Category: Local
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Students geared up for Dawg Walk
Mahomet, Ill. – Mahomet-Seymour students in grade K-5 are ready to raise money for the 2016 Dawg Walk. The M-S PTO talked to students earlier this week about raising money for their school. Each year the M-S PTO uses the money raised at the Dawg Walk for to help elementary schools and for PTO activities,… Read more
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Lake of the Woods Polar Plunge and 5K Donut Dash scheduled for Feb. 27
Bitter temperatures will not keep hundreds of Special Olympics supporters from jumping into the lake at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve on February 27. And for the first time, participants can also participate in a 5K Donut Dash event where eating donuts actually helps your time. This is the only 5K around that not only tests… Read more
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PTO Fundraiser Changes Venue, Hopes to Raise $100,000
Last year’s soggy weather may have temporarily dampened the spirits of Mahomet Seymour kindergarten through fifth graders, and it also brought about a change to the annual Parent Teacher Organization fundraiser. Last year’s Dawg Walk, the only fundraiser MS PTO puts on during the school year, was rained out on event day. Traditionally, K-5 students… Read more
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Why Twitter struck a deal with Google
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The Mercedes S-Class Coupe is ultra-luxurious
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YouTube at 10: Under siege but still dominant
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Dawg Walk funds from students and businesses
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – Students at Middletown, Sangamon and Lincoln Trail Elementary raised approximately $73,000 during the Mahomet-Seymour PTO 2014 Dawg Walk fundraiser. Students will walk in the 2014 Dawg Walk during the school day on Friday. Through creative thinking by MS-PTO board members Cindy Essex and Doug Starks, the Dawg Walk… Read more
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Mahomet Family Restaurant brings dream to life
After six years of patiently waiting out their dream to open a restaurant in Mahomet, Ali and Mide Sulejmani will open the doors to the Mahomet Family Restaurant Monday morning at 6 a.m. The couple was approved for a loan on the building located at 1002 Commercial Drive in 2008, a day after Chef Benjamin… Read more
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Freezin’ for a Reason to support local families battling cancer
After a forecasted rainy week in Central Illinois, temperatures are expected to drop to near freezing with partly cloudy skies on Nov. 23. But temperatures inside the Fluid Event Center are expected to be warm during the second annual Freezin’ For a Reason benefit. Freezin’ For a Reason began on Dec. 1 when local bands… Read more
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MSHS ranked in top 50 Illinois high schools
Mahomet-Seymour High School moved up two spots on the Chicago Sun Times top 50 high school list which was released on Oct. 31. After analyzing scores on state achievement tests, MSHS is ranked 34th in the state. In 2011 they were ranked 90th, and in 2012 the school moved up to 36th. “Being recognized by… Read more