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Candidate Op Ed: Schultz tells finance story
The following piece was submitted by Colleen Schultz a candidate for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board. The following opinions and statements are not those of the Mahomet Daily or it’s parent company Sangamon Currents, LLC. Sangamon Currents welcomes submissions from candidates as long as they are factual (cited-we do not go in and fact check) and…
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Candidate Op Ed: Does the ends justify the means?
The following piece was submitted by Meghan Hennesy and Colleen Schultz, candidates for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board. The following opinions and statements are not those of the Mahomet Daily or it’s parent company Sangamon Currents, LLC. Sangamon Currents welcomes submissions from candidates as long as they are factual (cited-we do not go in and fact…
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Letter to the Editor: Melton supports Hennesy
I would like to recommend Meghan Hennesy, who is running as a candidate for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board in the upcoming election. This is a very important decision for every citizen and parent in the Mahomet-Seymour Community. The winners in this election will be serving for the next four years to provide your child or…
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Annexation discussion brings up concerns about direction of Village
Fred Kronerfred@mahometnews.com Sports, it has been said, are a microcosm of society. Following up on that analogy, consider how a person’s life correlates to a basketball season. The first phase in basketball is the off-season. That corresponds nicely to the early pre-school portion of an individual’s life. Next comes the basketball preseason practice, which can…
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Martin appointed as Principal of Middletown Prairie
The Board of Education of Mahomet-Seymour announced Friday that they will appointment Ryan Martin as principal of Middletown Prairie Elementary School starting July 1, 2019. Martin will replace Mrs. Wendy Starwalt, who resigned earlier this month. Martin was hired as Assistant Principal of Middletown Prairie Elementary in 2018. Prior to that, he taught elementary…
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Letter to the Editor: Local voters call on board president to educate voters on all candidates
The following piece is signed by Kris Rath, Joy & Eric Seward, Katrina & Guy Roberts, Jordan Roberts, Daunte Roberts, Amber Vincent, Cheryl Harnsberger, Brookann O’Dell, Sarah Bensken, Sarah Windingland, Linda Meachum, Susan & David Gonzalez, Trisha Nelson, Kim Hooper, Diane Klock, Mark Webb, Garth Seiple The M-S Board of Education president lacks a fundamental…
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Skinner to speak at PechaKucha Night at Virginia Theater, open new space in early summer
How is your soul? What about your heart? And your mind? Have you paused to check lately? There are times when life events force people to take a look inside. Often, those times prompt a lifelong journey of sifting and molding and realizing just who you were meant to be. This is what has happened…
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MSHS Soccer, Baseball and Softball pick-up wins
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Brea Benson and Cayla Koerner scored first-half goals and the Bulldogs’ defense didn’t allow a shot on goal on Tuesday as Mahomet-Seymour blanked St. Thomas More, 5-0, in Champaign for its fifth consecutive girls’ soccer shutout. M-S is 5-0 overall. Nyah Biegler scored the team’s final goal. Benson has a team-high six…
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Social media accounts and posts deleted during 2019 M-S election
Social media can be a wild, wild world: especially during an election cycle. After reports of the impact social media had on national elections in 2016 and 2018, it is not far fetched to believe that they could also have an impact on consolidated elections. Contested elections in local markets are scarce. But the 2019…
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Candidates Answer Questions From Local Constituents
Mahomet-Seymour School Board Candidates Julie Cebulski, Meghan Hennesy, Jeremy Henrichs, Ken Keefe, Jenny Park, Lance Raver, Colleen Schultz and Jason Tompkins fielded questions from the community at a forum earlier this month. Nine additional questions were posed to the candidates via email. They had six days to answer. The Mahomet Daily received answers from all…