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Mahomet-Seymour Math team wins State
The Mahomet-Seymour Math Team captured the state title by placing first in the ICTM Math Competition. The single competition of 2021 served as both the Regional and State this year. The top 10 team scores at State were: Mahomet-Seymour 630Marmion Academy 609Lake Forest Academy 584St. Francis 582Latin School of Chicago 571Morton 571Mt. Zion 476Montini Catholic…
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Spring Trout Fishing Season to open April 3
The 2021 Spring Trout Fishing Season will open Saturday, April 3, at 57 ponds, lakes and streamsthroughout the state of Illinois, including Lake of the Woods in Mahomet. The Champaign County Forest Preserve District will open the main lake at Lake of the Woods for trout season at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 3. The…
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Mahomet Public Library School Board Forum Transcript and Additional Information
The following is the transcription of the Mahomet Public Library Mahomet-Seymour School Board forum with additional facts and figures regarding the state of the Mahomet-Seymour School District. The three candidates running for two in-township seats are Laura Eden Lang, Max McComb, Sunny McMurry and Rebecca Richardson. The two candidates running for one out-of-township seat are…
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Mahomet Chamber School Board Forum Transcript and Additional Information
The following is the transcription of the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce Mahomet-Seymour School Board forum with additional facts and figures regarding the state of the Mahomet-Seymour School District. The three candidates running for two in-township seats are Laura Eden Lang, Max McComb, Sunny McMurry and Rebecca Richardson. The two candidates running for one out-of-township seat…
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SHIELD CU to provide University of Illinois PCR COVID-19 test through OSF Healthcare
The University of Illinois and OSF Healthcare are partnering to expand the UI COVID-19 testing program into the Champaign County community. Known as SHIELD CU, the locally developed saliva-based PCR COVID-19 test and digital infrastructure will be offered to public schools, businesses and organizations. The initial participants of the SHIELD CU program will include students,…
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Vote-by-mail, curbside voting expansion passes House
By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House passed a bill Thursday that would make permanent some vote-by-mail and curbside voting expansions that the state adopted ahead of the 2020 presidential election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 1871, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Katie Stuart, of Edwardsville, passed 70-41, and takes effect…
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State nears ‘bridge’ phase with 64% of seniors receiving at least 1 vaccine dose
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – With 64 percent of the state’s seniors having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois is nearing the “bridge” phase of reopening that will allow for greater capacity limits at businesses and social gatherings. That number must hit 70 percent to enter the bridge phase,…
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M-S Soccer ends in deadlock with Mount Zion
By Fred Kroner The scoreless streak for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer defense ended on Saturday (March 20), but the Bulldogs were able to avoid a loss in an Apollo Conference match at home against unbeaten Mount Zion. The game ended in a 2-2 deadlock. M-S trailed 2-0. “Mount Zion was able to scrape out two…
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Adkins proud of Bulldog effort in loss to Effingham
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Schedule-makers didn’t do the Mahomet-Seymour football program any favors this spring. The Bulldogs wound up playing fourth-ranked Effingham in its opener and will face 10th-ranked Mount Zion in Week 2. On Friday (March 19), with 13 squad members missing for an assortment of reasons (including Spring Break), the Bulldogs battled Effingham…
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Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball Invite: Christie Clinic Photos
Christie Clinic brings photos from the Bulldog Round-Robin including St. Joseph-Ogden and Decatur St. Theresa. To view all the photos visit: https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Seymour-Volleyball-Invite/.