 exhibition victory against UMSL on Nov. 3 at SIU Aren in Carbondale, Illinois. Lloyd scored a team high 13 points in the game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1580097180636-W7PI766C29O6IIXVYEDX/170922_HeritageHills01_ColorCorrected_JW.jpg — Sports Heritage Hills players join hands on the sideline as team captains took the field for the coin toss prior to the start of their matchup against Gibson Southern on Sept. 22 in Lincoln City, Indiana. Patriot coach Todd Wilkerson said the significance of the gesture was to come together as a team and show them getting into the same mindset before the game starts. “We’ve been doing that as a team for years,” he said. The Patriots fells to the Titans 48-7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574032069635-W159G5UE85GVSLXB7R42/180222_0223prp6Aquarter4.spt_01_crop.JPG — Sports After a layup in the final seconds of the game from Karlie Valdez, the Fremont Silverwolves celebrate in the locker room after defeating Riverton 48-46 in the Class 6A state quarterfinals Feb. 22 at Salt Lake Community College in Taylorsville, Utah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574022957957-ZI1HPJ0KRKSE09B5DNQQ/0429_spo_Cape+Central+vs+Jackson+baseball_JW01a.JPG — Sports Cape Central's Luke Laramore (4) attempts to grab the ball as Jackson's Kalin Ellis (1) goes to second during Jackson's 15-0 win over Cape Central in the SEMO Conference semifinals April 27 at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574031969241-EMCQ437PXCCJATP2QXLC/171107_Southridge01_JW.JPG — Sports Clayton Sickbert of Huntingburg, 7, stood for the playing of the national anthem during the Southridge Raiders' 45-18 loss to the Princeton Tigers on Nov. 7, 2017, at Memorial Gym in Huntingburg, Indiana. Sickbert's sister, Grace, is a sophomore forward on the team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627180006619-44L47MJMGOK44HJD372J/170915_JasperFB07_JW.jpg — Sports Jasper senior Jay Fritch utilized a broomstick as he cheered for the Wildcats on Sept. 15 during the team's 33-20 loss to Vincennes Lincoln in Vincennes, Indiana. Fritch said the purpose of the broom was "to clean up the mess." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574032102407-7MOBU1X9UQRJUMRMM63W/180305_0327jazzMain.spt_08.JPG — Sports Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder confronts a referee near the end of the Jazz's 94-80 victory against the Orlando Magic on March 5 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. The outburst, made after Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell was called for a foul, resulted in two technicals and Snyder's ejection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574034217731-P19DX36UE3QTC228885W/102716_WBB_RGB_06_JWa.JPG — Sports Southern Illinois guard Brittney Patrick attempts to block a layup by Owls guard April Gebke during SIU’s 78-58 exhibition win against William Woods University on Oct. 27 at SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627179955171-QKDIP6MLVITK63P495B2/0224_spo_mbb+c2d3_JW01.jpg — Sports Oran's Ty Johnson (33), on left, and Todd Priggel (35) kiss the championship plaque following the Eagles' 89-72 win against the Oak Ridge BlueJays in the Missouri Class 2 District 3 championship Feb. 22 at Chaffee High School in Chaffee, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1714757192140-1W5YG3RO4TTTRCGKQ2YS/011616_wbb_02_rgb_jaw.jpeg — Sports Southern Illinois University senior guard Cartaesha Macklin kisses her 1-year-old son, Carson Verhines after SIU’s 74-56 win against Evansville on Jan. 16 at SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois. During the game, Macklin became the top scorer in Saluki women’s basketball history beating Amy Rakers' record of 1,540 career points. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1704672171087-ZMJK3NCEIJ0CCEI1RPQB/IMG_9430.jpeg — Sports Forest Park senior Taylor Bayer acted out pulling Forest Park eighth-grader Bryce Troesch from the womb of Forest Park senior Nolan Gentry during halftime of the Rangers' 55-34 victory against Jasper in the Dubois County Hoops Classic on Dec. 16 at Jasper High School in Jasper, Indiana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1714756710896-S5QUQA4XHEWX8DEKBMB0/0609_loc_a+night+of+baseball_good+times_jw01.jpeg — Sports The Scott County All-Stars put their hands together before the start of the championship game of the Kelso 11U Showdown on June 2 in Kelso, Missouri. The team defeated the SEMO Cardinals 5-2. “Just trying to make kids better. That’s all we’re trying to do,” head coach Matt Asher said. “Winning obviously makes everything a little bit better, but we’re just trying to do things right." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574033134346-QMBJZRCHROC86KCL23JG/170922_HeritageHills001_JWa.JPG — Sports Heritage Hills players join hands on the sideline as team captains take the field for the coin toss prior to the start of the Patriots’ 48-7 loss to Gibson Southern Titans on Sept. 22, 2017, in Lincoln City, Indiana. Patriot coach Todd Wilkerson said the significance of the gesture was to come together as a team and show them getting into the same mindset before the game starts. “We’ve been doing that as a team for years,” he said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574033127346-S0Y0R3K9PH9RJ4YLPBHA/1117_spo_Jackson+Indians+football_JW07.JPG — Sports The moon is pictured with a Jackson Indian during the team’s 49-20 win against the Fox Warriors in the Class 5 District 1 championship Nov. 15 in Jackson, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574032090476-BPSH7YT2157G9S6UPGVP/180302_0303prp5Asemi1.spt_03.JPG — Sports Corner Canyon's Gabe Toombs attempts a shot while guarded by Timpanogos' Jacob Maddox (11) and Robert Christensen (1) during Corner Canyon's 65-52 victory against the Timpanogos Timberwolves in the Class 5A state semifinals March 2 at the Jon M. 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Runners came from near and far to take part in the 42nd running of the 7-mile race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627179970601-DF888UDC1AU5EG8SC90D/0503_spo_All-Missourian+girls+basketball_JW01a+%281%29.jpg — Sports All-Missourian athlete, Scott County Central's Trinity Thomas, poses for a portrait April 28 at the Old Jackson Gym in Jackson, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1574034350426-66PSBUAANSQIFXRCTYY3/122216_MBB_05_RGB_JWa.JPG — Sports Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson listens to senior guard Mike Rodriguez during SIU's 78-70 victory against UT-Martin on Dec. 22 at SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627179982116-HYYQQBGMOG6SMYIFORXD/1006_spo_Jackson+football_JW01.jpg — Sports Top row from left: Jackson's Nathan Harrison (53), Joshua Wehrenberg (19) and Javin Hitchcock (27) wait for the start of the game with Mark Brakhane (75), bottom center, before the Jackson Indians' 35-14 victory over Farmington on Oct. 4 in Farmington, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1714756705764-UF8JLTAO07OK1DRRXKTT/171125_raidersreturn02_jw.jpeg — Sports Southridge’s Jeovany Dubon, right, and Jose Calderon high fived fans as the Raiders made their way through Huntingburg, Indiana, on Nov. 25 when returning to town after their 15-14 Class 2A state championship victory over Woodlan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627180035607-LMLPRNB4AI038HVUIEXE/legionfinal16_32a.jpg — Sports Moline Legion Post 246’s Cody Daniels throws a pitch during the second game of the District 14 Tournament championship July 16 at Sherrard High School in Sherrard, Illinois. Rock Island Legion Post 200 won the first game 16-6 and went on to beat Moline to claim the title by winning the second game by a score of 10-6. