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Champaign County Juneteenth Celebrations 2021
Slavery in the United States did not end in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were set free that slavery, as they United States had known it, ended. 165 years later, Americans are finally observing…
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Commentary: now we know about Juneteenth, let’s be better
At the beginning of June 2019, I didn’t know that the date June 19 meant anything other than a day near the start of summer. But around this time in June 2019, I learned a new word, “Juneteenth.” From its name, I could decipher that it correlated with something in June, probably around the 13th…
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Annual Honor Parade set for June 19th
The annual Honor Parade will be returning to Mahomet this year in recognition of the first responders who were pivotal amidst the pandemic this past year. The Mahomet Lions Club, an organization whose main goal is volunteerism and giving back to the community, will be sponsoring the parade. As stated by the Mahomet Lions Club,…
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Seymour announces Fourth of July parade and firework plan
Seymour has announced that some of the traditional Fourth of July celebrations will resume in 2021. The Fourth of July parade will march through Seymour on July 3 at 10 a.m. The carnival at Seymour United Methodist Church will not take place this year, though. Neither will the annual car show. “It takes a lot…
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Capacity restrictions scheduled to be lifted statewide
Illinois is on track to move into a full-reopening on June 11. Statewide positive COVID-19 cases continued to plummet Tuesday with the Illinois Department of Public Health announcing 244 cases and new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 14 additional deaths. Attributing to the lower numbers includes more than 68-percent…
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Mahomet Summer Lunch Program Unites Communities
By Neshmia Malik While summer is approaching and many people have plans of basking in the summer weather, ten local churches in the Mahomet area have made it a priority to provide lunches for the community over the last decade. For ten weeks of summer, churches in Mahomet prepare and serve lunch at the Candlewood…
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Pritzker signs redistricting plans for state legislative, appellate court districts
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Friday that redraw state legislative and appellate court districts, despite the fact that official U.S Census data needed to ensure equal representation has not yet been delivered. In a statement released Friday afternoon, Pritzker said he signed the measures after…
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M-S Softball season ends in loss to Canton
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs fell short at Canton on Thursday (June 3) in the Class 3A regional championship softball game. M-S was limited to three hits – all singles – by top-seeded Canton and dropped a 3-0 decision. Ashley Campbell had two hits for the Bulldogs and Karley Yergler had the other one. Canton…
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12 Bulldogs go unbeaten in matches with Effingham and Taylorville
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs continued their unbeaten ways on Thursday (June 3), winning two wrestling dual meets at Taylorville. M-S overpowered Effingham 65-6 and then blanked Taylorville 78-0, marking the fourth opponent this season in which the Bulldogs didn’t lose a match. Twelve M-S athletes were unbeaten for the night. However, just Payton Ragona…
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Koerner breaks school record, M-S Soccer advances
By Fred Kroner Junior Cayla Koerner became the top single-season scorer in the history of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer program by notching a hat trick on Friday (June 4) in a Class 2A sectional quarterfinal win at home over Danville. M-S outscored the Vikings 12-0 at Middletown Field. Koerner had three goals and three assists.…