Regular season wins are great. The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh grade basketball team amassed a 16 wins and seven loses during the 2018 fall season. “We started off the year with a lot of success, winning seven of our first nine games,” Coach Jimmy Lanphear said. “After that we started […]
Month: November 2018
“Griswolds of Mahomet” continue 40-year tradition
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It didn’t start out this way. It didn’t begin with 100,000-plus Christmas lights adorning the front and back yards at George and Dixie Schoonover’s Mahomet home on Timberview Drive. At the outset, there weren’t dozens of wooden structures — some with lights — and the multiple […]
Commentary: Headed North to Mount Carmel
Welcome back, fellow travelers! An hour or so ago we, loaded back onto the bus after a long walk along the Mediterranean Sea and the ruins of Caesarea Maritima. We are now headed 40 minutes north, to the top of Mount Carmel, the Monastery there, and the monastery’s beautiful gardens […]
Village to make final pass to collect leaves on December 3
The Village of Mahomet leaf pickup program will be extended until December 3. The leaf pickup program was scheduled to end on Friday, November 30th after area 5 pick-up is completed. However, the Village will make one final pass through all areas to collect any remaining leaves on December 3. All […]
MSJHS 7th Grade Girls’ Basketball captures 4A IESA Sectional Title
The Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Basketball team captured the seventh-grade 4A IESA Sectional title by defeating Effingham 32-29 in overtime Wednesday. The Bulldogs will face Chatham Glenwood at Bollingbrook Brooks Middle School at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Rose passes legislation that gives first ever independent enforcement power to IDNR to deal with natural gas companies who pollute water supplies
Springfield, IL – The protection of the local water supply will be strengthened under legislation sponsored by State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) and passed by the Senate Nov. 28. Senate Bill 3549 will give, for the first time, full jurisdictional authority to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to […]
MSHS Girls’ Basketball drops home Apollo Conference opener
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team lost its home opener, which was also its Apollo Conference opener, on Monday against Mount Zion. The visiting Braves built a 19-13 lead after one quarter en route to a 58-41 triumph. The Bulldogs are 3-2 overall. Mount Zion is 4-3. Maddy […]
Christmas wishes come to life at Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch
In the magic of Christmas, there are few things more enchanting than eight tiny reindeer. And while Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch may not be home to Santa’s famous group, owners Mark and Julie Hardy have seen his patrons light up over the sight of their herd. “They’re just wonderful,” Mark said. […]
Middle Fork River Forest Preserve designated as International Dark Sky Park
The International Dark Sky Association has announced the accreditation of Middle Fork River Forest Preserve in Champaign County, Illinois, U.S., as an International Dark Sky Park, that state’s first such designation. The result caps a two-year effort to achieve the status in a collaboration between the Champaign County Forest Preserve District and […]
Classic Plumbing PLUMBER of the Month: Ike Hatter
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Chances are you’ve seen Ike Hatter. There’s probably a pretty good chance you’ve spoken with him as well. You just might not know his name. Hatter is one of the more active bell ringers that serve annually for the Salvation Army. From mid-November until December 24, […]
