Debbie Butcher and her sons, John and Brian will run a virtual Boston Marathon on Sept. 12 beginning a 7 a.m. Because the Boston Marathon was canceled in 2020, runners have been invited to run it virtually. The Butcher trio has mapped out a 6-mile route, and will cross through the […]
Late summer usually means one thing for high school football players: Friday Night Lights. While some school districts in the United States are playing, others are awaiting their moment to take the field. Football players in Illinois will have to wait until spring 2021. But Mahomet-Seymour’s team is playing this […]
Becoming a realtor was an easy transition for Brad Blumenshine. He’s watched his mother navigate real estate for 30 years; his wife for 20 years; his sister-in-law and niece are realtors. Now, the former owner of Cramer Siding and Window, who spent almost three decades of his life in home […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior Zach Courson continued his consistent season on Thursday (Sept. 3), leading the Bulldogs past Urbana 173-192 in a boys’ golf dual meet at the University of Illinois Blue Course, in Savoy. For the sixth time in seven meets, Courson posted the Bulldogs’ best score. His […]
The Bulldogs followed up on a team win in their first meet with another team title in their second meet, Saturday’s 11-school Charleston Invitational. “It will probably be one of the largest meets we run in this season,” M-S coach Jama Grotelueschen said. “Charleston and all of their volunteers did […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country team opened its season on Saturday (Sept. 5) by capturing team honors in the 13-school Charleston Invitational. M-S prevailed in a tight three-way battle for team supremacy. The Bulldogs’ score was 50. Following M-S were Olney (57), St. Joseph-Ogden (60) and Mattoon (102). […]
Middletown Prairie parents received an email Friday afternoon that a student at Middletown Prairie Elementary has tested positive for COVID-19. “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 prevent further spread […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Lake of the Woods has been the site of three hole-in-ones in a four-day span. On Wednesday (Sept. 2) it was Susan Bates’ turn. She aced the eighth hole (104 yards), using an 8-iron. Witnessing her feat were Dana Busch, Cheryl Easter and Carmileta Clark. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Why things happen is one of life’s greatest unresolved mysteries. How they happen is another story. This is Tricia Schell’s story. It traces how a person with a bachelor’s degree in education wound up not teaching, but instead found a professional career in a field where […]
Mahomet-Seymour parents received a letter from Superintendent Lindsey Hall Friday morning stating that a staff member at Lincoln Trail Elementary has tested positive for COVID-19. “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 […]
