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Tickets on sale for Mahomet-Seymour’s Fall Play
By Julia Schultz As many of the theatre fans know, Broadway has been dark for the past few months and will stay dark for months to come. This has been devastating to actors and audiences around America. But, Mahomet Seymour High School is pleased to say they will be performing this fall. The Mahomet Seymour…
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2020 Mahomet-Seymour Fall Sports Award Recognition
Mahomet-Seymour High School Fall 2020 Sports Awards Boys Golf: Head Coach David Sebestik Bulldog Award Jameson Drinkwater Sportsmanship Award C.J. Shoaf Student/Athletes who earned Varsity Letters: Erik Christainson, Zach Courson, Brian Coyne, Jameson Drinkwater, Blake Harvey, Jaedon Lager, Ryan Long, Jacob Louis, Carter Selk, C.J. Shoaf, John Wagner, Jackson White Girls Golf: Head Coach Troy…
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10 Question Friday: Mike Daab
Mahomet’s Mike Daab currently works as the Deputy Director for Planning and Development for the Champaign County Forest Preserve. He is also an avid explorer of the Sangamon River and a father to two children and husband to Jenny. Do you have any nicknames? How did you get them? I picked up Daabers and Snoop…
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Prides: Adventure Along with Us
By Brogan Hennesy During these difficult times, we have all found ways to make due with the situation, and used various coping methods. Some have a newfound enjoyment for walking, while others start cooking, reading, or a new hobby. For the Pride Family, their 30-day trip in an RV gave them light after a long…
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Aubrie Shore signs to play softball at University of Southeast Missouri State
Editor’s Note: First Published Dec. 2019. Updated Nov. 12, 2020. By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com For many, Aubrie Shore’s story started as a high school freshman at Mahomet-Seymour. As a ninth-grader in the spring of 2018, she rewrote the school record books for home runs in softball for a season (13) and earned All-Area first-team accolades from…
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Carle Health announces updated visitor policies
Urbana, Ill.— Carle is announcing additional restrictions for visitors and support person restrictions beginning Friday, November 13 at all Carle Health locations. The entire Carle system is seeing an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations. “We’re taking difficult but necessary steps to limit the number of people in our facilities beginning Friday,” Lynne Barnes, President, Carle Foundation…
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CUPHD recommends Champaign County Schools return to remote learning
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department is recommending that schools within Champaign County return to remote learning as soon as possible and remain in that model until Jan. 5. Pryde said that CUPHD understands that schools have processes and procedures to put into place prior to taking these steps, should they choose. The Public Health Department…
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IDPH asks residents to make adjustments over next 3 weeks, Pritzker says stay-at-home order may be issued
The Illinois Department of Public Health has recommended that Illinois residents stay at home for the next three weeks on Wednesday as the state sets a new COVID-19 record for positive cases within 24-hours for the third day in a row. Thursday’s report announced 12,702 new confirmed and probable cases, topping the previous day’s record…
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Illinois Education Association poll shows teachers reconsidering profession
A poll of Illinois Education Association members show that one-third of teachers are considering leaving the profession over concerns of safety and stress. “This should sound the alarm for every person in Illinois who values our children and their education. We are already in the middle of a teacher shortage. Teacher retirements are at their…
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IHSA invites Pritzker, IDPH to next board meeting
At a Nov. 11 board of directors meeting, The Illinois HIgh School Association (IHSA) decided to formally invite representatives from Governor Pritzker’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to attend the IHSA Board meeting on November 19 to discuss the 2020-21 basketball season. The IHSA will also seek representation at the meeting…