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MSJHS boys win IESA Class 3A sectional title, Auggie Gaudio finishes first
By Fred Kroner By the time the M-S boys toed the starting line for the Thursday (Oct. 15) IESA Class 3A sectional cross-country meet at 13 Acres Park, they had extra motivation supplied by the dominating performance of the school’s girls’ team. “The boys’ team knew that they were up for a great race after…
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Bulldogs take top 7 spots at IESA Class 3A sectional meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A perfect score in cross-country means a school had the first five finishers in a meet. On Thursday (Oct. 15), the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-country program achieved perfection-plus in a five-school IESA Class 3A sectional meet at 13 Acres Park. Schools were allowed to enter up to seven individuals in the lone…
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Mahomet Community Relief Fund looks to help those in need
How can we help? Like many organizations, the Mahomet Ministerial Alliance approached this question in as the COVID-19 began to take shape across the Mahomet community in late spring. But, like all good things, the pastors knew that they needed help themselves in getting support for those in need. Cornbelt Fire Chief John Koller came…
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Additional early voting sites open in Champaign County
The Champaign County Clerk’s office opened additional early voting sites in Champaign County opened on Oct. 19. The following sites are open weekdays from 10 AM to 6 PM, Saturdays from 10 AM to 3 PM and Sundays from 1 PM to 5 PM. Early voting also continues at the gym in the Champaign County…
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IHSA Board Eyes October 28 For Winter Sports Announcement
The IHSA board of directors will meet October 28 to determine the plan for winter sports for the 2020-21 school year. “We understand that student-athletes, coaches, parents, officials, and fans are anxious to learn more details about the plans for IHSA winter sports,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. “We feel like we are making…
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State announces 2nd round of broadband expansion grants
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – State officials on Monday announced the opening of a second round of grant opportunities for businesses and organizations to expand access to broadband internet service in underserved communities. Speaking at a news conference in Staunton, about 40 miles northeast of St. Louis, Gov. JB Pritzker said the program…
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Mahomet-Seymour looking at virtual option for Veteran’s Day
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Veteran’s Day will be here soon (Wednesday, Nov. 11), but how that will look at area school districts is still somewhat unsettled. Mahomet-Seymour is changing the look of its traditional Veteran’s Day ceremony, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but St. Joseph-Ogden, Oakwood and Heritage are still seeing what will be…
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Mahomet-Seymour board votes to keep 4-day for second semester, remote learning in-house
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board has voted to expand K-12 education to four days a week, keeping Monday asynchronous. The board voted down a motion to go five days. Each school will stagger in times: Middletown Elementary Hours: 8:30-2:00Lincoln Trail Hours: 8:45-2:45Junior High Hours: 9:30-3:00High School Hours: 9:36-3:16 Remote education will remain in-house. The Mahomet-Seymour Education…
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M-S places 2nd in Monticello race that featured 5 state-ranked teams
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs placed second on Saturday (Oct. 17) in a seven-school girls’ cross-country meet at Monticello’s Lodge Park that featured five schools that were ranked last week in the milesplit.com state poll. Meet champion Monticello (ranked first in Class 1A) had a composite score of 31 points. M-S (ranked 25th in Class…
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Bulldog rise to the challenge in Monticello
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs placed second on Saturday (Oct. 17) in an elite seven-school boys’ cross-country meet at Lodge Park, in Monticello. Five schools were state-ranked last week in the milesplit.com poll. The team champion was St. Joseph-Ogden (ranked 12th in Class 1A) with 47 points. M-S (ranked 11th in Class 2A) was next…