By Dani Tietz Did you know that there are places in Champaign County where a six-foot human could feel small while walking through grass? That in the winter, when the lush forest floor is asleep, you can see trees that it would take at least five adults to hug? Where […]
Eleven-year-old Morgan Huls has exciting news to share: she and her one-year-old steer, Oliver, won Grand Champion at the Illinois Dept of Ag Youth Livestock Expo in Springfield on Sept. 12. Approaching her third year of livestock shows, Morgan knew that the summer of 2020 would look differently than any […]
Groups from Mahomet, St. Joseph and Tolono met in Champaign on Sept. 19 to rally around area police officers. The nearly two-hour event, featuring former Republican Senate candidate Peggy Hubbard, featured a few hundred people on the University of Illinois campus in the late morning hours. “We all know what’s […]
By Fred Kroner The Comets improved their season record to 12-8 on Thursday (Sept. 24) by decisioning Salt Fork in a dual meet at Wolf Creek, 190-207. Sophomore Case Kopacz led Oakwood with a 42. Two seniors were next, with Travis Goodner carding a 47 and Reed Sperry finishing at […]
By Fred Kroner The Spartans’ top three runners on Saturday (Sept. 26) finished within four seconds of one another in the 49th-annual Spartan Classic girls’ cross-country meet. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the field was restricted to four schools, three of whom are state-ranked (according to milesplit.com) in Class 1A. Second-ranked […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked (Class 1A) Spartans’ boys’ cross-country team placed third on Saturday (Sept 2) in the condensed version of the Spartan Classic, a race which began in 1972. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a meet that annually has attracted nearly two dozen schools that participate was limited […]
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Expiration dates on Illinois driver’s licenses and state ID cards will be extended another three months, Secretary of State Jesse White announce Wednesday. White announced expirations for licenses and IDs will be extended until Feb. 1, 2021, so the cards will […]
By Fred Kroner Lilli Montgomery was the team-leader for Villa Grove/Heritage on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in a four-school girls’ cross-country race at Dodds Park, in Champaign. She finished in 17th overall with a 3-mile time of 22 minutes and 40 seconds. Meet champion Urbana Uni High had a team score […]
By Fred Kroner Zach Ruwe placed third individually on Tuesday (Sept. 22) in a three-school boys’ cross-country meet for Villa Grove/Heritage at Dodds Park, in Champaign. Ruwe’s 3-mile time was 18 minutes and 15 seconds. The race was the third for the team in a four-day span. “We used these […]
By Fred Kroner Kyleigh Block fired a team-best 58 on Tuesday (Sept. 22) against Arcola at Kaskaskia Country Club. Other VG/Heritage scores were: Maci Clodfelder (61), Alison Pangburn (65), Ava Vollmer (68), Logan Lillard (69) and Addisyn Wilson (69). The Blue Devils return to action on Monday (Sept. 28) in […]
