BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted 6-1 to increase Mahomet-Seymour High School Summer School fees prior to registration opening in February. Ken Keefe was the only board member to vote no. The fee increase was implemented to offset additional expenses related to providing two bus routes and an […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour School District will offer a self-contained special education Math course called “Math Readiness” beginning in the fall of 2020, eliminating a current course, “Action Ed.” Proposed by Instructor Garrett Risley, the course will be offered to students with an IEP to meet the needs of […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Chloe Hanson and Isabel Lietz don’t need someone to tell them they are special. They were born that way. Officially, they only celebrate a birthday on the day they were born every four years. Hanson will celebrate for the sixth time on Saturday. For Lietz, it will […]
I met Ramona Sullivan in 2018, when she was running to be a circuit judge. I was very impressed by her personal story, integrity, and qualifications. She came very close, but did not win the election for that judge position. Fortunately, the voters of Champaign County have another opportunity to […]
BY MACKENZIE BONHAM Well hello everybody! Wow!! These last two months have flown by fast for this Little Miss! So many fun things have been going on I want to share with you. First, early January I had the honor to take my check down to the St. Louis, MO […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Senate Bill 2762 could mandate “inclusive, medically accurate, and culturally appropriate comprehensive sex education” for students in grades kindergarten through 12th grade if it becomes law. Presented by sponsors Senator Ram Villivalam (Democrat District 8) and Representative Kathleen Willis (Democrat District 77), the bill would require the […]
By BEN ORNERCapitol News Illinoisborner@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Central Illinois counties led Illinois in corn and soybean production last year as every region and nearly all counties saw decreases in both crops, according to estimates released last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Both production and yields for corn and soybeans fell in nearly […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour senior Tim Glumac was recently named as a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. Glumac’s junior-year PSAT score put him on the list of 16,000 semifinalists. After evaluating other measures, such as GPA, transcript and essays, Glumac stood with the top one-percent of all high school seniors to […]
photo by Jerry Nowicki – Capitol News Illinois By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Revenue reported Monday that the first month of legalized adult-use cannabis sales in the state generated $7.3 million in cannabis tax revenue for the state, plus another $3.1 million in retail […]
The 2020 Champaign County Fair has announced that the Beach Boys will take the stage at the Champaign County Fairgrounds on July 23. Grandstand tickets and track tickets (lawn chairs allowed to this show) will go on sale this February 28 at 8AM and are available at champaigncountyfair.cc. Tickets start […]
