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Illinois Raises Age Requirement To Buy Tobacco Products
Illinois has joined Arkansas, California, Illinois, New Jersey,Massachusetts, Oregon, Hawaii, Maine, Utah, Washington and Virginia in raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed HB0345 bill (“Tobacco 21”), which restricts the sale of both tobacco and vaping products, including cigarettes, chewing tobacco, […]
Chris and Clay Bartlett gain confidence through madrigals and drama
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com It all started with the wind sweeping down the plain. And, for Mahomet-Seymour High School seniors Chris and Clay Bartlett, it will end with the epic story of a man who fought for his sister, his life and his country. But there are more stories to be […]
Schultz: “I didn’t win, the community won.”
Signs were already coming out of yards early on Wednesday, April 3, the day after the 2019 consolidated election. Unofficial vote totals show Jeremy Henrichs, an out-of-township candidate who has been on the Mahomet-Seymour School Board since the summer of 2018, in the lead in overall votes with 1,064 votes. […]
Looking for an Egg? Check out these small town hunts!
Mahomet Parks and Recreation 11th Annual Easter Egg HuntApril 13: Mahomet, Elks Lake Pavillion at Lake of the Woods Forest PreserveMust Register by April 9Children will have the opportunity to meet the Bunny and have fun with a good ole’ fashion egg hunt, find a golden egg for a special […]
Election Results
Unofficial Election Results: Currently, these totals represent the precincts that have been counted this evening. Mail-in ballots will still come in to the Champaign County Clerk. We will update you as we know more. Mahomet-Seymour School Board (11 of 11 precincts)Lance Raver: 941 votesMeghan Hennesy: 1,053 votesColleen Schultz: 1,029 votesJason […]
Class size and district finances go hand-in-hand at Mahomet-Seymour
School class size and finances have been discussed at length around Mahomet and Seymour as the April 2nd election day approaches. The two topics seem to go hand-in-hand, as much of the debt the Mahomet-Seymour School District has accrued has been related to land purchases and building facilities. The district’s […]
Martin appointed as Principal of Middletown Prairie
The Board of Education of Mahomet-Seymour announced Friday that they will appointment Ryan Martin as principal of Middletown Prairie Elementary School starting July 1, 2019. Martin will replace Mrs. Wendy Starwalt, who resigned earlier this month. Martin was hired as Assistant Principal of Middletown Prairie Elementary in 2018. Prior […]
Skinner to speak at PechaKucha Night at Virginia Theater, open new space in early summer
How is your soul? What about your heart? And your mind? Have you paused to check lately? There are times when life events force people to take a look inside. Often, those times prompt a lifelong journey of sifting and molding and realizing just who you were meant to be. […]
Social media accounts and posts deleted during 2019 M-S election
Social media can be a wild, wild world: especially during an election cycle. After reports of the impact social media had on national elections in 2016 and 2018, it is not far fetched to believe that they could also have an impact on consolidated elections. Contested elections in local markets […]