The following St. Joseph-Ogden High School students earned honors on the High Honor Roll for the second quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. Freshmen Allen, Logan Armstrong, Aden Baltzell, Owen Beetz, Samantha Burkhalter, Chloe Divan, Rachel Ericksen, Sadie Frasca, Joseph Frick, Addison Getty, Grace Haake, Logan Harper, Chloe Harris, Rachel […]
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Heritage Junior High: Second quarter and first-semester honor roll
Heritage Junior High has compiled the list of honor roll students for the second quarter. A student must have a 3.67 grade point or above for high honors, and 3.0 grade point or above for honors. Following is a list of students who earned high honors and honors: SECOND QUARTER […]
Heritage High School: Second quarter and first semester honor roll
The following students have been named to the Heritage High School Honor Roll for the second quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. Second Quarter: High Honors: Freshmen: Aiden Ashbrook, Julian Campos, Nathan Eldridge, Savannah Gilliland, Gwendolyn Happ, Riley Miller, Lillian Montgomery, Isabella Reed, Mary, Roland, Donald Ruwe, Cohen Sands Sophomores: […]
Champaign County adults 75 and up can get COVID-19 vaccine next week
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are preparing two community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for Champaign County residents 75 years of age or older. The group will hold vaccination clinics January 12-14, 2021 […]
Black Caucus introduces sweeping police legislation, faces opposition from law enforcement
By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinoisrtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus has introduced a sweeping criminal justice omnibus bill that aims to heavily alter the state of policing in Illinois. Sen. Elgie Sims, D-Chicago, introduced a 611-page amendment to House Bill 163 Tuesday in the state Senate, a move that would […]
IHSA, IESA meet with IDPH ahead of next week’s IHSA board meeting
Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Executive Director Craig Anderson, members of the IHSA staff, and Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) staff members met virtually with Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Deputy Governor Jesse Ruiz, and IDPH Chief of Staff Justin DeWitt on the evening of […]
Champaign County Forest Preserve District looks to the future with new shelters
The Swiss Valley Shelter at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve is slated to be demolished beginning in early January due to its structural deterioration. “Originally constructed in 1958, the Swiss Valley Shelter has been a fixture at Lake of the Woods. For the last several years we have […]
Frerichs & Stillwell Insurance Services, Inc. celebrates 25 years of business
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Marc Frerichs and Kevin Stillwell grew up in central Illinois communities about 90 miles apart and graduated from high school four years apart. They didn’t know each other. They each had an interest in sports and they each entered the workforce after college in professions they […]
Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller tells crowd Hitler ‘was right on one thing’
Gov. J.B. Pritzker used part of his Wednesday press conference to address a statement newly elected U.S. Representative Mary Miller, from Oakland, (IL-15) made at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Miller’s comments were caught on video as she talked to protesters at the “Moms for America” platform: “If we win […]
Pritzker Releases Guidelines for Phase 1B of Coronavirus Vaccinations in Illinois
Building on guidance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Governor JB Pritzker announced guidelines for the next stage of COVID-19 vaccine distribution across Illinois – Phase 1B. “ACIP’s guidance serves as the foundational blueprint […]
