By Ben Chapman VOTE COUNT NOTE: In 2014, Democratic candidate for Champaign County Board District 1, Eugenia Watson, received 1,214 votes, or 19.42% of the vote. In this election, Ben Chapman received 2,614 votes, or 32.14% of the vote, making him the strongest Democratic candidate the district has recently seen. […]
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M-S Veterans Day Ceremonies Nov. 9 and 12
The Mahomet-Seymour School District is ready to host Veterans in their annual Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremonies on November 9 and 12. Lincoln Trail Elementary: November 9 at 10:15 a.m. Middletown Elementary: November 9 at 1:30 p.m. Mahomet-Seymour High School: November 12 at 8:30 a.m. Mahomet-Seymour Junior High: November 12 at 2:30 […]
Commentary: Let’s Start At Caesarea Maritima
By Jason Schifo Pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet And we are off… After much anticipation and a 2-hour flight from Chicago, O’Hare to Newark, New Jersey and then an 11-hour flight to Tel Aviv, we have arrived together in Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport. The beauty of traveling […]
Local 2018 Election Results
November 6, 2018 Election Results *UNOFFICIAL, TAKEN FROM CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CLERK WEBSITE Illinois Governor and Lieutenant Governor Democrat JB Pritzer and Juliana Stratton Attorney General Democrat Kwame Raoul Secretary of State Democrat Jesse White Illinois State Comptroller Democrat Susana Mendoza Illinois State Treasurer Democrat Michael Frerichs Congressional Representative in Congress […]
O’Brien recieves 40 North ACE Award
On average, a woman will speak 20,000 words per day while her male counterpart will, on average, only speak 7,000 words per day. Used consecutively, single words form sentences that help us relay ideas, give context, educate, sell or tell. Some people use a thousand words and end up saying […]
Community Blood Services of Illinois seeks blood donors during holiday shortage
Kirby Winn wants people to remember to give this holiday —blood that is. Winn, who is the spokesman for Community Blood Services of Illinois, said that blood donation decreases during the holiday season. “As donors get busy with holiday travel, shopping, events, ect. we see a decrease in the rate of […]
Public Meeting on Proposed TIF District Wednesday
The Village of Mahomet will host a public meeting on November 7 at 7 p.m. at the Village Administration Building to allow constituents to learn more about a proposed commercial redevelopment project that will impact 74 or more inhabited residential units and commercial businesses along Main Street in downtown Mahomet. […]
MSJSH First Quarter Honor Roll
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Sinclair becomes public access announcer for the Indiana Pacers
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Professional sports teams are often located in metropolitan areas with millions of residents nearby. That means that the multitude of jobs associated with the professional teams potentially have millions of local candidates. So, how does a man who has lived in Mansfield (population 865) for the […]
Sims finishes 8th at IHSA 2A State, Team finishes 10th
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The girls’ cross-country program at Mahomet-Seymour has been gaining traction. The two best seasons in the past decade — based on postseason results — were last year and this year. The Bulldogs were fourth at state a year ago and, on Saturday, secured a top 10 […]
