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According to a contract approved by the Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education Wednesday night, Superintendent Lindsey Hall intends to retire on June 30, 2023. The contract is an update to the 5-year agreement the board and Hall came to in 2018. It is not unusual for the district to give staff salary increases as they approach…

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By Fred Kroner The trio of Aubrie Shore, Karley Yergler and Ashley Campbell combined to go 11-for-11 with seven extra-base hits on Wednesday (April 21) at Urbana. The Bulldogs swatted five home runs in a 15-0 softball triumph. Shore and Yergler each blasted two homers. Campbell hit one home run. Sydney McKinney was 2-for-3, with…

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By Fred Kroner Haylie Orton put together a six-ace, four-kill, three-block performance on Tuesday (April 20) as the Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team remained unbeaten away from home for the season with a 25-18, 25-17 triumph at Effingham. M-S is 7-0 in road matches, including three in the past eight days. Caylee Folken registered 10 assists and…

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By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com University of Illinois recruit Jake Swartz stymied Mahomet-Seymour on two hits during a four-inning scoreless stint on Monday (April 19) as Normal University High topped the Bulldogs 12-2 in a five-inning baseball game in Normal. U-High is the state’s top-ranked Class 2A team. Swartz struck out seven and walked two Bulldogs.…

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By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade girls’ basketball team held visiting Unity to one first-half point on Thursday (April 15) and the Bulldogs went on to post a 42-10 triumph. At halftime, M-S led, 28-1. Selah Campion became the fourth squad member to score in double figures this season, hitting a team-high 10 points. Reese Gallier…

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By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ava Yeakel and Erin Dallas provided an offensive spark on Thursday (April 15) as the seventh-grade Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team defeated Unity, 24-15, at home. Yeakel tallied six points and Dallas scored five points. On Saturday (April 17), Yeakel scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as…

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The following seniors from Mahomet-Seymour High School have been named Illinois State Scholars. To be considered for State Scholar eligibility, a student must be a US citizen or eligible non-citizen, be a resident of Illinois, attend an approved high school, Perform in the top one-half of your high school class at the end of the…

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By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Democrats and Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly are continuing to wrangle over the possible use of census estimates, as opposed to official numbers, to redraw state legislative and congressional district maps. It’s a decision that could have a significant impact on whether Illinois residents are equally represented…

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By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinoisrtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Municipal leaders are pushing back on a proposal by Gov. JB Pritzker that would further reduce state funds given to local governments each year. Several municipal groups held a virtual news conference Tuesday to outline their concerns with the governor’s suggestion, representing over 200 municipalities in the Chicago-Metro…

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Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club will be holding a general club meeting this Tues April 20, 7 PM at the Mahomet Methodist Church. The guest speaker will be Cheryl B Hartke, a public speaker, speaking on the topic of JOY! Guests are welcome! Please wear a mask- COVID protocols will be observed.

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