Category: Local

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans should stay tuned for an announcement on the state’s indoor mask mandate, Gov. JB Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference Tuesday, although he declined to say specifically what changes might be coming. “I think I’ve said over the last few press conferences that I really believe… Read more

The St. Jude Monticello-to-Peoria Run is looking for runners with a heart for St. Jude. Founded in 2012, this year the team celebrates its 10th year running for the kids of St. Jude. The team also celebrates another special milestone this year; they will break the $500,000 mark in their cumulative fundraising. Founded by Tricia… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard competed at the IDTA Villa Grove competition Saturday, taking first place in AA Winter Guard. They also placed third in their new Lyrical Flag routine. Kaylee Allison took first place for her Flag Solo. All three routines have qualified for the IDTA State Competition in Springfield on Feb. 12. Boston Hart… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Marci Wireman’s retirement as branch manager at First Mid Bank & Trust will impact more than the bank’s customers, who will no longer have access to her friendly smile and unlimited expertise. It will have an effect on staff, who will no longer have their trusted confidant, friend and colleague to… Read more

The MSHS Speech Team finished in fourth place out of 11 schools participating in the IHSA Regional speech tournament at Normal Community West High School on Feb. 5. All participating MSHS students advanced to the final round of competition and eight events will advance to the Sectional round of competition next weekend. The team of… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour used a 22-12 fourth-quarter spurt on Saturday (Feb. 5) to grab an Apollo Conference boys’ basketball victory at Effingham. The Bulldogs prevailed, 54-41, after carrying a 32-29 lead into the final period. Blake Wolters led M-S with 18 points and six rebounds. Wyatt Bohm scored nine points and handled four rebounds.… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won its seventh consecutive Class 2A wrestling regional championship – eight if the unofficial 2021 meet is included – on Saturday (Feb. 5) in its own gymnasium. In the eight-school event, the Bulldogs accumulated 229 points. Runner-up Normal West ended with 205 points and third-place Centennial totaled 154 points. M-S had… Read more

By Fred Kroner Aron Varga won the 200-yard individual medley on Saturday (Feb. 5), helping Mahomet-Seymour win team honors in the seven-school Illini Prairie Conference Invitational at Stanford Olympia. His time was 2 minutes, 12.04 seconds. The Bulldogs amassed 265 points and edged Bloomington Central Catholic (260). Trailing the two leaders were Pontiac (197), Charleston… Read more

Students in the Mahomet-Seymour School District had the option of wearing a mask—or not—as they came to school Monday morning.  The change came on the back of a temporary restraining order granted Friday by Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow in response to a lawsuit brought to the court by a group of 700… Read more

Junior Quenton Rogers has stepped up for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team during the second half of the season. At the turn of the New Year, Rogers scored a season-high 20-points and grabbed five rebounds in a win over Rantoul. Since then the 6’3” junior has left his mark in the boxscore, gathering 10 points… Read more