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1714756703290-46DMM0MRJ02R4RKC9UO4/1007_spo_southeast+football_jw08.jpeg — Sports Southeast Missouri State defensive lineman Daterraion Richardson (99) gets a drink during the Redhawks' 43-37 double-overtime win against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on Oct. 5 at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1714756709010-5PU7VLTCFQCUUQV9SRIE/0430_spo_jackson+vs+notre+dame+baseball_jw09.jpeg — Sports Notre Dame catcher Gabe Hurley (12) applies BIC Wite-Out to his fingers during the Notre Dame Bulldogs' 4-1 win over the Jackson Indians in the SEMO Conference championship April 29 at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627179998202-6BZUIOBC6OXQ1AEQH7LJ/111916_FB_RGB_02_JW_crop.jpg — Sports Leatherneck junior defensive back Josh Smith attempts to grab the ball during the first half of the Salukis’ matchup against WIU on Nov. 19 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1714756696386-KKXFH1BQ22XEFEPRSX65/021716_beane_01_rgb_jaw.jpeg — Sports Southern Illinois University senior guard Anthony Beane looks toward an oncoming player as he barrels down the court during SIU’s 71-59 victory against Bradley on Feb. 17 at SIU Arena in Carbondale, Illinois. Beane, who reached 1,000 career points in conference games during SIU’s win over Drake on Saturday, scored six points and had three rebounds in the game. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627179956909-NEIU0Z46AI17TIKWVR46/0317_spo_Jackson+soccer_JW06.jpg — Sports Parkway South's Maria Alexopoulos (7) and Jackson's Grace Crowden (3) go up for the ball during Jackson's 2-0 victory against Parkway South during the Indians' season and home opener March 15 in Jackson, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627180026153-F85ZIC7UEYCHTQTV0ZYL/180302_0303prp6Asemi2.spt_01a.jpg — Sports Lone Peak's Taylor Madson puts up a shot while guarded by Layton's Skyler Turner during the Lone Peak Knights' and Layton Lancers' matchup in the Class 6A state semifinals at the Jon M. 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The Catfish won the first game 2-0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627179978625-8RI9QJMXI3SWVP8MLVCM/1006_spo_Jackson+football+%28outtakes%29_JW02.jpg — Sports Jackson's Cael Welker (6) warms up before the start of the Jackson Indians' matchup against Farmington on Oct. 4 in Farmington, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627180001394-KBD62AWF2W3LPRQS2W6C/030317_Baseball_RGB_03_JW.jpg — Sports Southern Illinois University senior pitcher Chad Whitmer throws the ball toward a Western Illinois batter during the Salukis’ 8-6 win against the Leathernecks on March 3 at Itchy Jones Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627180017483-35K10PZZAIEX2TT9W1JF/180519_0520prp4Asoftball.spt_001.jpg — Sports Bear River's Josie Larkin (21), center, cheers with fellow Bears as teammate Taylor Fox (20) makes her way toward home plate near the conclusion of the Bear River Bears' 5-4 win over the Spanish Fork Mighty Dons in the Class 4A state championship at Spanish Fork Sports Park on May 19 in Spanish Fork, Utah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1627180011645-L4FKU082HCFPNJYIIAMC/170922_HeritageHills002_JW.jpg — Sports Heritage Hills’ Spencer Buse and Gibson Southern’s Dylan Stefanich said a prayer with other Patriots and Titans during a group prayer following Heritage Hills’ 48-7 loss to the Gibson Southern on Sept. 22 in Lincoln City, Indiana. https://www.jacobwiegand.com/road-to-the-championship daily 0.75 2026-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745492423-8UTJG7S9VK19J9HMJFB8/1006_spo_Jackson+football_JW01.JPG — Road to the Championship Top row from left: Jackson's Nathan Harrison (53), Joshua Wehrenberg (19) and Javin Hitchcock (27) wait for the start of the game with Mark Brakhane (75), bottom center, before the Jackson Indians' 35-14 victory over Farmington on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Farmington, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745492423-8UTJG7S9VK19J9HMJFB8/1006_spo_Jackson+football_JW01.JPG — Road to the Championship Top row from left: Jackson's Nathan Harrison (53), Joshua Wehrenberg (19) and Javin Hitchcock (27) wait for the start of the game with Mark Brakhane (75), bottom center, before the Jackson Indians' 35-14 victory over Farmington on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Farmington, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589748374675-US1MEZRANHHTB27LNTC7/Road+to+the+championship+website.JPG — Road to the Championship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745440943-JWJTH886CJHV3NYM1ZPO/0831_spo_Jackson+football_JW03.JPG — Road to the Championship Jackson senior Luke Starzinger (23), with flag, and teammates take the field before the start of the team's 48-0 win against Webster Groves on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, in Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745481396-REGH6UMAH9SJCCEPQV17/0922_spo_Jackson+vs+Sikeston+football_JW02.JPG — Road to the Championship Jackson Indians take the field before the start of their matchup against the Sikeston Bulldogs on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Jackson. Jackson defeated Sikeston 53-0. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745487792-6BUCERPQ2OJC5I0GWB2K/1006_spo_Jackson+football+%28outtakes%29_JW02.JPG — Road to the Championship Jackson's Cael Welker (6) warms up before the start of the Jackson Indians' matchup against Farmington on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in Farmington, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745430653-XCIFNYH3N5VRTFK2JZS7/0831_spo_Jackson+football_JW01a.JPG — Road to the Championship From right: Jackson sophomores Luke Brotherton (57), Brandon Hon (29) and Joshua Wehrenberg (19) watch the Indians' 48-0 win against Webster Groves on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, in Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745551046-6TSW4YNDZ2Y1LP74ZVOM/1117_spo_Jackson+Indians+football_JW02.JPG — Road to the Championship Jackson's Mark Brakhane (75) lies on the floor while Luke Brotherton (57) reads a book before the Jackson Indians' 49-20 win against the Fox Warriors in the Class 5 District 1 championship Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745511296-BU9SAWXKPH1PQFWNZCKJ/1117_spo_Jackson+football_JW03.JPG — Road to the Championship The moon is pictured with a Jackson Indian during the Jackson Indians' matchup against the Fox Warriors in the Class 5 District 1 championship Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in Jackson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1589745468378-4TSWLAGOADEECMTDP0T2/0922_spo_Jackson+vs+Sikeston+football_JW01.JPG — Road to the Championship Jackson seniors Alice Mansell, front middle in hat, and Ashlyn Prince, front right, do the "roller coaster" with other Jackson fans at halftime of the Jackson Indians' matchup against the Sikeston Bulldogs on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Jackson. 