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Things to do nearby over Mahomet-Seymour Spring Break
Mahomet-Seymour Schools will close March 13 to March 22 for spring break. While many go on vacation, local organizations have much planned for those staying at home! Whether you’re looking to take a dip in the pool, see a performance or try your hand at something new, our staff has some ideas that are sure…
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Lener and Coleman lead Bullodgs to Regional Championship game
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman continued to do what he has been doing. Cole Lener continued to do what he has been doing. And, as a result, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team continued to do what it has been doing. The Bulldogs won their 10th consecutive game on Tuesday, a 52-49 decision over Champaign Central in…
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75-mph speed limit up for consideration in Illinois
Senate Bill 2565 and Senate Bill 2564, filed by State Sen. Jim Oberweis (Republican-25th District), seeks to increase speed limits across rural Illinois. The bills have been assigned to the Senate Subcommittee on Special Issues, which currently has no members. Should the bills pass, Senate Bill 2564 would change the maximum speed limit outside of…
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Local governments call for increase in state revenue sharing
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A local government advocacy group laid out its legislative agenda Monday and called on lawmakers to fully fund a program that shares state income tax revenue with local municipalities. The Illinois Municipal League’s “Moving Cities Forward” agenda also includes efforts to: protect local governments from lawsuits resulting from…
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Antioch ends Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling season at Elite 8
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Five Bulldog won matches – including a pin by senior Seth Buchanan in his last high school bout – but it wasn’t enough to help the Bulldogs to victory on Saturday. Fourth-ranked and unbeaten Antioch (22-0) upended M-S 41-26 in a Class 2A quarterfinal match in the dual-team state series at Bloomington’s…
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Bulldogs reach 20-wins, Regional play begins tonight
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com For the fifth time in the past six seasons, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team has achieved a 20-win season. The Bulldogs reached that plateau in Friday’s Senior Night regular-season finale, outscoring Mattoon in every quarter of an 80-54 triumph. The visiting Green Wave jumped ahead early, 9-2, before M-S got rolling. “We…
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English Brothers Softball to be inducted into Illinois ASA Hall of Fame
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Fifty years ago, the decade of the 1970s was ushered in after the conclusion of a tumultuous 1960s. Nationally, there was a President (Richard Nixon) already in office who would resign before the decade of the ‘70s was half over as corruption in Washington D.C. became a prominent focus thanks to…
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Mahomet-Seymour raises summer school fees
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted 6-1 to increase Mahomet-Seymour High School Summer School fees prior to registration opening in February. Ken Keefe was the only board member to vote no. The fee increase was implemented to offset additional expenses related to providing two bus routes and an Algebra 1B course over the…
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Mahomet-Seymour to add “Math Readiness” course
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour School District will offer a self-contained special education Math course called “Math Readiness” beginning in the fall of 2020, eliminating a current course, “Action Ed.” Proposed by Instructor Garrett Risley, the course will be offered to students with an IEP to meet the needs of some of the students who…