EDITOR’S NOTE: The author of this piece, Dani Tietz, will also be on Sunday’s panel. How does a reader, a viewer, a voter, or a consumer find facts in news today? With terms like “fake news” being used almost daily and increased pressure on social media platforms to monitor misinformation, […]
Month: September 2020
Mahomet-Seymour Board votes to stay with hybrid learning first semester
On the recommendation of Superintendent Lindsey Hall, Mahomet-Seymour schools will remain in their current hybrid learning model until second semester. The Mahomet-Seymour Education Association, who had surveyed their members, told the Mahomet-Seymour School Board that teachers overwhelmingly did not favor moving away from the plan the district is currently in. […]
Eight Mahomet-Seymour swimmers secure top-four finishes
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Eight Bulldogs secured top-four finishes on Thursday (Sept. 24), helping the M-S girls’ swimming team to a runner-up finish in a three-school meet at Lincoln. Charleston was the meet winner with 89 points. M-S totaled 40 points and Lincoln ended with 12 points. Senior diver Elise […]
Sims leads Bulldogs in second-place finish at Spartan Classic
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs placed ahead of one state-ranked Class 1A girls’ cross-country team, but landed behind two others on Saturday (Sept. 26) in the 49th Spartan Classic. Second-ranked Monticello (according to milesplit.com) was the team meet champion with a score of 22 points. Fourth-ranked Unity was the runner-up […]
Bulldogs take team and individual honors at Spartan Classic
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs swept the team and individual honors on Saturday (Sept. 26) in the 49th running of the Spartan Classic boys’ cross-country race in St. Joseph. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a meet which traditionally attracts about two dozen teams was limited to four of Central Illinois’ […]
Secretary of state extends driver’s license, ID expiration dates
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Expiration dates on Illinois driver’s licenses and state ID cards will be extended another three months, Secretary of State Jesse White announce Wednesday. White announced expirations for licenses and IDs will be extended until Feb. 1, 2021, so the cards will remain valid […]
Klein Powell leads Bulldogs at Dodds Park
Despite running short-handed, as three varsity runners were withheld from the meet, the Bulldogs placed second in a four-team cross-country race on Tuesday (Sept. 22) at Dodds Park, in Champaign. Meet champion Urbana Uni High had 20 points, followed by M-S (35), Tuscola (94) and Villa Grove/Heritage (101). M-S had […]
Clements, Fried and Hill victorious at Mount Zion
By Fred Kroner Emma Clements was part of victories in both singles and doubles on Monday (Sept. 21) though the Bulldogs dropped a 6-3 decision at Mount Zion. Clements won at No. 4 singles in straight sets, handling Anna Brunner, 6-2, 7-5. In doubles, she teamed up with Amalie Fried […]
Mahomet-Seymour posts best team score of the season
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs posted their best team score of the boys’ golf season on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in decisioning Centennial 167-171 in a dual meet at Lake of the Woods. All six M-S participants scored between 41 and 44. Zach Courson was the meet runner-up and led […]
IHSA Board Expands Golf & Cross Country State Series To Include Culminating Sectional Tournaments
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors announced on September 23, 2020, that they have voted to expand the IHSA State Series in two fall sports, adding a second round of postseason play in boys & girls golf and boys & girls cross country. There will be no […]