The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met virtually for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, September 14, 2020, where the Board approved several updates to the IHSA Return To Activities guidelines, while also providing guidance on the IHSA’s independent team participation rule for the 2020-21 school year. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com *All photos and video submitted The fans were in position. The National Anthem was played, on cue. The race starter followed with a countdown, announced through a Bluetooth speaker, going from 10 to the firing of the airhorn after reaching the number one. With that brief […]
The University of Illinois Extension has announced that TEConomy Partners, LLC, a firm specializing in impact assessments, values the annual economic and functional benefits of Illinois Extension at over $603 million, about 10 times the $60.9 million annual budget of the university unit. Extension operates in all of Illinois’ 102 […]
According to the Village of Mahomet website, a Back the Blue Rally will begin at Lincoln Trail and cruise past the Mahomet Police Department on Sept. 19. Noted as a “rally parade to show support for local P.D,” the permit states that the event will begin at 11 a.m. The […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Brian Coyne placed third on Thursday (Sept. 10) to help M-S to a runner-up finish in a three-school meet at Charleston. Coyne shot a 41. Teammate Zach Courson carded a 44 and took seventh individually. Other Bulldog participants were: Carter Selk (45), Jameson Drinkwalter (47), […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Medalist Ainsley Winters led the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ golf team to victory on Thursday (Sept.10) in a three-school meet at Decatur’s South Side Country Club. Winters fired a season-best 45. M-S’ team composite score was 215. Runner-up Mount Zion totaled a 219 and third-place Lincoln finished at […]
The Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club will be holding their first meeting of the club year Tuesday Sept 15, 2020 at 7 PM at the Mahomet United Methodist Church, 1302 E South Mahomet Rd. The proposed club agenda for the year will be discussed and annual donations will be presented. […]
A student at Mahomet-Seymour High School has tested positive for COVID-19. The student attended school on “A” day, or Tuesday and Thursday. “We are coordinating our efforts with Champaign Urbana Public Health District to promptly identify and monitor individuals who have had recent contact with the COVID-19 positive students to […]
The Bulldog Gridiron Club will host its second-annual Golf Outing on Friday, Sept. 18, at Lake of the Woods Golf Course. This year, there are two flights with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. A boxed lunch is provided. There are still openings for golfers and hole […]
Craig Bliss knows that the world is multi-faceted. “When you look at a standard 2D picture, you only see what is captured, what the photographer wants you to see,” Bliss explained. Through new technologies, though, Bliss is able to capture the world as it is, then share that experience with […]
