The original Catholic church was named St. John the Baptist. The deed was dated Oct. 1, 1888, and the church was located on Walnut Street. That church was destroyed by a high wind or twister in 1896.
When St. Anthony's Principal Julie Whelan retires at the end of the current school year after 14 years as the school's principal and 30 years in Catholic school education, a replacement who knows the ...