Springfield, IL – Interstate 74 from mile post 155 to 160 through Farmer City will be known as the “Trooper Ryan Albin Memorial Highway.” State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) sponsored the legislation (HJR 93). It was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Senate unanimously May 28. Trooper Albin was born in Urbana […]
Month: May 2018
Gruner retires as MSHS Girls’ Soccer Coach
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Folks with a background in athletics can relate to this sentiment: At some point in our lives, there’s a coach who makes others think, “he doesn’t know a thing.” Joey Gruner was that guy. Not the one with the negative thought process about a coach, but […]
Mahomet Garage Sale List for May 31-June 2
Village of Mahomet garage sales will take place Thursday, May 31, Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2. 1503 East Amy Drive in the Sandy Ridge subdivision May 31-June 2, lots of books: Both hardback and paperback in science fiction, history and fiction. Tools and yard tools. Glassware and furniture. 106 Red Bud Ct., […]
MSHS Softball finishes strong season
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s third winning softball season in the past decade came to an end Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 3A Mount Zion Sectionals. Apollo Conference foe Charleston handed the Bulldogs a season-ending 14-3 loss in a six-inning game. Charleston (31-4) has set its season […]
Jimmy John’s coming to Mahomet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There is more growth on the horizon for Mahomet. The next commercial area to be developed is the southeast corner of Main and Lombard streets. Patrick Wampler announced on Tuesday that his partner, Austin Apgar, signed the paperwork earlier in the day to complete a land […]
MSHS Boys’ Track places second in 2A IHSA, Softball wins fourth 3A Regional Title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com On a steamy, sultry, spring day, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ track and field team made history on Saturday. Since M-S became a Class 2A school 21 years ago, the school had never earned a state trophy in the sport. Since leaving the Class 1A ranks, the Bulldogs had […]
Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act Amendments Take Effect June 1
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is alerting watercraft owners of changes in the Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act that take effect on June 1, 2018. The changes push back the expiration date of three-year Illinois watercraft registrations from June 30 to Sept. 30. For example, watercraft owners who […]
MSHS hires new boys’ basketball, girls’ cross country and track coaches
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s three recent varsity-sport coaching hires all share two common traits. Each has previously been a head coach in the sport they will work with next year, and each is familiar with the returning M-S athletes in their sport. M-S graduate Ryan Bosch will take over […]
Mahomet Summer Lunch Program Serves a Need
For many children, summer is a no-worry time. There’s plenty to do, plenty of sleep and plenty of food. But there are children, even within Mahomet, who wonder if they will have enough to eat when school is not in session. The Mahomet Summer Lunch program, which has been […]
M-S grad intervened in school shooting, now recovering from surgery
Jason Seaman, a 2007 Mahomet-Seymour graduate, was shot three times when he intervened to stop a school shooter at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana Friday morning. Seaman is a seventh-grade science teacher and a football coach. According to reports, two people, including Seaman and a student were taken to […]
