The American Legion Post 1015 will respectfully retire flags that have served their purpose on June 14 with an Unserviceable Flag Ceremony. Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777 when the United States adopted the flag of the United States of America. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in 1949 that June […]
Mahomet’s Diamond Dogs will host their 16th Annual at 13 Acres Park on June 11, 12 and 13. This year’s tournament will feature 23 teams in the 8U, 9U and 10U category. The tournament kicks off at 5:30 pm on Friday, 8:00 am on Saturday and 9:00 am on Sunday. […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is expanding access to no-cost and low-cost COVID-19 testing to elementary schools across Illinois. “Making testing widely available gives our schools another way to keep students and educators safe,” Senator Scott Bennett said. “The saliva collection is non-invasive and will be especially beneficial […]
Beginning Friday, June 11, 2021, motor vehicles will not be allowed entry into the Champaign parking lots at Neil & Washington and Walnut & Washington after 9:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. Motorists can continue to park in either lot until 9:00 p.m. and retrieve their vehicles before 2:30 […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs suffered a 4-0 loss at home on Tuesday (June 8) against Rochester in a Class 2A sectional semifinal match. M-S ends the season with a 15-3 overall record – including a 12-match winning streak – and an unblemished record (10-0) in Apollo Conference matches. For […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s baseball team ended a 12-year drought on Monday (June 7) by winning a Class 3A baseball regional championship at home. The Bulldogs edged Centennial 2-1 to capture the school’s first postseason hardware in baseball since 2009. Since restarting the baseball program in 1972, M-S has […]
In honor of their outstanding scholastic achievement, the following students have been named to the Parkland College Dean’s List for spring 2021. To make the list, students must earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 grade scale for the semester in which they are being honored. Students […]
Slavery in the United States did not end in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were set free that slavery, as they United States had known it, ended. 165 years […]
At the beginning of June 2019, I didn’t know that the date June 19 meant anything other than a day near the start of summer. But around this time in June 2019, I learned a new word, “Juneteenth.” From its name, I could decipher that it correlated with something in […]
