Category: Local

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high wrestling team won an IESA Class 2A regional championship on Saturday (Feb. 26) in their own gymnasium. M-S totaled 354 points to outdistance runner-up Chatham Glenwood (274 ½ points) and third-place Mattoon (166 ½ points). Schools were allowed to enter two competitors in each weight class with the top… Read more

IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike is leaving the agency after three years of service.  Her last day in that role will be March 14. “With all her being, she has dedicated each day — and I mean EVERY day — to the agency’s mission to protect the health and wellness of the people in Illinois.… Read more

Springfield, IL – The Illinois State Police cautions motorists who engage in acts that could endanger the safety of the motoring public. Illinois State Police officials have become aware of a planned event along several interstate corridors scheduled for Saturday, February 26, 2022 – Saturday, March 5, 2022, where truck drivers plan to conduct a… Read more

By Will Payne Whether it is helping people out of a burning building, treating the injured or sick, or even helping a cat come down from a tree top, firefighters are essential members of society.  This notion is no different in our local community, as the Cornbelt Fire Department has been serving and protecting the… Read more

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A House revenue committee on Thursday heard projections of an Illinois economy that is steadily moving back toward a level of pre-pandemic normalcy, which means revenue spikes realized due to temporary changes in consumer spending habits and federal stimulus packages are expected to subside.  Illinois Department of Revenue… Read more

The Village of Mahomet approved an altered development plan with Unlimited Holdings LLC for the remainder of Harvest Edge on Feb. 22.  The 18.9 acres of the 42.25 acres property located along 425E and South Mahomet Road was rezoned to R1c from R-1b. Unlimited Holdings requested the change in zoning “to provide a transitional residential… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Joseph Scheele was the lone winner for Mahomet-Seymour on Saturday (Feb. 26th) in the 28-school Normal West Indoor Boys’ Track and Field Invitational at The Shirk Center, in Bloomington. Scheele’s time of 4 minutes, 32.76 seconds gave him a margin of victory of 1.32 seconds. No team scores were tabulated. The… Read more

By Fred Kroner Against an opponent it had lost to twice in the regular season, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team staged a furious late-game rally at home on Friday to annex a Class 3A regional championship trophy against Lincoln, 31-28. The visiting Railsplitters – who owned a 14-point win over M-S – went up 25-19 when… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Max Katz placed 44th in the state diving competition on Friday (Feb. 25) at FMC Natatorium in Westmont. He finished with a score of 153.30. There were 48 qualifiers. Katz was the first member of the M-S swimming and diving team to advance to state. At the sectional, he broke the… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team bounced back from a semifinal loss on Saturday (Feb. 26) to win the third-place match in the IHSA Class 2A dual-team state tournament later in the day at Bloomington’s at Grossinger Motors Arena. M-S reached the semifinals by virtue of a 49-25 quarterfinal-round triumph over 18th-ranked Chicago Brother Rice… Read more