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Hall reschedules Bulldog Dialogue
Mahomet-Seymour School District Superintendent Lindsey Hall has rescheduled the Bulldog Dialogue meeting scheduled on November 12 to 7 p.m. on November 26. The meeting will be held in the Board of Education Meeting Room. Visitors should park on the west side of the building and enter through the lobby doors. Special guest School Resource Officer Bill…
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Lincoln Trail Student passes away Saturday morning
Eleven-year old Joel Roberts, a fifth-grade student at Lincoln Trail Elementary, passed away Saturday morning due to an “unexpected medical emergency”, Mahomet-Seymour Superintendent of Schools Lindsey Hall said. As soon as more information becomes available, we will let you know.
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MSHS Football Coach Keith Pogue resigns position
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The record reflects the successes Mahomet-Seymour football enjoyed during Keith Pogue’s 11-year tenure as head coach. He was the third successive Bulldog football coach — a span covering 48 consecutive seasons through 2018 — to maintain a tradition in which the career winning percentage for the trio of coaches is at…
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MPRD Turkey Trot registration open
For many Mahomet residents, spending time with family on Thanksgiving Day is more than watching football and stuffing turkey and dressing into their faces. These residents gather annually with their family and friends for an early morning stroll or jog through the Lake of the Woods Park to support the Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department. …
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2018 Madrigal Dinner December 8 and 9
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal Singers will continue a tradition in the Community of Mahomet by presenting the 36th annual “Madrigal Dinner,” performances depicting a Christmas celebration in a castle setting during the Renaissance. Elaborate decorations, ornate costumes of the period, humor, and beautiful music combine to provide a very entertaining evening to start the…
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Commentary: Ben Chapman Concedes Champaign County Board 1 Race
By Ben Chapman VOTE COUNT NOTE: In 2014, Democratic candidate for Champaign County Board District 1, Eugenia Watson, received 1,214 votes, or 19.42% of the vote. In this election, Ben Chapman received 2,614 votes, or 32.14% of the vote, making him the strongest Democratic candidate the district has recently seen. He won 2.15 times the…
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M-S Veterans Day Ceremonies Nov. 9 and 12
The Mahomet-Seymour School District is ready to host Veterans in their annual Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremonies on November 9 and 12. Lincoln Trail Elementary: November 9 at 10:15 a.m. Middletown Elementary: November 9 at 1:30 p.m. Mahomet-Seymour High School: November 12 at 8:30 a.m. Mahomet-Seymour Junior High: November 12 at 2:30 p.m. Middletown Prairie Middletown Prairie…
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Commentary: Let’s Start At Caesarea Maritima
By Jason Schifo Pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet And we are off… After much anticipation and a 2-hour flight from Chicago, O’Hare to Newark, New Jersey and then an 11-hour flight to Tel Aviv, we have arrived together in Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport. The beauty of traveling via this article is that…
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Local 2018 Election Results
November 6, 2018 Election Results *UNOFFICIAL, TAKEN FROM CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CLERK WEBSITE Illinois Governor and Lieutenant Governor Democrat JB Pritzer and Juliana Stratton Attorney General Democrat Kwame Raoul Secretary of State Democrat Jesse White Illinois State Comptroller Democrat Susana Mendoza Illinois State Treasurer Democrat Michael Frerichs Congressional Representative in Congress 15th Congressional District Republican John…
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O’Brien recieves 40 North ACE Award
On average, a woman will speak 20,000 words per day while her male counterpart will, on average, only speak 7,000 words per day. Used consecutively, single words form sentences that help us relay ideas, give context, educate, sell or tell. Some people use a thousand words and end up saying nothing and others use fifty…