Author: Dani Tietz
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Schultz: “I didn’t win, the community won.”
Signs were already coming out of yards early on Wednesday, April 3, the day after the 2019 consolidated election. Unofficial vote totals show Jeremy Henrichs, an out-of-township candidate who has been on the Mahomet-Seymour School Board since the summer of 2018, in the lead in overall votes with 1,064 votes. “I’m very humbled that many… Read more
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Looking for an Egg? Check out these small town hunts!
Mahomet Parks and Recreation 11th Annual Easter Egg HuntApril 13: Mahomet, Elks Lake Pavillion at Lake of the Woods Forest PreserveMust Register by April 9Children will have the opportunity to meet the Bunny and have fun with a good ole’ fashion egg hunt, find a golden egg for a special prize! Bring a basket to… Read more
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Election Results
Unofficial Election Results: Currently, these totals represent the precincts that have been counted this evening. Mail-in ballots will still come in to the Champaign County Clerk. We will update you as we know more. Mahomet-Seymour School Board (11 of 11 precincts)Lance Raver: 941 votesMeghan Hennesy: 1,053 votesColleen Schultz: 1,029 votesJason Tompkins: 936 votes Julie Cebulski:… Read more
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Class size and district finances go hand-in-hand at Mahomet-Seymour
School class size and finances have been discussed at length around Mahomet and Seymour as the April 2nd election day approaches. The two topics seem to go hand-in-hand, as much of the debt the Mahomet-Seymour School District has accrued has been related to land purchases and building facilities. The district’s “economic environment” has also set… Read more
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Martin appointed as Principal of Middletown Prairie
The Board of Education of Mahomet-Seymour announced Friday that they will appointment Ryan Martin as principal of Middletown Prairie Elementary School starting July 1, 2019. Martin will replace Mrs. Wendy Starwalt, who resigned earlier this month. Martin was hired as Assistant Principal of Middletown Prairie Elementary in 2018. Prior to that, he taught elementary… Read more
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Skinner to speak at PechaKucha Night at Virginia Theater, open new space in early summer
How is your soul? What about your heart? And your mind? Have you paused to check lately? There are times when life events force people to take a look inside. Often, those times prompt a lifelong journey of sifting and molding and realizing just who you were meant to be. This is what has happened… Read more
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Social media accounts and posts deleted during 2019 M-S election
Social media can be a wild, wild world: especially during an election cycle. After reports of the impact social media had on national elections in 2016 and 2018, it is not far fetched to believe that they could also have an impact on consolidated elections. Contested elections in local markets are scarce. But the 2019… Read more
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Early voting opens county-wide Wednesday
Over 1,000 voters have already cast their ballots in the Champaign County consolidated elections. In the days before the April 2, 2019 consolidated election deadline, the Champaign County Clerk’s office will open locations throughout Champaign County to make voting easy and accessible to those casting a vote. Mail-in votes and votes cast at the Brookens… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour financial health in ISBE early warning status, state-wide improvement reported
Financial gains are not something reported in the State of Illinois often. But the Illinois State Board of Education’s release of the 2019 School District Financial Profile Scores showed that school districts within the state are experiencing some financial gains. The ISBE reviews each district’s financial profile based on fund balance to revenue ratio, expenditure… Read more
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Village Board meeting venue change 3.26.2019
The Village of Mahomet has moved their regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, March 26 to the Cornbelt Fire Department, located at 506 E Main St. The change comes after the March 19 study session where residents from Summit Ridge, Briarcliff and Lakeview Subdivisions packed the Village Administration Building. During the meeting, which lasted more… Read more