Category: Local
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IDOT announces lane closures on I-57 and I-72
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that pavement patching on portions of Interstate 57 and Interstate 72 will begin Monday, April 8. The project will begin on I-57 near the I-74 interchange in Champaign and then move on to locations near Rantoul, Tuscola and Arcola, and then on I-72 between Mahomet and Champaign. The patching… Read more
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McClughen prepares for retirement after 33 years at MSJHS
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com When the school year ends, approximately 255 students — and Dianna McClughen — will be leaving Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School. The students will be promoted to high school after three years in the building. McClughen has spent 33 years at M-S junior high. Her next assignment won’t be at the high school,… Read more
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M-S Softball picks up Apollo Conference win, Boys’ track places second
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour amassed 33 runs and 32 hits on Tuesday in a softball doubleheader sweep of visiting Lincoln in Apollo Conference action. The Bulldogs won each game by the 10-run rule, 14-4 in the opener and 19-1 in the four-inning second game. The Bulldogs pounded seven of 17 hits in the first game… Read more
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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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The Interesting Numbers of the Consolidated Election
James Manrique runs the nonpartisan Champaign County Voter’s Alliance group, which works to inform voters and turn them out to vote. The group hosts a popular nonpartisan online voter guide that can be found at VoteChampaign.Org. Manrique records statistics for how his site is used. He says the biggest attraction for the consolidated elections was… 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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Letter to the Editor: Cosimini supports Hennesy, Schultz, Keefe and Cebulski
School Board Election: Who I’m FOR (and Against) & WHY While this hotly contested school board election has gone on for what seems like forever, the positive thing about it is that we have eight people who are interested in serving our school district. In the 20 years our family’s lived in this community, I… 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