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Case performs opening prayer at Illinois Senate
On March 28th, State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) welcomed Mahomet Pastor Mike Case to the Illinois Senate to perform the opening prayer.
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MSHS earns seven medals at Illinois Science Olympiad State Tournament
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Science Olympiad earned seven medals at the Illinois Science Olympiad State Tournament on Saturday, April 13th. Students earning Class A State medals were: Armeen Mahdian and Nick Morrow-5th in AstronomyJason Fox and Grace Mies-3rd in BoomileverNick Morrow and Emma Amjad-3rd in Chemistry LabArmeen Mahdian-5th in Circuit LabKatya Sarkhatova, Julia McNaught, and…
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Bergman named Mahomet-Seymour Head Volleyball coach
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Stan Bergman paid his dues to pursue an interest he knew could turn into a passion. He devoted more than half a decade — six years, to be exact — to working for free so that he could get involved with volleyball as a coach. In his seventh year at Rantoul High…
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The love for education runs deep for Gay and Allison Fritz
“How was your day?” It’s a common question among family members at the end of a work or school day. But that simple greeting means so much more for Middletown Elementary second-grade teacher Gay Fritz and her daughter Allison Fritz, who is in her first year of teaching science at Oakwood High School. “How was…
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Commentary: Where You Live
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com How do you know where you live? Is it by the way you tell your loved ones how to get to your home? Do you give them street names or landmarks? Do you know where you live by the return address you put on envelopes? Do your children know their address? And…
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Ceremony to dedicate weight room to Jim Risley on May 10
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District #3 is proud to announce that in recognition of his significant accomplishments as an educator, coach and friend of the students of the Mahomet – Seymour Schools, the weight room at Mahomet-Seymour High School will be named in honor of Jim “Riz” Risley. Earlier this year, the Mahomet-Seymour Board of…
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MSHS Baseball takes two on 10-run rule, Wade instrumental in win over Mattoon, Nichols enters record books
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs posted two baseball wins by the 10-run rule on Saturday at Mount Zion. Kobe Essien and Ben Greenberger picked up pitching wins in the 13-2 and 12-1 Apollo Conference sweep. Five Bulldogs had hits in both games: Dawson Finch, Kyle Kinney, Jon Latham, Quinn Miller and Jordan Veldman. Finch was…
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Cheek named Superintendent at Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond CUSD #305
The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond CUSD #305 Board of Education is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. Shannon Cheek as the next superintendent of schools starting July 1, 2019 to succeed Mr. Kenny Schwengel, who is retiring at the end of the school year. After completing a nationwide Executive Search through the Illinois…
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Brumfield prepares to hand over the wheel after retirement
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com It took more than a decade, but Pat Brumfield’s tenure as a bus driver finally exceeded her time as a bus rider. In all, the Mahomet-Seymour graduate has spent 30 years on the big, yellow school busses. Raised in rural Mahomet with her siblings, the former Pat Fredericks had one mode of…
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Local farmers waiting to see what the forecast brings
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Farmers are accustomed to uncertainty. They have target dates on ideal times for getting into the fields in the spring, and then for planting. Some years, they start early. Some years, it’s a late start. Every year, there is one undisputed fact. “It’s like waiting for Christmas,” said Kevan Parrett, who farms…