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Community Blood Services of Illinois seeks blood donors during holiday shortage
Kirby Winn wants people to remember to give this holiday —blood that is. Winn, who is the spokesman for Community Blood Services of Illinois, said that blood donation decreases during the holiday season. “As donors get busy with holiday travel, shopping, events, ect. we see a decrease in the rate of blood donation” he said. Winn…
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Public Meeting on Proposed TIF District Wednesday
The Village of Mahomet will host a public meeting on November 7 at 7 p.m. at the Village Administration Building to allow constituents to learn more about a proposed commercial redevelopment project that will impact 74 or more inhabited residential units and commercial businesses along Main Street in downtown Mahomet. On September 25, the Village…
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MSJSH First Quarter Honor Roll
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Sinclair becomes public access announcer for the Indiana Pacers
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Professional sports teams are often located in metropolitan areas with millions of residents nearby. That means that the multitude of jobs associated with the professional teams potentially have millions of local candidates. So, how does a man who has lived in Mansfield (population 865) for the past 2 1/2 years become…
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Sims finishes 8th at IHSA 2A State, Team finishes 10th
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The girls’ cross-country program at Mahomet-Seymour has been gaining traction. The two best seasons in the past decade — based on postseason results — were last year and this year. The Bulldogs were fourth at state a year ago and, on Saturday, secured a top 10 team finish in Class 2A…
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Powell wins IHSA Class 2A State Title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One race. One day. Four firsts. Mahomet-Seymour’s Mathias Powell capped a perfect postseason on Saturday by winning the Class 2A cross-country individual state championship at Peoria’s Detweiller Park. — He was the first M-S state titlist in cross-country; — His 3-mile time of 14 minutes, 31.77 seconds was a school record;…
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M-S Board Agenda 11.5.2018
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High will meet on Nov. 5, 2018 in the Middletown Prairie Elementary boardroom at 7 p.m. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/nov-5-2018.pdf%22]
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Meachum and Jordan cross items off bucket list together
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joan Jordan and Linda Meachum are former school teachers who are now in another learning stage. The retired Lincoln Trail fifth-grade teachers are soaking up first-hand knowledge about places many only know about through books and magazines. First friends, later card club members, Jordan and Meachum are now traveling companions. Last…
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Letter to the Editor: Support for Matt Grandone
November 2, 2018 Matt Grandone is the most qualified candidate for Champaign County Clerk. Matt is conscientious, hardworking, ethical, honest, and dedicated to our community. The facts are simple: … For the past 4 years, Matt has been working with State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to increase Election Security and helping to expand Early…
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Commentary: “Kesher Moments”
By Jason Schifo Pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet Have you ever gone to the store in search of a particular thing and run into or across something unexpected along the way that wasn’t on your list? Maybe it’s just me, but that happens all the time. It seems to me that when…