By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – As state leaders continue to face pushback from the restaurant industry and even some county and municipal governments regarding COVID-19 mitigation measures, Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday put pressure squarely on the shoulders of local elected officials. “The fact is that local officials […]
It is well-known that a teacher’s reach goes far beyond the classroom. For some students, that means a teacher has taken the time to help them learn something, while for others it means that a teacher changed the way they saw themselves or the world. Mahomet-Seymour’s Ellen Ericson commitment to […]
Volunteers with the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy finalized their 2020 clean up schedule with a roadside cleanup on Oct. 18. Eleven volunteers, led by Joe Niernberger, took to two miles of IL-47 from I-74 to 2500 N. The annual cleanup usually takes about three hours, but due to volunteer turnout, […]
Just as trees in Mahomet began to lose their leaves, the Mahomet Rotary Club thought about the future beauty 35 trees would bring to the new kayak/canoe launch located near the Sangamon River on IL-47. Planting trees is an annual service project that began in 2018 when the Rotary offered […]
By Fred Kroner Students from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, representing the M-S Bulldog Club, placed ninth on Sunday in the unofficial girls’ junior high state cross-country meet, in Chillicothe. The invitation-only event was sponsored by ShaZam Racing, and was held as a one-class event. Twenty-one full teams participated. The seven […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Six students from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School competed in the unofficial boys’ state cross-country meet on Sunday at Chillicothe and combined for a fifth-place finish in a meet with 18 teams. Since it was not an IESA event, they couldn’t officially represent the school, but were […]
With many sports and activities either canceled or postponed this fall, the Mahomet-Seymour High School Speech Team is excited to begin their competitive season in a “virtual” format this year. Students have been practicing since late September and participated in two October scrimmages hosted by University High School in Bloomington […]
No matter how bad the situation is, there is always something we can be thankful for. Sometimes, it’s very hard to think positive and look at the bright side but remember, things could always be worse. Due to the coronavirus and its influence on all aspects of our lives, every […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to climb as the entire state is either subject to increased mitigation measures or will be starting Wednesday. A Capitol News Illinois analysis of weekly hospitalization averages shows the average number of hospital beds in use by COVID-19 patients […]
Wrestling coaches throughout the state of Illinois were aware that the winter competitive season would most likely be moved to the summer of 2021. So, while the state has been shocked by the back-and-forth between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois High School Associations’ decision on basketball, […]
