By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Conrad Ebbecke, Matthew Johnson, Henry Livingston and Charlie Moore all play a cool sport. They are on a high school-age hockey team. The four Mahomet-Seymour students are members of the unbeaten Champaign Chiefs (14-0-1), who play their home-finale tonight at 7 against the Glenwood Titans at the […]
Month: January 2019
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Maple Sugar Days at Homer Lake Interpretive CenterMaple syrup is the sweet treat that children and adults alike enjoy putting on their morning pancakes. But creating this natural sweetener is a process that not only takes days to cure, but also one that restores life to the maple trees throughout […]
Four M-S School Board seats up for election, eight candidates will run
*The Mahomet Daily reached out to all eight Mahomet-Seymour School Board candidates in early January. At the time of the development of this article, the Mahomet Daily only heard back from five of the eight candidates, the newcomers. We now have some information from Park, and learned that Henrichs will […]
Joseph Stephen Dauwe: a name you should know
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Joseph Stephen Dauwe. It’s a name that hundreds of Mahomet-Seymour spectators became acquainted with during the last month. A freshmen at Mahomet-Seymour High School, Joseph performed Christmas songs on the piano as loved ones found their seat for the M-S Christmas play. Then on Jan. 17, Joseph […]
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MSHS closes out regular season, girls’ basketball tops Mattoon
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Two days after placing fifth in their own 22-team Marty Williams Invitational, Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team returned to the mat on Wednesday and concluded its dual-meet season by splitting two Apollo Conference matches. The Bulldogs are 14-7 overall and 4-2 in league meets after topping Taylorville 49-19 and […]
Mahomet Seymour Athlete of the Month: Dante Roberts
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Parents have two choices when receiving a diagnosis that is unfavorable about a child. They can accept it, and make due as best as they can. They can reject it and independently search for alternative solutions. “The best thing for me,” Katrina Roberts said, “is to tell […]
Paul Lewis talks about release from Iran Hostage Crisis 38 years later
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Sunday was just another day for Sidney resident Paul Lewis. No parties. No parades. “I hung around the house,” he said. Exactly 38 years earlier, on Jan. 20, 1981, there was reason for Lewis and an entire country to celebrate. The longest hostage crisis situation in recorded […]
Mahomet-Seymour School bus driver arrested on charges of a DUI and endangerment of children
While the Mahomet Daily knows the name of the man who was charged, we have decided to not publish the name of the individual here. A Mahomet-Seymour bus driver was arrested Tuesday night on I-72 in Piatt County after reports of a school bus swerving on I-72. The bus was […]
Mahomet Public Library welcomes John Howard as new Director
By Dianne Loyet Since January 1st, Mahomet Public Library has been under the leadership of a new director. John Howard, originally from Davenport, Iowa, officially took over as Director after shadowing former library director Lynn Schmit in November and December 2018. The new director has a lifelong connection with libraries. […]