By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Spartans lost a lead that was one point at halftime and grew to four in the third period on Friday at Bloomington Central Catholic and wound up dropping a 62-53 decision. The loss was the first for SJ-O in Illini Prairie Conference games. SJ-O led […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Gage Reed truly earned a first for the Oakwood/Salt Fork program. Until Saturday, the Comets had a total of 12 individual state placers in wrestling, but no Oakwood athlete had ever earned more than one medal. Reed became the first while also becoming a state champion. […]
By JERRY NOWICKI and PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the full Illinois House of Representatives after unanimously passing a committee Wednesday, Feb. 19 The House education curriculum committee heard testimony about […]
By JERRY NOWICKI and PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has tied his second-year state budget proposal to the unfinished marquee policy initiative of his first year – a constitutional amendment that allows the state to impose higher income tax rates on higher income earners. […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two Oakwood/Salt Fork underclassmen have advanced into the semifinal round of the IHSA Class 1A wrestling state tournament at the UI State Farm Center. Freshman Reef Pacot, at 106 pounds, did not allow a point in either of his two Thursday bouts. He decisioned Marengo’s Ethan […]
Champaign NOAA Weather Radio, WXJ-76, will be off the air until further notice. The outage could last up to six months as NOAA looks for a new broadcast tower. This outage is due to a damaged coaxial cable, which connects the radio transmitter to the antenna. In addition, a new tower location must […]
Illinois Sen. Bill Cunningham (D-18th District) has proposed a new gas tax bill. Senate Bill 2978 seeks to amend the Illinois Municipal Code to provide that municipalities may impose a motor fuel tax on top of the 38-cent state tax (19-cents previously) that was imposed in July 2019. Cunningham’s proposal […]
The Illinois Rules Committee is currently reviewing HB4870, which would amend the Communicable Disease Prevention Act to require students entering sixth grade in the State of Illinois to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and requiring confirmation that the student has completed the series of HPV vaccinations upon entering the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Hawks built a 46-12 halftime lead on Wednesday in a makeup home game at Heritage against Argenta-Oreana and went on to overpower the Bombers 63-28. Senior Sam Reno and junior Jake Eversole shared the VG/H scoring lead with 14 points apiece. Reno reached his season’s […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Comets assured themselves of an above-.500 season on Tuesday by overpowering visiting Georgetown-Ridge Farm 63-36 on Senior Night at Fithian. Oakwood, which has a four-game winning streak, led 34-28 at halftime and then allowed the Buffaloes just eight more points thereafter. Josh Young scored nine […]
