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M-S Volleyball clinces Apollo Conference Title
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs concluded the regular-season on Tuesday with a 25-17, 25-16 Apollo Conference triumph at Charleston. The victory clinched the conference championship for the Bulldogs. The last outright conference title in volleyball for the Bulldogs was in 2005, when the school was a member of the Corn Belt Conference. M-S is 28-7…
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New records set in Bulldog Regional Semifinal win
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com A record-setting performance highlighted Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ Class 2A soccer regional semifinal win on Tuesday at Urbana. The Bulldogs netted a season-high 10 goals while posting their fifth shutout of the season in a 10-0 conquest of Danville. The victory enabled coach Jeremy Davis’ 16-4-4 team to tie the school record for single-season…
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Honor Flag dates set, Roger Loyd to present
Honoring America’s Veterans is something the Mahomet community prides itself on each year. In its 15th year, the Mahomet Christian Church will host their Living Flag Presentation Nov. 1, 2 and 3, 2019. Each year, the church members create a service to honor and remember what the men and women of the American armed forces…
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Mahomet Public Library Book Sale this weekend
The Friends of the Mahomet Library Spring Book Sale will be October 24-27. Thursday, October 24, 5-8pm (Preview sale for Friends members only, but you can join at the door for $5!)Friday, October 25, 9am-6pmSaturday,October 26, 9am-5pmSunday, October 27, 1-4pm
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Mt. Vernon Trunk or Treat Event Oct. 26
The Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, located at 2201 County Road 900 East in Champaign will host a Truck or Treat, Hayrack and Weenie Roast on October 26 at 3 p.m.
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Champaign County Area Median Home Prices Increase in August
Residential home sales in the Champaign County area were lower in August from a year ago, while the median home prices showed positive gains, according to the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®. The total number of residential homes sold in the Champaign County area decreased 12.75 percent in August with 260 homes sold compared…
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Young Bulldog Cross Country team ends on high note, girls’ basketball still going strong
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com One of the youngest cross-country teams in the history of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ junior high school program is also one of the best. With six seventh-graders and one eighth-grader making up the roster for last Saturday’s IESA Class 3A state meet at Normal’s Maxwell Park, the Bulldogs captured eighth place in the…
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Examining a TIF extension: looking at development in the Mahomet community
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The development of land within the Village of Mahomet has been on the minds of residents lately. Some see the benefit of the continued expansion of Mahomet, both commercially and residentially. Some residents long for the small-town feel that was evident just a few years ago while others are concerned about schools…
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Andre Dawson to sign autographs in Mahomet
Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Andre Dawson will be at Ryno’s Fine Sports Collectibles on May 2, 2020 to sign autographs. 200 tickets will be sold for the event, which will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. Dawson was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1977, and 8-time All-Star, and 8-time Gold…
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Ingram to run for County Recorder, looks to consolidate office
Mike Ingram, who currently holds a seat on the Champaign County Board, representing District 6, announced Monday that he will run for the Champaign Country Recorder in 2020. Ingram, who said he believes “every elected official has an obligation to be the best steward of taxpayer money,” will seek to consolidate the recorder’s office into…