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Commentary: The one thing you should read this week
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com If you read nothing else this week, read this. If you share nothing else this week, share this. It’s a brief look at where those of us in the media business have been, where we’re at now and how we’ve moved from the past and are preparing for the future. My…
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Commentary: Trading Pride and Confidence for Humility
BY JASON SCHIFO The older I get, and the more I read the Bible, I see that the one thing God desires in us is humility. I wish I could have said that this is easy, but being humble is a challenge, especially because honestly, pride is a big part of living. We oftentimes don’t…
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Guide to Mahomet-Seymour Homecoming Week
The Mahomet-Seymour community will welcome their Bulldog football team home during the week of September 22. Mahomet-Seymour Spirit Days are as follows: Middletown Prairie Elementary Monday, September 23rd – Hat Day Tuesday, September 24th – Favorite Team Day Wednesday, September 25th – Crazy Socks Day (Homecoming Parade at 5:00 on Wednesday) Thursday, September 26th –…
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Ernie Haase and Signature Sounds to perform at Grace Church
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will be live in concert at Grace Church on Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. At a very young age, Haase told his parents he wanted to “sing for Jesus.” He watched the likes of gospel choirs in his Indiana hometown and reveled over the talents of…
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Mahomet Public Library saves taxpayers money
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet Public Library worked to save taxpayers money this summer. In the Aug. 12 board meeting, Ehlers Senior Municipal Advisor Jerry Dudzik presented the Board of Trustees with the good news that a bond was refunded at $242,000 with an interest rate of 1.579%, which was higher than expected. “That’s a…
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M-S Boys’ Golf places third at Invitational, Cassel leads girls’ golf
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs placed third in Monday’s six-school Champaign County Invitational at Lincolnshire Fields Country Club, in Champaign. M-S’ team composite was 361. Meet champion Champaign Central compiled a 321 followed by the Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda cooperative team at 341. Individually, M-S leader Sam Mitchaner tied for 11th with an 86. Other Bulldog scores…
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M-S Soccer rallies back to get win
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour posted its biggest soccer win of the season on Tuesday, rallying from a two-goal halftime deficit on the road to defeat Mattoon 7-4. The Green Wave ended the M-S season the past three years in regional championship matches. Mattoon led 3-1 at intermission. “Kadyn Jones (senior) said to the boys…
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MSJHS Cross Country at Parkside, Baseball on win streak, Girls’ Basketball begins season strong
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour placed fifth in Saturday’s 50-school Normal Parkside junior high school girls’ cross-country invitational. Ava Boyd was the M-S leader, running the 2-mile course in 12 minutes, 17 seconds to finish 15th individually. Avah Turner was 24th. Other team leaders in the 313-runner field were Reese Gallier (50th), Ava Jansen (69th),…
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Village to vote on increasing video gaming machine limits per SB 0690
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees placed an update to its video gaming ordinance on the consent agenda for Sept. 24, 2019 after an Illinois General Assembly Senate Bill 690 became law in July. As part of a massive capital funding package, Public Act 101-0031, known as “Leveling the Playing…