Category: Local
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Rain dictates 2019 East Central Illinois crop
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The 2019 growing season in East Central Illinois was unlike any farmers of this generation has seen before. From unusually wet conditions through the beginning of June, to spotty rainfall throughout the summer to snowy conditions as early as October, precipitation has ruled what farmers were able to do and produce. “We… Read more
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Classic Plumbing PLUMBERS of the Month: M-S Girl Scout Troop #2941
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com What does it mean to be part of a community? Fifteen second-grade students in Mahomet-Seymour Girl Scout troop #2941 have spent much of 2019 exploring the idea. Is it a group? A town? A history? A nation? While working towards completion of the five components of the “Celebrating Community” legacy badge, the… Read more
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Jessup talks to Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Students about LDRSHIP
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com When Mahomet-Seymour alum Joel Jessup told his story to Mahomet-Seymour Junior High students, it was a story that they heard before: the small boy who is transformed into a superhero. The 1999 graduate was unsure of what he wanted to do in his life as a high school junior in 1998. That… Read more
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MSJHS boys’ basketball opens season with tournament win, girls continue to shine
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team opened the season by winning its own tournament last week. The Bulldogs opened with a 39-23 victory over Mount Zion on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Jack Gallier with 13 points and Braden Pagel with 12 points were the top M-S scorers. “Great game to start the season,” M-S… Read more
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Lincoln Trail students learn dogs can be Veterans, too
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Veterans aren’t only human. Lincoln Trail Elementary students learned that veterans can also be dogs on Monday. Corporal David Cluver introduced the third to fifth-grade students to Sergeant Jady, his partner who served during Cluver’s second tour in Afghanistan. As part of the Marine Corp, Cluver first served in Afghanistan as units… Read more
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Eccher talks to students about service
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Maybe the extraordinary begins with the ordinary. That was the message that Mahomet-Seymour High School students heard as they listened to O’Fallon’s Marc Eccher, a Civil Engineer in the United States Air Force, during Monday morning’s Veterans Day program. “There’s a perception out there that the military is all about doing extraordinary… Read more
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5 Essentials Survey open to parents
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 5 Essentials Survey is now available for parents to take in order to provide feedback on school climate and learning conditions. The questions from the Parent Survey went live on Oct. 24 and will remain available until Feb. 14, 2020. Students and teachers will be… Read more
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Young Bulldog runners finish strong at IHSA State Meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com With an all-underclassman lineup – including four sophomores – Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country team had a 58-second split among its top five runners and placed 11th in Saturday’s Class 2A state meet at Peoria’s Detweiler Park. The Bulldogs weren’t on the state’s radar when the season started, but ended with a flourish.… Read more
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Wildwood Subdivision Boil Order Lifted
As of Nov. 8, 2019, the Sangamon Valley Water Protection District’s boil order for the Wildwood Subdivision has been lifted. Read more
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M-S Madrigal tickets go on sale Nov. 12
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Tickets for the 37th-annual Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal dinner go on sale to the public on Nov. 12. This year’s Madrigal cast, directed by Nicole Kuglich and assisted by Brian Lonergan, features 22 members including: Lord Maxwell Bartlett, Lord Luca Bellini, Lord Logan Burdette, Lord Ryan Bushell, Lady Nicolina Di Girolamo, Lady… Read more