By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com Nick Berger needed a 2-hole playoff to win the Lake of the Woods club championship on Saturday. Berger and Ryan Coleman each finished their 18-hole rounds with 71s. Tying for third place were Grant Kinkelaar and Troy Gagne with 74s. Coleman (67) was the winner of […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com So, how was your Sunday? As I awoke and greeted a new day, there was no reason for me to believe it would not be like any of the other recent Sundays. The pace is a little slower on this day, but there are certain things […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will hear from high school principal Chad Benedict and board member Colleen Schultz about class rank, achievement and awards at the Monday, Aug. 17 meeting at Middletown Prairie Elementary. Schultz requested the topic (Policy 6:330) be on the agenda during the Aug. 3 school board meeting. […]
Sanitize surfaces, keep social distancing, move children in one direction through the hallways, do symptom checks before each school day, reduce capacity in elevators and wash your hands. Every parent and school personnel is well-versed in the daily routines that will be required to have students inside a school building […]
By Adi Puckett from Root 2 Branches In the humble village of Mahomet, IL, there is a bit of confusion surrounding something we Christians seem to take for granted. The new school season is about to kick off, and a lot of things are going to be different this year. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet’s Patrick and Samantha Olson are filled with love and hope as they anxiously await the arrival of their third baby. The anticipation is offset only by the uncertainty of when the moment will occur. Unlike many expectant families, who have a due date to plan […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com It all started on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Or, maybe it didn’t. As a child, Susan Hites developed a deep love for animals and can’t remember ever wanting to be anything except a veterinarian. “I never wavered on this decision from first grade on,” said Hites, […]
“This board is faced with an important decision this evening,” Mahomet-Seymour School Board member Jeremy Henrichs said on August 3. “It’s been presented with an anti racism resolution. It seems that this would be an easy choice. I think all of us would agree that racism is evil. And that […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health have addressed many questions that parents, students and staff have about returning to school in the coming weeks. The following FAQ was released Aug. 12 to clarify their policies regarding the COVID-19 safety procedure.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The start of a world-wide pandemic hardly seems like the ideal time to undertake a new business venture, but Mahomet’s Brien Hawkins had to deal with opportunities as they arose. “In March, we started to get the ball rolling,” Hawkins said. Perhaps ‘rolling’ is too strong […]
