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Foundation Bash tickets on sale, event March 9 at City Center
The Mahomet-Seymour Schools Foundation will celebrate their mission of providing educational resources to the Mahomet-Seymour Schools during their annual Bulldog Bash fundraiser on March 9. The annual fundraiser will once again be held at the City Center, located at 503. S. Chestnut St. from 6 p.m. to midnight. Entertainment will be provided by Chicago’s premier dance band,…
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Benedict’s apparel business fills need in Mahomet community
Growing a business often takes a lot of time. But for Becky Benedict, a second-grade teacher at Sangamon Elementary School and mother to three children, growing a business making custom designed apparel has been a success that is last on her list. “Between my family and kids at school, this is usually the third wheel,”…
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Wrestling, boys’ basketball remain unbeaten in Apollo Conference, girls’ basketball defeats Champaign Central
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s basketball and wrestling teams all finished the week on a winning note. Both the wrestling and boys’ basketball squads have remained unbeaten in Apollo Conference action. Wrestling The Bulldogs won four matches in two days, including Senior Night wins over Mount Zion (42-33) and Lincoln (39-20) to improve to 19-2…
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McIntosh, Pastor at Mahomet United Methodist Church, looks back on life of service
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com John McIntosh had an insistent side as a youngster. “I made people call me ‘Farmer John’ “ he said. “I had these toys and I’d farm the carpet.” His interest stemmed from having a grandfather (Earl W. McIntosh) who was a farmer. As John McIntosh got older, his interests changed. “I…
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All God’s Children Garage Sale January 27
If the mid-winter weather has you longing for a good garage sale, you don’t have to wait around until spring. All God’s Children Preschool’s annual garage sale is this Saturday, January 27, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The garage sale is the preschool’s only fundraiser. For about 15 years, money from the sale has gone toward purchasing…
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Memories created at Women’s MSHS Alumni Game
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The uniforms with numbers were replaced by colored T-shirts, some orange and some blue. The scoreboard clock started with 12 minutes showing and didn’t stop — unless there was a timeout — until the total time had elapsed. The referees were not there as a courtesy. Two of the men who…
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Local ‘heroes’ help homeowners deal with nightmare scenarios
Photo and Article by Emily Jankauski: Tim Culver of Classic Plumbing Systems has operated out of the Tin Cup Road location for the past four years, but he has been a Mahomet-based business since 2009. Each week the Mahomet Daily and Mahomet Citizen share one article. Within the first week of January, cold temperatures kept the Village…
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Churm appointed to the Naval and Air Force Academies
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joe Churm has grown accustomed to life on the move. He was born in New Hampshire and moved with his family to New Mexico as a fifth-grader. At the beginning of his eighth-grade year, the family relocated to the Mahomet-Seymour School District. During Winter Break, his father’s job promotion prompted a…
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Oliger joins RE/MAX Realty Associates
Thursday, January 18th, 2018 – RE/MAX Realty Associates welcomes Bill Oliger as a sales partner with The Nick Taylor Real Estate Team. Bill is a lifelong resident of Mahomet. He’s a graduate of Parkland College, Eastern Illinois University, and the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. Retiring after a twenty-year career as a Deputy Sheriff…
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Mahomet-Seymour Educators experience poverty simulation
It’s hard to understand another’s walk in life unless you’ve walked in their shoes. On Jan. 4, the day before students arrived back at school, Mahomet-Seymour teachers, grades K-8, spent a few hours in a poverty simulation hosted by the Mahomet-Seymour School District. K-5 teachers met at Lincoln Trail for the simulation, and educators of…