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At the Mass, 24 people from the parish were received into the Catholic Church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1705180065649-WMBOLOXWQSAXJXE7GUWA/20230408-JW-Easter-Vigil-Holy-Rosary-Warrenton-03-4.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Father Tom Vordtriede lit a paschal candle held by Deacon Ray Burle at the start of the Easter Vigil on April 8 at Holy Rosary Parish in Warrenton, Missouri. At the Mass, 24 people from the parish were received into the Catholic Church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1764979549769-6HV4FJMFX15YOU9BRRZL/Screenshot+2025-12-05+at+6.05.40%E2%80%AFPM.png — The Rome of the West (ongoing) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1670530430846-F176XDWSJU1TR5EE9JV5/20220528-JW-Priest-Ordination-34.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Robert and Lisa Spaedy kissed the hands of newly-ordained Father Donald Morris at a reception following Morris' ordination at Rosati-Kain High School in St. Louis, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1661906719933-CODEP473122G3NK6K7YL/20220521-JW-Carmelite-Day-06.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Facing camera from left: Sophia Simon, Sister Mary Michael, Gianna Citrowske and Gia Vorwerk smiled while Irish dancing during Carmelite Day on May 21 at St. Agnes Home in Kirkwood, Missouri. Sister Mary Michael said the purpose of Carmelite Day, where numerous young women spent much of the day with Carmelite Sisters, was “inspired by the desire to foster relationships, to foster the potentiality of a vocation to our community,” but ultimately to “share with them the joy of Jesus Christ and the joy of consecrated life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1668802552776-T2ROB1DK5EOIH37B1AFJ/IMG_2778.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Sister M. Gloria Buckley, of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, prayed the Stations of the Cross during personal prayer time Oct. 31 at St. Francis Convent in Alton, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1705180190463-9XMOVN7RT154O0HLET0Q/20230617-JW-Maafa-02.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) David A.N. Jackson, who provided African drumming for the second annual “Forgive Us Our Trespasses” Maafa procession and prayer service, stood in light from a window in the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (Old Cathedral) on June 17 in St. Louis, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1657498839831-BO82QJVTLMGQ05DDJKS1/20220614-JW-Kenrick-Glennon-Days-02.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) While learning about priest ordinations, Michael Lenzenhuber played role of bishop during the laying on of hands with John Paul Schmidt (head bowed) and Elijah Dwyer (left) during Kenrick-Glennon Days summer camp June 14 at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in Shrewsbury, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1680311843008-IU0VDG9X8HJ6BX4K4JAT/20230117-JW-Sacred-art-in-the-home-VISIT2-08.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) The Thompson-Briggs family gathered for evening prayer around a bust of Mary lit by candlelight Jan. 17 at their home in St. Louis, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1732744596134-E1P66UFTZ7E6P7WSK9AT/20241029-JW-Msgr-Callahan-senior-priests-liaison-03.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Msgr. Kevin Callahan, the archbishop’s liaison to senior priests, met with Father Bill Baier on Oct. 29 at Mother of Good Counsel Home in Northwoods, Missouri. “Mostly it’s just to let them know they’re still loved and cared (for) and part of a family. Part of the brotherhood,” Msgr. Callahan said about his visits with priests. As part of his role, he regularly visits with senior priests in the archdiocese to offer support where needed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1724696614284-J8EUISGBXBRAA012IY2X/20231115-jw-father-auer-at-mizzou-08.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Father Andrew Auer laughed while eating dinner with University of Missouri students (from right) Olivia Evers, whose home parish is Assumption Mattese; Julia Boessen, whose home parish is Sacred Heart in Troy; and Abby Obert, whose home parish is Immaculate Conception in Dardenne Prairie, on Nov. 15 at Shakespeare's Pizza in Columbia, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1765032452552-EPAPB1JQCVJVWAMI2W9H/20251012-JW-Adoration-Under-the-Stars-02.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Faithful prayed in front of the Eucharist at an "Adoration Under the Stars" event Oct. 12 at Holy Family Parish in Port Hudson. The gathering featured outdoor eucharistic adoration and praise and worship music. Some attendees also consecrated themselves to Mary and enrolled in the Brown Scapular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1720743611079-KAGK1DJ3ZOJOX7GLNKL0/20240602-JW-Corpus-Christi-procession-07-3.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Father Peter Faimega carried the Eucharist in a monstrance during a Corpus Christi procession June 2 through Florissant, Missouri. The procession made its way from Sacred Heart Church through Florissant to the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1765032690074-IECCKLQLC27AVTHJP7Z8/20250421-JW-Pope-Francis-dies-11_1.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Jesse Aguirre prayed in front of an image of the late Pope Francis on April 21 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope, died April 21 at 88. “He was a good man and he was a Latin pope. I’m Latin. So I just feel a certain community with him,” said Aguirre, who is from Mexico. “Wishing him rest in peace forever and thanking him for all his good deeds.” Aguirre is a parishioner at the Cathedral Basilica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1765032455372-THEC4C1ZB5DKQX0YA0SZ/20250610-JW-KG-Days-2025-05.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Kenrick-Glennon Days campers dressed as cardinals to learn about the conclave process and hold a mock election to choose a fictional pope during Kenrick-Glennon Days summer camp June 10 at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in Shrewsbury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1698954508189-CHKP1M5O4EOPWMZWTNDL/IMG_8715.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Ukrainian refugee Zina Tkachenko held her 7-month-old daughter, Mia, as Father Toshio Sato, CM, spoke at a blessing of St. Michael House, the family’s new home, Sept. 29 in south St. Louis. Zina and her husband, Serhii, along with their two children, Pasha and Mia, now live at the home which DePaul USA bought and rehabbed. The Tkachenko family, from the Poltava region of Ukraine, has been in the United States for about a year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1711587372878-JPFHF31GH1V2UY6PU07I/20240227-JW-jail-ministry-01.