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MSFPA 8U finishes season
The Mahomet-Seymour 8U Softball team finished their spring season last weekend. Addie Hirsbrunner, Benelli Ellis, Brenna Dyer, Brooke Alderks, Chandler Mills, Clara Ummel, Fallon Hughes, Hadley Carolan, Harlow Carolan, Lauryn Uebelhoer, Lena Ishcomer, Madeline Willard and Phoebe Graham were coached by Head Coach Carrie Ummel and Assistant Coaches Jamie Alderks, Brandi Hughes, Chad Graham.
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MSSC ’05 boys place first in league
The MSSC 05 Boys placed first in the Central Illinois Youth Soccer League during the 2019 Spring season.
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Brogan’s Corner: Is teenage boredom good? Or Bad?
BY BROGAN HENNESY After months of waiting, summer vacation is finally here. Essays and tests are replaced by relaxation and fun times. My summers are packed full of swimming, jumping on the trampoline, and traveling. I spend time golfing with my dad and brother, visiting family in Colorado, and running around the neighborhood. When I…
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D-Day stories come to life at Museum of the Grand Prairie
Coming onto a beach where more than 4,000 Allied soldiers and another 4,000 Axis soldiers have lost their lives, is something that the world has only seen, and may only see, once. Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, is widely remembered on June 6 each year, but those who were there and can recall the…
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Kilborn Alley to perform at Homer Lake Sunday
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Grunge. Hip Hop. R&B. Heavy Metal. Rock. Rap. The 1990’s were all about music. Champaign natives Andrew Duncanson, Josh Stimmel and Chris Breen began their band, Kilborn Alley, in 1999. They had no idea where their talent might take them. Producing blues music for 19 years, Kilborn Alley has recorded six…
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Celebrate the Fourth with activities in Mahomet-Seymour
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Staying in Mahomet or Seymour for the Fourth of July makes for a fun-filled lazy day with family and friends. A hometown parade full of tractors and candy kicks the day off right at 10 a.m. in Seymour. The Seymour Fourth of July Parade, which started in 1975 with a Boy…
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36th Annual Bulldog Open June 28
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.-Registration for the 36th Annual Bulldog Open Golf Outing is still open. The event will begin at the Lake of the Woods Golf Course with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start on Friday, June 28. A $100.00 per person fee includes lunch, dinner and gifts. All proceeds support Mahomet-Seymour Athletics. For more information,…
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Mahomet-Seymour School Board to open committee meetings to public
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.- The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will open its committee meetings to the public beginning Wednesday, June 19. The district sent the Policy Board Agenda to constituents with children enrolled in school via Skyward Monday. The Policy Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Middletown Prairie Elementary board room on…
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Domenic and Nicolina Di Girolamo make music a family affair
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.- Wherever Domenic and Nicolina Di Girolamo go, the sounds of music seem to follow. It is prominent in the upbringing of the teen-aged Mahomet siblings. “I started singing before I could read,” Nicolina Di Girolamo said. “I remember my mum would print out the lyrics, but put pictures beside…
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Volunteers Needed for Freedom Fest
Each year thousands gather around the water at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve for the Champaign County Forest Preserve‘s annual Freedom Fest on July 4. While CCFPD takes the lead in hosting and scheduling the event, dozens of volunteers are needed to work in shifts from 1 to 10 p.m. to ensure that…