By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Region 1 of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan will see a new tier of virus mitigations as Gov. JB Pritzker warned Thursday that “we are now headed into a peak that is beyond, potentially, where we were in March and April.” “This pandemic […]
Month: October 2020
Mahomet-Seymour band members try to carry on traditions during pandemic
By Brogan Hennesy Mahomet-Seymour, as well as the rest of the world, have made hard sacrifices during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Changes and cancellation have made life difficult to navigate. The Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band had to cancel their competitive season. For a time, there was only hope that the band […]
Costume Parade At Bridle Brook on Oct. 30
The Waterford at Bridle Brook will be hosting a costume parade outside on the front drive from 6 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 30. Residents will be seated outside to watch the parade. All ages are welcome to dress up and attend. Please maintain 6-ft social distance from one another […]
IDPH releases COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
The Illinois Department of Public Health released plans to distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. The treatment will be free of charge to state residents seeking to be inoculated against COVID-19. “There will not be a cost to individuals for the vaccine, although providers may charge a small […]
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Encourages Residents to Answer the Call
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s (CUPHD) COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing program is asking residents to answer the call and help slow the spread of COVID-19. By answering the call, you can help keep yourself, your family and your community safe. Residents who test positive for […]
13 Acres to remain in Mahomet-Seymour Schools possession
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted down the sale of 13 Acres Park to the Village of Mahomet on Monday night. The vote needed a super-majority of five votes per the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/11-76-3) to pass. Board members Meghan Hennesy, Ken Keefe and Colleen Schultz voted against it, […]
MSJHS boys win IESA Class 3A sectional title, Auggie Gaudio finishes first
By Fred Kroner By the time the M-S boys toed the starting line for the Thursday (Oct. 15) IESA Class 3A sectional cross-country meet at 13 Acres Park, they had extra motivation supplied by the dominating performance of the school’s girls’ team. “The boys’ team knew that they were up […]
Bulldogs take top 7 spots at IESA Class 3A sectional meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A perfect score in cross-country means a school had the first five finishers in a meet. On Thursday (Oct. 15), the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-country program achieved perfection-plus in a five-school IESA Class 3A sectional meet at 13 Acres Park. Schools were allowed to enter up to […]
Mahomet Community Relief Fund looks to help those in need
How can we help? Like many organizations, the Mahomet Ministerial Alliance approached this question in as the COVID-19 began to take shape across the Mahomet community in late spring. But, like all good things, the pastors knew that they needed help themselves in getting support for those in need. Cornbelt […]
Additional early voting sites open in Champaign County
The Champaign County Clerk’s office opened additional early voting sites in Champaign County opened on Oct. 19. The following sites are open weekdays from 10 AM to 6 PM, Saturdays from 10 AM to 3 PM and Sundays from 1 PM to 5 PM. Early voting also continues at the […]