By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a roughly $1 billion package of tax relief measures aimed at mitigating the impact of inflation on Illinois consumers when he gives his budget address Wednesday. The “Illinois Family Relief Plan,” as it is being called, would suspend […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In these trying and turbulent times, new normals are seemingly established every day. There are challenges to be navigated on a daily basis, whatever the profession. Not all concern how to implement safety precautions during the COVID era. Personnel at area high schools are reporting an […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ swimming team produced top-five placers in 10 events on Saturday (Jan. 29) and captured a third-place finish in the eight-school Urbana Invitational. The host Tigers won the meet with 436 points. Runner-up O’Fallon totaled 403 points. Third-place M-S ended with 341 points. Bulldogs who were […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team completed a sweep of Apollo Conference opponents and moved to within reach of a school record for dual-meet wins in a season after concluding the regular season on Thursday (Jan. 27) with two wins at home. M-S shutout Taylorville, 78-0, and then overpowered Gibson […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs split two home games last weekend, dropping a 77-68 Apollo Conference decision to Mount Zion on Friday (Jan. 28) before topping Normal West on Saturday (Jan. 29), 64-58. M-S led, 21-9, after one quarter and 30-25 at halftime. Blake Wolters posted a monster double-double against […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team increased its winning streak to seven games on Saturday (Jan. 29) with a 48-37 win at home over Effingham. Two days earlier, the Bulldogs thumped Charleston, 61-20, in the Trojans’ gym. Against Effingham, Cayla Koerner matched her season’s high with four three-point baskets […]
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Braeden Heinold picked up his 35th win of the season in an Apollo Conference meet which also included Mount Zion and Mattoon.Heinold won twice in that dual meet. The 5’10”, 150-lb. Senior picked up his 100th-career win with a fall over his opponent at Lincoln. This season’s highlights include placing […]
