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Village clean up and electronics recycling event on May 15
The Village of Mahomet will host a clean up and electronics recycling day on Mahomet 15 from 8 a.m. to noon. Village residents can dispose of unwanted junk or non-hazardous garbage including bikes, metal exercise equipment, kitchen appliances and window air conditioners at the Village Transportation building located at 218 S. Lake of the Wood…
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M-SJHS girls track and field takes seven events
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour athletes won seven events on Saturday (May 1) in the Mount Zion girls’ track and field invitational. Competing in the seventh-grade meet, Bulldog sixth-grader Hannah Martin was a two-event winner. Martin captured top honors in the 800-meter dash with a time of 2 minutes, 43.43 seconds. Her margin of victory was…
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Peterka and Tobias lead Bulldogs in four-school meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School athletes were individual winners on Friday (April 30) in a four-school boys’ track and field meet in Mahomet. Ethan Peterka won the 1,600-meter race and Colin Tobias won the pole vault in a meet that also included Danville North Ridge, Tuscola East Prairie and Champaign St.…
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Mahomet-Seymour to hold COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on May 14, June 4
The Mahomet-Seymour School District will host a COVID-19 clinic for students on May 14. The clinic, which will be held at the Mahomet-Seymour High School Fieldhouse from 1:30 to 4:30, is open to students over the age of 12 years old and their family members. Originally, the clinic would serve children over the age of…
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Saban’s Modern Blend focused on creating an inviting and relaxing environment
Styling hair is what Modern Blend’s Jamie Saban has always known. “I’ve loved it since I was maybe three or four years old,” Saban said. “I always loved playing with hair. I would do my own hair, but I’d also put curlers in my little brother’s hair. My stepsister and I were very close, and…
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Mahomet-Seymour ranked #53 in Illinois by US News and World Report
Mahomet-Seymour High School is ranked #53 on the U.S. News and World Report Best Illinois High Schools list. In 2018, Mahomet-Seymour was ranked 32 in the state and 1299 out of 20,548 high schools in the nation, earning a Silver Medal. The Bulldogs are now ranked 1,235 out of nearly 24,000 public high schools in…
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Mahomet Garage Sale List: May 7 and 8
The 2021 Spring Mahomet Community Garage Sales are scheduled for May 7 and 8. The printed map will be distributed locally on the morning of May 6. For a garage sale listing to be included on the map, an email with the address, dates, time and description must be delivered to news@mahomet.com by the dates listed…
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CUPHD COVID-19 Vaccine Opportunities: May 3
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics. You can receive the COVID-19 vaccination if you: live or work in Champaign County and are 16 or older Please note – those who are…
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Bulldog Soccer shuts out Mount Zion
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs not only shut out visiting Mount Zion on the scoreboard on Thursday (April 29), but also on the field. Mahomet-Seymour’s 5-0 victory over its Apollo Conference rivals came in a match the team didn’t allow the Braves any shots on goal. M-S put up 34 shots overall. Kayla Koerner scored…
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Bulldog Softball picks up three wins
By Fred Kroner Abigail Akers and Aubrie Shore each finished with three hits and Karley Yergler clubbed two home runs on Thursday (April 29) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team upended visiting St. Joseph Ogden 13-3 in a five-inning game. Yergler drove in four runs. She also earned the pitching win, striking out 11 batters and…