By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Before Dave Parsons’ professional career ever took flight, he headed in a different direction. After graduating from Mahomet-Seymour High School in1987, Parsons enrolled at the University of Illinois. “I was going to be a pilot,” he said. Parsons soon decided to stay grounded. “It hit me […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Izaiah Lusk shot a 77 on Thursday and was the champion in the boys’ 16-17-year-old age bracket at the annual Lake of the Woods Junior Open golf tournament. He was one of 12 challengers in the division. The runner-up was Matthew Erickson (78). Tanner Buehnerkemper (81) […]
Approximately 70 people gathered in the Mahomet Police Department parking lot to pray for first responders Monday evening. Pastor Jason Schifo of Community Evangelical Free Church Mahomet said it was time to pray for unity. Standing in the middle of a socially distanced circle, he didn’t have an agenda other […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com High school athletes will soon have the chance to start competing. Depending on the sport, competitions could start within a matter of weeks. The Illinois High School Association unveiled a plan on Wednesday that allows all sports in the state to have a season, though many […]
Mahomet’s Jennifer Wagner feels that it’s time for her business, En Route Fashion Boutique to offer something more to the community. En Route is expected to move from the west side of town at 401 W Oak St. to the Churchill Crossing Development on east IL-150 in the fall. In […]
There’s always time to learn something new. That was especially true in March, April and May. Mahomet’s Haken Anderson learned how to sew, and how to make masks during the first months of the Illinois stay-at-home order. His classmate KJ Jackson spent part the better part of July learning how […]
Champaign County is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases. Over the last two days, 101 new cases were added to the 1,413 total cases. On Tuesday 55 new cases were reported and Wednesday morning 46 new COVID-19 cases were reported. There are currently 212 active cases. District 6 of the […]
The IHSA has announced the boys/girls golf, girls tennis, boys/girls cross country and girls swimming and diving can continue for the fall 2020 season while football, volleyball and boys soccer have been moved to the spring. “This plan, like nearly every aspect of our current lives, remains fluid,” said IHSA […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health issued new sport guidance Wednesday afternoon. “Whether they’re new to the game, or have been training since they could walk, kids want to play sports,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “Parents want to cheer from the stands and watch the kids succeed and offer some […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Karl Mauzy was first introduced to and influenced by the Mahomet Area Youth Club as a fifth-grader in the 1990s. The club had such a profound impact on his life, that he continued to support it even after he had left the state. And, years later […]
