By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joe Mills remembers taking his sons and his father to Cubs baseball games at Wrigley Field. One particular game stands out in his mind because it was the last time he accompanied his father Thomas, who is now deceased, to a game. Chicago’s starting pitcher that […]
In the spring months, when the banks are overflowing through Mahomet, the Sangamon River gets a lot of attention. It floods Barber Park, sometimes causes the main road through Lake of the Woods to close and washes trees from its banks. Upper Sangamon River Conservancy’s (USRC) President Bruce Colravy said […]
By Zainab Susi I know someone, who for many years, has been working very hard to train themself as a marathon runner. He has run many races for several years, improving his time, and last year he found out that he qualified for the Boston Marathon. He was very excited […]
The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) voted unanimously to resume the football season starting the weekend of October 23-24, 2020. The Big Ten will require student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other individuals that are on the field for all practices and games to undergo daily antigen testing. Test […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs swept the top three spots and registered eight of the top-10 placers on Thursday (Sept. 10) in a three-school non-scored meet at Mount Zion that also included Monticello. M-S’ Emma Frazier led teammates Emmaline Culp and Camryn Nelson across the finish line. Frazier’s winning […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs secured eight of the top 10 places in a non-scored boys’ cross-country meet on Thursday (Sept. 10) at Mount Zion for a three-school meet that also included Monticello. M-S’ Corban McMinn was the runner-up in the 35-person boys’ 2-mile race. His time was 13 minutes […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs were the No. 3 seed for a five-school Class 3A regional and will start postseason play on Thursday (Sept. 24) in the semifinals at second-seeded Mount Zion. The championship game is scheduled for Saturday (Sept. 26) and would be played at top-seeded Monticello, if it […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It took seven games for Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high baseball team to record its first shutout of the season. Then, the Bulldogs needed just one more day to register their second shutout. Playing at Champaign’s Spalding Park on Thursday (Sept. 10), M-S blanked Champaign Franklin 11-0. M-S […]
Christie Clinic will offer a convenient way to get a flu vaccination on a drop-in basis without an appointment in September and October. Christie Clinic drive-thru flu clinic locations include Christie Clinic on Windsor in Champaign and satellite clinics in Urbana, Danville on Vermilion, Mahomet, Monticello, Rantoul and Tuscola. Christie […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School board is expected to vote at the Sept. 21 board meeting on whether or not to change the learning plan that the district has been engaged in since the school year started. A presentation for Superintendent Lindsey Hall and District Nurse Nita Bachman at the Sept. 14 […]
