By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Jon Adkins stopped playing football when he got to college in order to prepare for his future. “I was going to walk-on at Eastern Illinois University,” said Adkins, a Charleston native, “but I chose a different path. “I knew I wanted to coach and make an impact […]
The Mahomet Daily is accepting questions for the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum at the Cornbelt Fire Department on March 12 at 6 p.m.This event is open to the public.Because the Chamber forum will have a limited amount of time, the Mahomet Daily will use additional question submissions to […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District hopes this summer to finish the fiber optic loop it began to build in 2013. Director of Technology Jared Lynn presented the $164,000 project to the Mahomet-Seymour School Board on Feb. 11. Lynn said with a federal e-rate program and a one-time state matching grant, the […]
Early voting in Champaign County has begun. Voters can visit the Brookens Center located at 1776 East Washington Street in Urbana to cast their ballot from Feb. 21 to April 1. Brookens Center will be open for voting during the following times: February 21 – March 26: weekdays 8:00am – […]
Mahomet-Seymour High School honored 90 junior and senior students as they were inducted into the National Honor Society Wednesday night. Since its inception in 1921, the National Honor Society has recognized students for scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Payton Dean Ade Noelle Kahawai’i Bailey Madi Jeanne Balbach Annie Wang Bao Ellie […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Wrestling season ended for Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday night with a loss in the team-dual sectional at Taylorville High School. The Bulldogs (14-8) dropped a 37-32 decision to Troy Triad, which secured a berth in the Class 2A Elite Eight this weekend in Bloomington. Each school won seven […]
*photo from Museum of the Grand Prairie For some, the lessons of 1968 are ones learned through the study of history. For others, the knowledge comes from having lived through that time period. Three panelists — Izona Burgess, Stan West and Candy Foster — in the Museum of the Grand […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour High School has a secret. You won’t find this team’s schedule with the other sports and activities the school provides on its 8 to 18 schedule and roster service. You probably don’t know that they compete during the winter months. You may not have even heard […]
The following piece was submitted by Meghan Hennesy, Colleen Schultz, Julie Cebulski and Ken Keefe: four candidates for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board. The other candidates include Jenny Park, Jeremy Henrichs, Jason Tompkins and Lance Raver. The following opinions and statements are not those of the Mahomet Daily or it’s parent […]
By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com In the April 2nd election, voters will select four board members from eight candidates to fill the Mahomet-Seymour School Board. Lance Raver, Jenny Park, and Jeremy Henrichs are three incumbents campaigning to hold their seats, while newcomers Jason Tompkins, Colleen Schultz, Meghan Hennesy, Julie Cebulski, and Ken […]
