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Bulldog Volleyball defeats Champaign Central
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior libero Libby Bodine totaled 18 digs as Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team opened the season with a two-set sweep at Champaign Central, 25-18, 25-22, on Tuesday (Aug. 24). Maddie Gaede handed out nine assists. Grace Rodebaugh finished with seven digs, six kills and three blocks. Avery Allen and Chloe Pruitt each landed…
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Michelle Rolley opens Healthy Minds Counseling in Sangamon on Main
It’s not always easy to find someone to talk to. Michelle Rolley knows this. “I became interested in psychology in my teen years when I had witnessed individuals close to my family who were impacted with mental health concerns,” Rolley said. “I became keenly aware of the difficulty of finding appropriate resources to provide meaningful…
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Severns picks up second shutout
By Fred Kroner Kate Severns fired her second shutout in four days on Wednesday (Aug. 18) as the Mahomet-Seymour junior high softball team held Jefferson scoreless in Champaign, 15-0. Severns allowed one single and one walk while striking out seven in three innings. She was backed by a defense that played errorless ball. Brooklyn Dyer…
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Mahomet-Seymour Cross Country competes at Saber Corn Classic
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Saturday (Aug. 21) St. Thomas More Saber Corn Classic Cross-Country Invitational was an adventure for all of the junior high school runners, including the three bus loads of students representing Mahomet-Seymour. A technology malfunction prevented race organizers from determining places for all of the competitors, but M-S coaches compiled times…
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Commentary: A Wish for Afghanistan
I was born in Pakistan, but for the past 31 years the USA has been my home. America is a wonderful country to live in and I’m lucky to feel safe and free here. Right now, I am embarrassed of my country. What’s happening in Afghanistan is heartbreaking, terrible, and wrong in so many ways.…
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Christie Clinic Photos: 2021 Mahomet-Seymour Fall Sports Preview
Christie Clinic helped the Mahomet Daily provide photos of the 2021 Mahomet-Seymour Fall Preview. Meghan Hennesy took the pictures. To view the entire gallery, visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Seymour-Fall-Preview.
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Crews ready for next phase of Interstate 57/74 Interchange Reconstruction
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation were joined by local officials and community leaders Monday to announce the start of construction on a new Interstate 57/74 interchange located in Champaign County. The $216.8 million project will rebuild the original interchange built more than 50 years ago, improve safety and mobility, and create…
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Gov. Pritzker Signs Two Bills Updating Sex Education Standards in K-12 Schools
Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills Friday that update the state’s sex education standards in K-12 schools. In Illinois, public schools aren’t required to offer sex education courses. Earlier in the year, State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) proposed sex ed be mandated, and that curriculum should be aligned with culturally competent and medically accurate standards.…
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Pfizer vaccine gets FDA approval
The FDA has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age and for the administration of…