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Perry County Jail inmates James Tiller and Charles Blakey took part in a Bible study with Mark Renaud and John Gahan on Feb. 27 at the Perry County Jail in Perryville, Missouri. Renaud and Gahan are part of a group of volunteers with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Perryville who visit the jail twice a month for Bible study. The Perryville St. Vincent de Paul conference has conducted jail ministry since the late 1990s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1698954496337-UFR9M2GAIV0GF5KRAZ5Y/IMG_8716.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Surrounded by the outdoors and smoke from incense burnt during Catholic Mass, Troops of Saint George cadet Michael Heddell, 10, served an outdoor Mass on Aug. 19 at St. Joe State Park in St. Francois County, Missouri. “Certainly for Troop 834, the goal is for dads and boys to come out, experience the outdoors, along with the sacraments, and grow in their faith together,” Michael’s father and troop captain Jay Heddell said about the group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1657498844429-WH003UNRLCJ1WAH0SLFK/20220624-JW-Dobbs-decision-06.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Rita Sparrow, a parishioner at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in St. Charles, folded hands as a priest spoke during a gathering June 24 outside Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, Missouri. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization which overturned the Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1720743597006-ESXERJCZ7ZJA06Y8P1SW/20240408-JW-eclipse-Ste-Genevieve-09.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Father Jacob Wessel watched the solar eclipse April 8 on the grounds of Father John Dempsey Field in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1699711666512-WRTGG87ZQOQYRLV8GRI0/IMG_8767.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Women knelt before the start of a Mass featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem during the Christ the King Music Festival on Nov. 2 at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664584991916-OI0FRASU0R15WQEH5QQN/IMG_1784.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Students, with backpacks ready to be blessed by Father Daniel G. Shaughnessy, folded their hands in prayer on the first day of school Aug. 17 at Saint Joseph School in Imperial, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1654539043953-631F3BXWWQYP3TIYNP6E/20220604-JW-Deacon-ordination-12.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Eighteen permanent deacon ordination candidates lay prostrate during the Litany of Supplication during the Rite of Ordination of Deacons on June 4 at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1720743591071-UJZV8Q5YNDK6KXILXDQ9/20240101-JW-SEEK24-Day-One-02.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Jenny Reiter, a parishioner at Sacred Heart in Valley Park, wrote a prayer intention for family during day one of SEEK24 on Jan. 1 at America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664585490759-GIJA5LJEDV5JGWAKQLA0/IMG_2245.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Ali Thuet raised arms in worship during week two of the Steubenville STL Mid-America youth conference July 16 at the Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Missouri. About 3,300 people attended the second weekend of the Catholic youth conference which included activities such as Mass, confession, adoration and various speakers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1654538990022-A3ZP3PIIRBBDER36CM1Q/20220314-JW-BARCIA-Trip-Two-01.jpg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Ed and Carla Kaiser, left side of table, and John and Agnes Boul, all parishioners of St. Gabriel the Archangel, conversed under a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe during a BARCIA gathering March 14 at The Golden Hoosier in St. Louis, Missouri. The gatherings, where people are able to discuss faith topics in the laid-back environment, take place the second Monday of each month at The Golden Hoosier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1673072159360-AYUKY8R0C64UMQMP54MF/IMG_4326.jpeg — The Rome of the West (ongoing) Paul Reddy, a Saint Louis University student and parishioner at St. Ferdinand in Florissant, knelt in prayer during Eucharistic adoration while others exited during day three of SEEK23 on Jan. 4 at America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri. https://www.jacobwiegand.com/marys-dream-farm daily 0.75 2025-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664207485069-KW4QA2RV4OMO9ORRF9IT/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-001.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm Accompanied by numerous animals, Mary Roelofsz tends to the morning’s tasks at Dreamers' Farm outside of Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The dreamers mentioned in the name of the 45-acre farm north of Excelsior Springs are Mary and her mother, Bea Roelofsz, who died in January of 2019. “Our dream was to raise Gypsy Vanner horses and my dream was to raise goats, but she kind of got into that too a bit,” Mary said. “We were very similar.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664207485069-KW4QA2RV4OMO9ORRF9IT/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-001.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm Accompanied by numerous animals, Mary Roelofsz tends to the morning’s tasks at Dreamers' Farm outside of Excelsior Springs, Missouri. The dreamers mentioned in the name of the 45-acre farm north of Excelsior Springs are Mary and her mother, Bea Roelofsz, who died in January of 2019. “Our dream was to raise Gypsy Vanner horses and my dream was to raise goats, but she kind of got into that too a bit,” Mary said. “We were very similar.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1765046580962-U1QMIYNYLXSAC3CTJ9UG/Screenshot+2025-12-06+at+12.42.44%E2%80%AFPM.png — Mary's Dream Farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664207482968-SV3RDFAF6Y6IFXWL3WIA/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-002.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm “They’re my little family members,” Mary said of the goats in her herd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1764980297988-JK6H0C3775L3L6C5KWJQ/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-003.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm Mary walks with goats on her 45-acre farm north of Excelsior Springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664207498869-6KJ6CT7NACA0Y4Z6DF06/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-005.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm Mary pulls a hose across her front yard while tending to the morning’s tasks such as feeding and providing water for animals at her farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664207498330-23683PQPRLTJBRHJSODV/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-006.