Registration for the Mahomet-Seymour School District’s B.L.A.S.T. program will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. for first and second-grade classes at Middletown Prairie Elementary and 7 p.m. for third through fifth-grade classes Lincoln Trail Elementary. B.L.A.S.T. programming is an after-school enrichment program that features classes in art, literature, […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Things were looking up going into the fundraising season for Mahomet-Seymour’s Parent Teacher Organization. But Friday’s discovery that Ken Keefe’s, a five-year M-S PTO board member and Corresponding Executive, was the owner of Fund For Us, LLC, a company that handled credit card and Paypal donations […]
Kid-friendly YouTube stars Random Encounters will be at the Mahomet Public Library on August 30 from 7 to 8 p.m. Since 2010, AJ Pinkerton and Peter Srinivasanhave have posted YouTube video game music videos and gained popularity through songs like: FNAF the Musical, Resident Enis, Sanpai Notice Me (Yandere) and […]
BY MACKENZIE BONHAM Well hello everybody! I am Mackenzie Bonham. I am nine-years old, in the fourth grade. I am so excited to start this new adventure with each and every one of you. Ms. Dani asked me if I would like to write you all every month and let […]
BY JULIE CEBULSKI While working on a team of directors in an assisted living facility, our team was shocked to learn that a staff member from a sister facility was arrested for embezzlement. We were shocked and saddened that someone we knew and respected had committed a crime. My administrator […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kadyn Jones scored on a first-half penalty kick and a Mahomet-Seymour Soccer squad with eight new starters salvaged a 1-1 tie with visiting Metamora in Tuesday’s season-opening match at Middletown Field. “I expected a lot of growing pains this week, so I am pretty content with […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Balance was the key Tuesday night in Mahomet-Seymour’s ability to bounce back from a first-set loss in its volleyball season-opener. Seven Bulldogs delivered kills in the second set against visiting Champaign Central, a set in which M-S never trailed, and the team finished strong in the […]
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Hannah Cassel was the Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Golf medalist on Tuesday as M-S topped Blue Ridge, 226-235, in a dual meet at Lake of the Woods. Cassel’s nine-hole score was 54. Ainsley Winters carded a 56. Teammates Cecilia Abramson and Emma Yates each shot 58s. The […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The Mahomet Public Library is expanding its programming to include more options for adults. Alongside Adult Craft Connection events, a Business and Professional Book Club will meet every other month beginning on Sept. 26, 2019 and a Tuesday Night Book Club for adults […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Ag Supply Store is kicking off their fall mum sale. Orders for an 8″x6″ container of burgundy/red, yellow, purple, bronze/orange or white will be $7 each. The shades will vary. Mums should be available for pickup at Mahomet-Seymour High School by Sept. 20, but orders have to be […]
