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MSJHS Baseball captures 3A Regional title, girls’ basketball on a roll
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Cade Starrick and Raymond Long teamed up on a six-hit shutout on Monday as Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School captured a Class 3A IESA baseball regional championship. The Bulldogs blanked Monticello 10-0. Neither Starrick nor Long issued any walks. Starrick struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. Long fanned two during his…
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Classic Plumbing PLUMBER of the Month: Stable raises $7,800 for Salt & Light
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Each month, Tim Culver, owner of Classic Plumbing recognizes a community member who is giving back in extraordinary ways. Culver believes that there is always something good happening in every community, and that there are ordinary people behind each good deed. These stories are meant to capture the essence of humanity,…
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MSHS Choral members perform at Millikin
MSHS singers, Emma Beddow, Logan Burdette, Ryan Bushell , Nicolina Di Girolamo, Leah Nykaza, Jessica Smith, Wyatt Taber , Kyle Widener, Neenah Williams and Alexis Young enjoyed their time at the 2019 Millikin Vocal Festival Saturday. Nicolina Di Girolamo was selected as one of the semi-finalists in the Solo Competition.
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MSJHS August Students of the Month
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School recognized seventh-grade students Brandon Roady, Daniel Traficante, Lilly Niver, Theron Beguin, Gavin L Bailey, Ella McCormick, Kassi McKinney, Linden Carlson, Autumn Hinton and Olivia Pfeifer as August’s Students of the Month. Vance Clark, Collin Jackson, Amalie Dallerba, Haley Houchin, Grace Bednar and Landyn Hannah were also…
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It’s National Voter Registration Day
Urbana, IL Tuesday, September 24, 2019 is National Voter Registration Day. The Champaign County Clerk’s office will be registering voters all day at their office at the Brookens Admin Building, located at 1776 E. Washington St. Urbana, IL 61802. County Clerk staff will also be at Parkland College’s cafeteria registering people from 10 A.M. to…
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Mom’s Pantry to collect goods at Mahomet-Seymour Homecoming Parade
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com There are children who come to school hungry. Even in the Mahomet-Seymour School District. When Mahomet-Seymour School District Teaching Assistant Cindy Brumfield saw her students come to school hungry, she kept a few snacks in her office. “I knew their needs were greater than just breakfast, so I started thinking and…
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Hometown Heroes: Family history leads to Pasley to discovering Mahomet history
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Greg Pasley is not unlike the pioneers who settled in East Central Illinois in the 19th century. Those men and women who relocated to the area in the 1800s were in search of something, perhaps a better life or a fresh start or the adventure of the unknown. Pasley, who returned…
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MSSC ’09 girls win championship
The Mahomet-Seymour Soccer Club ’09 girls won the Route 66 Shootout Championship on Sept. 15. Team members include: Marley Cloward, Jaycee Fancher, Breckyn Hess, Katelyn Hunter, Lainey Jacobs, Madison Koester, Emery Parker, Emily Ramirez, Brooke Rhodes, Payson Steers, Claire Waggoner, Zoey Wallace, Aubrey Watson and Livia Wheatley.
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MSSC ’07 team keeps going through September
The Mahomet-Seymour Soccer Club ’07 team, which includes Will Anderson, Brody Back, Theron Beguin, Forrest Benson, Aden Bergman, Benjamin Bolton, Alderson Dean, Gavin Friel, Auggie Gaudio, Sam Hibbs, Colin Jackson, Kaden Jackson, Preston Johnson, Hayden Litteken, Tucker Loven, Colton McClure, Micah Moser, Ethan Ramirez, Lucas Raquel, Alex Rodebaugh, Rishi Sharma, Dylan Smith, Preston Sriver and…