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm Members of the Pensick family including 8-year-old Rylee (center), 3-year-old Haylee, Liz and Joe meet with Mary about purchasing young goats at her farm. Mary breeds goats and horses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664207505050-TI3ZR9XRBVW0ZQO93QTS/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-007.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm Mary watches from a vehicle as her new barn is erected at her farm. “I’ve wanted a barn since I moved-in in 2003 or 2002, but I never could afford one,” Mary said. “And then I retired so I took out some of my 401(k) money to build the barn and get more fencing done and things like that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664207512647-WV4S1JITDGNP0OD8DF97/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-010.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm A picture of Mary’s mother, Bea Roelofsz, hangs on a refrigerator in Mary’s home. Bea never lived at Dreamers’ Farm before her death in January of 2019, but she’s the other dreamer in the farm’s name. “I have her picture on my refrigerator and if I’m having a hard day or … I just look at her and know that she’s like … loves what I’m doing you know,” Mary said of her mother. “It just makes me happy kind of knowing that she’s proud of me and loves what I’m doing.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1664207515645-127PMZ8WVVCUKZIF5LO2/Marys-Dream-Farm-MPW-2022-JW-011.jpg — Mary's Dream Farm In the early morning, Mary cuddles with Margaret, one of her miniature Bull Terriers, inside her home. “If I could only have one thing, it would be my Bull Terriers because they’re my heart,” she said. https://www.jacobwiegand.com/no-limitations daily 0.75 2025-12-06 https://www.jacobwiegand.com/no-limitations-photo-story daily 0.75 2025-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1764979911209-265NE2C9LVIX4YCUX71I/20230521-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-06.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel Cobb dove into Creve Coeur Lake at the start of his second triathlon of the year May 21 at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1690773956423-YDKUS9KBGOBT2MZTB1ZT/20230521-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-06.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel Cobb dove into Creve Coeur Lake at the start of his second triathlon of the year May 21 at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The 22-year-old triathlete, who also has Down syndrome, has competed in 13 of the athletic events that consist of swimming, biking and running. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1764979911209-265NE2C9LVIX4YCUX71I/20230521-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-06.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel Cobb dove into Creve Coeur Lake at the start of his second triathlon of the year May 21 at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1764979623921-1R9LPQ9K0YDM9OZC66HB/Screenshot+2025-12-05+at+6.06.45%E2%80%AFPM.png — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1690774031793-C9KXHA19WN4JSPPJ9IVT/20230425-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-02.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel (center), a parishioner at St. Joseph in Cottleville, trained for triathlons next to Caleb Young (left) and Isaac Schaefer (right) on April 25 at O'Fallon Family YMCA in O'Fallon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1690773963035-MDJL7M8PIJ0SOQI3VXA1/20230521-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-05.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel knelt during a prayer with other members of the High School Triathlon Club before his second triathlon of the year May 21 at Creve Coeur Lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1690774011561-NFTV9046ZH4ZPJCXBIWU/20230507-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-03.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel used the number 321 as his race number because people with Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21 on May 7 at St. Peters Rec-Plex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1690774011233-3MDMQTI3SMHV25BIGDCR/20230507-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-04.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel gave his father, Thomas Cobb, a high five while going through the finish line with members of the High School Triathlon Club on May 7 at St. Peters Rec-Plex. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1690773888403-XQ4VHSIUIM12V3TP2S0I/20230527-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-10.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Father Joshua Deters (left) met with Gabriel and his parents, Lori and Thomas; his sister, Amalie Collard; his nephew, Ignacio Davila; and his brother-in-law, Jay Davila, at a reception following Father Deters' ordination to the priesthood May 27 at Rosati-Kain Academy in St. Louis. Gabriel and his parents are parishioners at St. Joseph in Cottleville which is also Father Deters' home parish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1764979909711-9AB3OND8PVXWD5D6TLM3/20230521-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-08.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel ran toward the finish line of his second triathlon of the year May 21 at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights. Members of the High School Triathlon Club accompanied Gabriel to the finish line as is the team's tradition with its last athlete to finish a race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1690773911980-2QPITDB94W9V876N1WA0/20230521-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-09.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Gabriel smiled while getting food with teammates from the High School Triathlon Club, including Caroline Rousseau (next to Gabriel), Faith Curry (left in foreground) and Trinity Young (right in foreground), following a race May 21 at Dairy Queen in St. Peters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1690773888919-TA99BFADUK019EAJWDRL/20230601-JW-Gabriel-Cobb-15.jpg — Gabriel has 'No Limitations' Lori hugged Gabriel after they played a song on the piano near Gabriel's father, Thomas, and his nephew, Ignacio Davila, on June 1 at the Cobb home near St. Charles. https://www.jacobwiegand.com/-the-great-outdoors daily 0.75 2026-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878891510-LDYDS9UWTS5YJXYCPHB7/021217_Wildlife_06_RGB_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors From left: Alex Bell, a junior from Columbia, Illinois, studying zoology with a specialization in wildlife biology; Hannah Judge, a junior from Burbank majoring in university studies; and John O'Connell, a Ph.D. candidate in zoology from Miami, research wetland availability Feb. 12 off Illinois Route 3 near Gale, Illinois. O'Connell said the research is done in an effort to see how much of