CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will now be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for in-person staff of all Champaign County: State of Illinois approved early childhood and licensed daycares. K-12 (public, private, […]
Mahomet-Seymour senior CJ Shoaf is currently leading the nation’s high jumpers. After breaking his own school record at 6’10” in Feb. 2020, Shoaf recently cleared 2.09 meters, or 6’10.3″, on Jan. 24. Clearing that height put Shoaf in front of all high school high jumpers in the nation. Shoaf ranked […]
High school students seeking dual credit courses through Parkland College may see additional fees at their high school beginning in the fall of 2021. Parkland has not passed on fees associated with dual enrollment to local school districts in years past. But with upcoming changes, Parkland has decided to charge […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There are parents, the overbearing ones, who try to influence and guide child’s activities for their own selfish interests. There are also parents, without any intent, whose influence nevertheless captivates a child to an extent that it sparks a lifetime interest. Kevin Gray and his siblings […]
MSHS Early Graduates 31 MSHS seniors finished their high school school requirements at the semester. MSHS would like to congratulate these seniors! We look forward to celebrating these students along with their classmates at graduation on May 28, 2021. Brayden BoneDelaney BurgerBrian CarrGavin CassidyElijah CookClaudia CruseJade GreenStacey IrwinMadelyn KamphausAnna KaperBraeden […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Illinois high schools on Wednesday received the direction they’ve been seeking on reintroducing sports for the remainder of the school year. The Illinois High School Association issued start dates for the 25 sports which have been on hold. For this year only, there will be no […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I’m not naturally a skeptic. There are things though that, occasionally, cause me to pause. One is taking shots. Until almost a decade ago, I was a true believer. When flu shots were available, I was about the first in line. Next year will mark a […]
The IHSA Board of Directors met for a special board meeting on January 27, 2021, where the Board provided an updated sports schedule and other guidance for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year. “We understood the high level of anticipation surrounding today’s announcement, along with the scrutiny that will […]
A lot of meaning can be held in a name. Life Community Church, located at 804 Eastwood Dr., knows that. After founding Pastor Jeff Augustine took a teaching assignment in Colorado, the growing congregation was left in transition, not only between the old and the new, but also between a […]
Central Illinois is just two months away from getting an additional area code. The new 447 area code will “overlay” the existing 217 beginning March 29, 2021. As one of the original eighty-six area codes in the United States, 217 covers 36 counties including communities such as Springfield, Champaign, Urbana, […]
