The Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company will present “Steel Magnolias” on March 12, 13,14 and 15 at Parkland College Second Stage. Tickets can be purchased here. BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com “Steel Magnolias,” a play written in 1987 by Robert Harling, still strikes a chord with performers and spectators. Set in northwest Louisiana, Harling […]
Mahomet, IL—Heather Smith will be hired as the new Chief School Business Officer in the Mahomet-Seymour Schools. Her contract is on the March 9, 2020 Board of Education Meeting agenda for approval. Ms. Smith brings 11 years of experience as a CSBO from the Danville District #118 Schools. Prior to […]
Mahomet-Seymour Schools will close March 13 to March 22 for spring break. While many go on vacation, local organizations have much planned for those staying at home! Whether you’re looking to take a dip in the pool, see a performance or try your hand at something new, our staff has […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com There are significant dates one learns during their time in American History class: The Declaration of Independence was passed by Congress on July 4, 1776;The United States Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787;The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act entered the statute books on March 25, […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman continued to do what he has been doing. Cole Lener continued to do what he has been doing. And, as a result, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team continued to do what it has been doing. The Bulldogs won their 10th consecutive game on Tuesday, a 52-49 […]
Senate Bill 2565 and Senate Bill 2564, filed by State Sen. Jim Oberweis (Republican-25th District), seeks to increase speed limits across rural Illinois. The bills have been assigned to the Senate Subcommittee on Special Issues, which currently has no members. Should the bills pass, Senate Bill 2564 would change the […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A local government advocacy group laid out its legislative agenda Monday and called on lawmakers to fully fund a program that shares state income tax revenue with local municipalities. The Illinois Municipal League’s “Moving Cities Forward” agenda also includes efforts to: protect local […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Five Bulldog won matches – including a pin by senior Seth Buchanan in his last high school bout – but it wasn’t enough to help the Bulldogs to victory on Saturday. Fourth-ranked and unbeaten Antioch (22-0) upended M-S 41-26 in a Class 2A quarterfinal match in the […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com For the fifth time in the past six seasons, the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team has achieved a 20-win season. The Bulldogs reached that plateau in Friday’s Senior Night regular-season finale, outscoring Mattoon in every quarter of an 80-54 triumph. The visiting Green Wave jumped ahead early, 9-2, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Fifty years ago, the decade of the 1970s was ushered in after the conclusion of a tumultuous 1960s. Nationally, there was a President (Richard Nixon) already in office who would resign before the decade of the ‘70s was half over as corruption in Washington D.C. became […]