what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service define as wetlands is actually available to different migratory bird species such as waterfowl, shore birds, wading birds and water birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878891510-LDYDS9UWTS5YJXYCPHB7/021217_Wildlife_06_RGB_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors From left: Alex Bell, a junior from Columbia, Illinois, studying zoology with a specialization in wildlife biology; Hannah Judge, a junior from Burbank majoring in university studies; and John O'Connell, a Ph.D. candidate in zoology from Miami, research wetland availability Feb. 12 off Illinois Route 3 near Gale, Illinois. O'Connell said the research is done in an effort to see how much of what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service define as wetlands is actually available to different migratory bird species such as waterfowl, shore birds, wading birds and water birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878883677-65UF7YS69ENNUE97GY91/040316_Hiking_RGB_JAW.jpg — The Great Outdoors Justin Allen hikes while his son Theodore Allen, 11 months, sleeps on Trillium Trail during a session of “Backpacking Baby,” a group that meets every month to hike with their babies, April 3 in Giant City State Park in southern Illinois. Nicole Allen, Justin’s wife and Theodore’s mother, said she hikes with Theodore on a regular basis. She started the group of hikers in January. “I wasn’t really seeing a lot of baby hikers so I wanted create an environment where people felt encouraged to bring their kids to play outside,” Nicole said. She said the group has seen a big increase in numbers since the first hike. “The main goal of the program is to encourage families to explore and enjoy nature together,” Nicole said. “Nature is the perfect learning and therapeutic environment for children especially.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878941907-KPI7AQK3H6E8UWYA63YK/171231_IceFishing01_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors “I don’t care if it’s cold, hot, whatever. I like catching fish,” Sherry Buschkoetter said while making use of the cold weather to do some New Year’s Eve ice fishing Dec. 31 on the pond behind her Jasper home in Indiana. She said the fish taste much fresher when caught while ice fishing than those caught in warmer weather. “You don’t have that muddy kind of lake water kind of taste that you get sometimes in the summer when it gets hot,” Buschkoetter said. She said this is the first time in three years that the ice has been thick enough to go fishing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703879663230-3W1XFIFJTP8W8ZMBLLGA/IMG_7762-crop.jpg — The Great Outdoors Clouds above the Andes Mountains in Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716559877717-X3TFN0QBZFJMO063A6D2/IMG_0136.JPG — The Great Outdoors Sunset on the Missouri River near Columbia, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716559723731-FXUPCZYZC5XSNH4T5EFX/20221031-JW-Vocations-Sister-M-Gloria-02.jpg — The Great Outdoors Sister M. Gloria Buckley, of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, prayed the Stations of the Cross during personal prayer time Oct. 31 at St. Francis Convent in Alton, Illinois. Sister M. Gloria, who entered the convent in fall 2021, is from St. Louis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878901869-V1BCW3CJQMOMWWX1BSAB/170706_Blackberry01_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors As beads of sweat formed on his face, Sam Johnson of Portersville picked tame blackberries with the assistance of his wife of nearly 25 years, Stacey Johnson, on July 6 outside their Portersville home in Indiana. Sam said tame blackberries, as opposed to wild blackberries, don’t have thorns and get significantly larger. Stacey said they grow things like corn, squash, onions, tomatoes, peppers and oregano in their garden. “We’ve got a little bit of everything,” Sam said. “I just can this stuff and we just eat on it all year.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878960508-7XNRM6DNMPDJ8IWD20WK/181219_JS_Bikes+at+Bono+Lake_01_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors Dalton Marshall of Jonesboro starts making his way around a trail while riding with a group of cyclists Wednesday, Dec. 19 at Bono Lake in northeast Arkansas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703879023182-XWBH2AHFXWVQVJHKJ8AN/OriginalPhoto-715987049.83932.jpg — The Great Outdoors Beach in Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716527859861-FHVC9SY4ZOGXDRFC4YXC/180919_js_neafair_02_jw.jpeg — The Great Outdoors After finding a quiet place to sit among the livestock, Morgan Smart (left) and Emma Shaw, both 15 and of Piggott, laugh after Shaw points out that Smart's heifer stuck its tongue in its nose at the Northeast Arkansas District Fair in Jonesboro. Shaw said she thought the heifer's actions were odd because it's something a human wouldn't do. Smart and Shaw, both with the Piggott High School FFA, are showing the heifer and a pig, respectively, at the fair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703879142912-C5XLT7Z8DXH5NOCREEOT/180127_LittleSpruce01_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors Former public school teacher Lindsey Groth saw a need for young kids to get outside. That’s what made Groth, originally of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and now living in Jasper, start Little Spruce Nature School, a preschool that holds classes at Camp Carnes in Jasper. “There’s just a lot more chances for problem solving and social development, things that I saw kids were struggling with in the classroom,” Groth said. “There’s just a lot more opportunity to teach those kind of lessons outdoors.” On Nov. 28, Little Spruce student Will Knies of Jasper, 5, traversed a fallen log while taking a hike off the trail with his classmates and teachers at Camp Carnes in Jasper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716559529903-PH2LRPL4GEIIQ7PCYOS7/0322_loc_Veteran+Hunt+GT_JW04.JPG — The Great Outdoors AM Vets Outdoors founder and Air Force veteran Bill Coomer, aka “Wild Bill,” of Cape Girardeau looks out of a blind during a snow geese hunt March 14 in Ware, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703879001472-R7HAF19ODMVPVBLZJN7P/OriginalPhoto-715701558.320126.jpg — The Great Outdoors Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains of Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878898948-XAL4S1GRIW0OFUVYZP6G/050117_Equine_01_Main_RGB_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors Kennedy Baker, 7, of Goreville, rides Dauber with the assistance of Dallas Broeker, a senior from Chadron, Nebraska, studying nursing, during a session of Specialized Equine Services and Therapeutic Riding on May 1 at Giant City Stables in Makanda, Illinois. The session marked the second time Baker was able to ride a horse without the assistance of another rider to support her. “It’s like when you first see your kid making the first two steps by herself,” said Santiago Tomas, barn manager at the stables who typically rides with Baker. “It kind of gives you pride.