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MPRD Summer Concert Series begins Friday
Musicians Mike Ingram and the Caleb Cook Band will kick off the Mahomet Parks and Recreation’s Summer Concert Series on from 4 to 8 p.m. on June 8 at Barber Park. The kick-off event will also feature several food trucks and the Mahomet Farmer’s Market will be moved from the Mahomet Community Center to Barber Park…
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13th Annual Diamond Dogs Tournament
The Mahomet Diamond Dogs will host their 13th annual 9U and 10U baseball tournament at 13 Acres Park on June 9 and 10. Tournament play will consist of eight teams in pool play beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. A Home Run Derby will take place from 2:15-4 p.m. on Saturday also. The Mahomet community is invited…
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America proves as dream come true for foreign exchange students
America was everything they had imagined it would be. And while Francesca Morichelli and Emanuele Lo Giudice, foreign exchange students from Italy, arrived back in their homeland this week, both students said they cannot wait to come back. Everything the two had learned about America prior to their eight-month stay came from the internet and…
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M-S Board to hold special meeting Monday
The Board of Education will hold a special board meeting on Monday, June 4th at 6:15 pm. The meeting will be held in the Administrative Conference Room. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Meeting-Packet-1.pdf%22]
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MSHS Math Teacher Angie Gruner retires after 30 years
She wanted to leave teaching in the same way that she worked: behind the scenes. After 31 years dedicated to the Mahomet-Seymour School system, 20 as a paid employee and 11 as a classroom volunteer, MSHS Math Instructor Angie Gruner has retired. In 1985, Gruner student taught in the district. “ I fell in love…
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Glumac gets first-hand look at State political scene
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The first time Mahomet’s Tim Glumac served a day as page for Republican state Senator Chapin Rose, he wasn’t fully prepared. “We had to borrow a blazer,” said Patti Glumac, his mother. That was when Tim was in fifth grade. He is now finishing up his sophomore year at Mahomet-Seymour and…
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Albin to be remembered on I-74 through Farmer City
Springfield, IL – Interstate 74 from mile post 155 to 160 through Farmer City will be known as the “Trooper Ryan Albin Memorial Highway.” State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) sponsored the legislation (HJR 93). It was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Senate unanimously May 28. Trooper Albin was born in Urbana and attended Blue Ridge H.S.…
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Gruner retires as MSHS Girls’ Soccer Coach
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Folks with a background in athletics can relate to this sentiment: At some point in our lives, there’s a coach who makes others think, “he doesn’t know a thing.” Joey Gruner was that guy. Not the one with the negative thought process about a coach, but that coach who was less-than-knowledgeable.…
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Mahomet Garage Sale List for May 31-June 2
Village of Mahomet garage sales will take place Thursday, May 31, Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2. 1503 East Amy Drive in the Sandy Ridge subdivision May 31-June 2, lots of books: Both hardback and paperback in science fiction, history and fiction. Tools and yard tools. Glassware and furniture. 106 Red Bud Ct., June-June 2, 8 a.m. Bake Sale/Lemonade…
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MSHS Softball finishes strong season
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s third winning softball season in the past decade came to an end Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 3A Mount Zion Sectionals. Apollo Conference foe Charleston handed the Bulldogs a season-ending 14-3 loss in a six-inning game. Charleston (31-4) has set its season record for wins. M-S (16-15)…