Month: December 2021

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Bulldogs begin season with 6 consecutive wins

By Fred Kroner Ivie Juarez’s first double-double of the season lifted the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team to its sixth consecutive victory on Tuesday (Nov. 30), 65-45, at Bloomington Central  Catholic. M-S led, 19-10, after one quarter. Juarez put up 16 points and 10 rebounds. Teammate Chloe Pruitt narrowly missed […]

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M-S heads into Regional final game

By Fred Kroner A 12-day layoff didn’t hamper the Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade girls’ basketball team on Tuesday (Nov. 30) when it opened postseason play with an IESA Class 4A regional semifinal game at home. The Bulldogs vaulted into leads of 18-4 after one quarter and 31-6 at halftime en route to […]

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Central Illinois Holiday Activities

November 21 In a tradition dating back to 1975, Farmer City will host its annual Christmas parade, featuring area marching bands, antique tractors, antique cars, Shrine organizations, horses and holiday floats. The parade, which runs through downtown, starts at 2 p.m. November 27 The Paxton Christmas Parade is scheduled to begin […]