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716527862037-X5HKXR50LTQVBO43C32K/181003_js_horse+therapy_05_jw.jpeg — The Great Outdoors Preston Turney, 8, of Manila, runs his hand through Ranger's mane during an equine assisted therapy session at Diego Ranch on Oct. 3 off Arkansas Highway 91 West near Jonesboro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703879028779-V0O3OP5Y5EZBZRX16N88/IMG_8520.JPG — The Great Outdoors Desert near Huacachina, Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716560026386-KCP095VOT4JMSLB763UN/0206_loc_Triplet+Cows_JW01.JPG — The Great Outdoors Larry Hahn (left) bottle feeds one-week-old triplet calves near his son, Lance Hahn, on Feb. 5 at the Hahn family's farm in rural Bollinger County, Missouri. After research, Lance said it's a one in 100,000 chance of triplet calves being born. "You know we were excited about getting it anyway and then, lo and behold, we got three," Lance said with a laugh. "It was like, 'Boy, we started out with a bang.'" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703879017234-NX4SI6MBIMCLX49W0B2I/OriginalPhoto-715705158.917354.jpg — The Great Outdoors Machu Picchu scene in the Andes Mountains of Peru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878890321-FYYA5A29R69RZUP3NUP9/021217_Wildlife_01_RGB_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors John O'Connell, a Ph.D. candidate in zoology from Miami, traverses wetlands Feb. 12 off Illinois Route 3 near Gale, Illinois. The Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, through which O'Connell conducts his wetland research, could be at risk of losing $507,388 in funding if the university doesn't receive state appropriations by July 1. "I imagine if funding is cut that that's going to impact the number of students and maybe the number of faculty that we have," he said. "We lost quite a few students last year because their projects were funded and their assistantships were funded through federal money that was blocked because of the failure of the state to pass a budget that authorized the spending of that money." He said the different academic departments that use the lab overlap and mingle, and that the sharing of information in the lab is a way to collaborate and further their research. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878961505-ZS16TFASL44SY29B37CP/180507_UDOT+Plowing_07.jpg — The Great Outdoors A snowplow on a road in Big Cottonwood Canyon on May 7 in Utah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878907657-0UMHJ92AV3ICNGC38ZYO/170719_4HWednesday01_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors “He’s so sweet and kind and loving,” said 12-year-old Cheyenne Scherle of Ireland about Bubby shortly after she gave him a kiss July 19 at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds in Bretzville, Indiana. Scherle, who shows sheep, goats, pigs and cattle at the fair, said she likes 4-H because she gets to meet new people and have fun with her animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878915985-01G6KVL4OTL5WCDFKD1Y/170721_4HThursday15_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors Heith Steckler of St. Henry, 9, watched the tug of war competition July 20 at the Dubois County 4-H Fairgrounds in Bretzville, Indiana. Steckler said this is his first year with 4-H. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878925832-MZUK2GINEAAN888NMJ3Q/170916_Hops02_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors Ellen Vonderheide of Jasper, looked through harvested hops to clear excess debris Aug. 15 at the Hoffman family farm along the White River near Haysville, Indiana. Ellen, whose mother used to live in the house on the Hoffman farm, said she is the fourth generation of her family to use the land. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703879007377-0W8P1GXA7O5MZNJ8L0XZ/2020-CL-General-outdoors-Fall-JW-1015-008_OUTTAKE.JPG — The Great Outdoors Fall leaves Oct. 15 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878971982-ETKXUJ3CVUCT9M9CV15I/1002_loc_Grape+Picking_JW05.jpg — The Great Outdoors Yellowjackets seen on a Norton grape during picking Oct. 1 in a vineyard of River Ridge Winery in Commerce, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878927733-9HR9L6EBEP2JA417XQC0/180113_WildSerenade05_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors Paul Kozlowski of La Porte helped herd cattle to the barn area Oct. 26 at Wild Serenade Ranch in Stendal, Indiana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716560186374-O8QBFDJQFQKSHA7V5VJH/180506_June+Suckers_01.JPG — The Great Outdoors Native Aquatics Biologist Dale Fonken, of the Division of Wildlife Resources of the Utah Department of Natural Resources, releases June Suckers into Utah Lake on May 7 at the American Fork Boat Harbor in American Fork, Utah. Fonken said Utah Lake is the only place in the world where June Suckers exist in the wild. The Division of Wildlife Resources plans to release about 3,000 June Suckers into the lake between Monday and Tuesday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716527853447-FM3US9IEP36EOZ6B06VQ/0201_loc_mississippi+ice_jw09.jpeg — The Great Outdoors Tyler Myers of Cape Girardeau pays a visit to the edge of the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Jan. 31 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878969425-R0M1MHC87X8FA6TBVSFL/0728_loc_Scuba+Good+Times_JW12.jpg — The Great Outdoors James Parris of Dexter, Missouri, floats in the water after the final scuba dive he needed to become a certified open water diver July 21 at Mermet Springs in Massac County, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716527864571-NFT4FL6Q0SKHJVG9I1CD/0805_loc_american+queen_jw01.jpeg — The Great Outdoors Front three classmates from left: Robin Harbison of Cape Girardeau, Colette Banda of Jackson and Cristina Welker of Jackson take part in a riverfront yoga class while the American Queen is docked Aug. 3 along the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878976080-MUP3KUHQECEG4V02AOWG/0304_loc_hammocking+standalone_JW01.jpg — The Great Outdoors David Dugan of Charleston, Missouri, speaks on the phone with Ashley Freese of St. Louis, Missouri, who was about the join the hammocking group of Southeast Missouri State University students including Harley Allen of Dexter, Missouri, (middle) and Ashton Hopper of Cape Girardeau (in background) on March 3 at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. "It's beautiful out here," Dugan said. "It's really peaceful to come out here and just enjoy nature, enjoy God's creation." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1716527857793-0CRQDQYRD2CC6VROED49/0507_loc_commerce+flooding_jw.jpeg — The Great Outdoors Mason Hanners and Mckenzy Barrett of Commerce, laugh while taking a look at flooded areas of the Mississippi River community of 67, with the company of Landon Urhahn of Commerce (not pictured), on May 6 in Commerce, Missouri. "We go set a lot of limb lines and help everybody out," Hanners said about getting the boat out. Hanners is a lifelong resident of Commerce and said the worst flooding he recalls in the community was the New Year's flood of 2015 when water was 8 feet 6 inches deep inside his shop. The Mississippi River is forecast to crest close to 44.0 feet at Cape Girardeau on Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878979403-1VS38CPBDNG4EZ6J683W/0528_loc_fishing+standalone_JW01.jpg — The Great Outdoors Tanner Mendoza, 17, of Cape Girardeau goes fishing May 27 at Capaha Park in Cape Girardeau. Mendoza said he tries to go fishing every day. "It's one of my favorite hobbies, that and football," Mendoza said. He said fishing is a stress reliever for him and something he's been doing more during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703879028164-EU91EY502V0X0T840YVS/20231011-JW-Katy-Trail-Marian-Pilgrimage-06.jpg — The Great Outdoors Brandon Pals, a parishioner at St. Mary’s Assumption in St. Louis, sat at a bench overlooking the Missouri River during a Katy Trail Marian Pilgrimage on Oct. 11 along the Katy Trail in Warren County, Missouri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878991186-9CW5SMR7DOLYBWTYFCDO/20230321-JW-Wilderkids-at-Forest-Park-01.jpg — The Great Outdoors Willem Sichling (center in green cap), 6, climbed a tree with other children including (from top, facing forward) Duncan Hagens, 14; Marcus McDonough, 6; and Hans Deronne, 5; during Wilderkids Urban Forest School's Spring Break Camp on March 21 at Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. “Everybody’s out here together and, in nature, it’s very healing,” Angela Wildermuth, director of Wilderkids Urban Forest School, said. Wildermuth, who goes to church at St. Mark in Lemay and St. Margaret of Scotland, started the school in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878976533-A0MIFPDY9FT3TPYF1J4E/1002_loc_Grape+Picking_JW10-crop.jpg — The Great Outdoors Connor Bullock, 17, son of River Ridge Winery co-owners Denise Bullock and Rob Bullock, puts a load of Norton grapes in a container during picking Oct. 1 in a vineyard of River Ridge Winery in Commerce, Missouri. “Basically you put your heart and soul into the whole thing and then you hope your heart and soul tastes like good wine,” Rob said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1703878933605-FPPBEN6TMUHY0TOFCGDX/180113_WildSerenade02_JW.jpg — The Great Outdoors “I’ve just been crazy about horses my whole life,” said Nathan Jones, founder of Wild Serenade Ranch in Pike County, Indiana. “Even still yet today, I just love a horse and I always will.” Jones shoes and trains horses and raises longhorn cattle on his roughly 130-acre Stendal ranch. 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Adam’s wife Beth (right) and three of their daughters, Emma, 13, Nora, 7, and Rebekah, 9, also placed their hands on Adam. Adam, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroendocrine tumors which is a type of cancer in spring 2024, was scheduled to have brain surgery concerning a mass -- which may or may not have been cancerous -- in his brain April 16. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346932991-CJ6AH1V1D4JDMDFGHG3K/20250407-JW-Adam-Wright-01.jpg — Faith through Cancer Father Brad Modde (left) placed his hands on Adam Wright during the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick on April 7 at St. Joan of Arc Church, part of St. Lucy Parish, in St. Louis. Adam’s wife Beth (right) and three of their daughters, Emma, 13, Nora, 7, and Rebekah, 9, also placed their hands on Adam. Adam, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroendocrine tumors which is a type of cancer in spring 2024, was scheduled to have brain surgery concerning a mass -- which may or may not have been cancerous -- in his brain April 16. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1749073814901-HJC2KPOT2S4AGPQU0JBS/Screen+Shot+2025-06-04+at+4.47.42+PM.png — Faith through Cancer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346912144-09Q6KVDCRHB6BJ3ZE7PV/20250331-JW-Adam-Wright-Cover-Story-21.jpg — Faith through Cancer Adam prepared for a recording with Msgr. C. Eugene Morris for Adam's Covenant Network Catholic Radio show, “Roadmap to Heaven,” on March 31 at the Covenant Network station headquarters in St. Louis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346894217-QTYK2B5WSL2OJB3NIPOC/20250314-JW-Adam-Wright-Cover-Story-06.jpg — Faith through Cancer Adam looked at his wife, Beth, before an MRI concerning a mass on his brain March 14 at the Center for Advanced Medicine - South County in South St. Louis County. Adam, a parishioner at St. Lucy Parish and host of “Roadmap to Heaven” on Covenant Network Catholic Radio, was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroendocrine tumors which is a type of cancer in spring 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346893592-OATR6NPFWSM17HRNTPIZ/20250314-JW-Adam-Wright-Cover-Story-10.jpg — Faith through Cancer Following an MRI earlier in the day, Adam and Beth met with Dr. Bhuvic Patel, a neurosurgeon, concerning a mass on Adam's brain March 14 at Siteman Cancer Center – South County in South St. Louis County. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346945979-KOIAYAL8K6CAZ78CCN0W/20250412-JW-Adam-Wright-mohawk-before-brain-surgery-07.jpg — Faith through Cancer Adam had his hair cut into a mohawk by hairdresser Lisa Gutknecht on April 12 at Headlines Hair Design in St. Louis. Adam's wife, Beth, recorded the haircut next to their daughters, Emma, 13, and Nora, 7. Adam knew he’d have to have his hair shaved before his brain surgery scheduled for April 16. “If we have to do this anyway, let’s have fun with it,” Adam said about his thought process for the haircut. Adam’s five children and his wife, Beth, all got to cut some of his hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346927609-17QPTUDA4UAHGNU97Q09/20250404-JW-Adam-Wright-01.jpg — Faith through Cancer Adam embraced his oldest daughter, Emma, 13, after she performed in a production of "The Wizard of Oz" on April 4 at Notre Dame High School in Lemay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346953845-SNDCI4923CZ2LYK9RSVW/20250415-JW-Adam-Wright-mohawk-before-brain-surgery-01.jpg — Faith through Cancer Adam, his wife, Beth, and their children watched fire from saganaki, a Greek flaming cheese dish, during a family dinner the evening before Adam's brain surgery April 15 at Ari's Restaurant & Bar in St. Louis. The children are (clockwise from left) Nora, 7; Amelia, 11; James, 14; Emma, 13; and Rebekah, 9. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346968214-NM4QRNFDUS9GMQLFRU9T/20250416-JW-Adam-Wright-post-brain-surgery-01.jpg — Faith through Cancer Adam took a drink with the help of his wife, Beth, next to Adam's father, Philip Wright, after Adam underwent brain surgery to remove a mass April 16 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Just more than two weeks after the surgery, Adam and Beth met with the neurosurgeon and found out that the mass removed from Adam’s brain was not cancerous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/569f109f2399a3f36439a62f/1747346909573-6Q1AUVI87D8E5N5CCCHV/20250329-JW-Adam-Wright-Cover-Story-13.jpg — Faith through Cancer Adam and Beth Wright held hands at Mass on March 29 at St. Joan of Arc Church, part of St. Lucy Parish, in St. Louis. 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