The Krannert Art Museum, the Museum of the Grand Prairie, The Urbana Free Library, Urbana Arts and Culture Program, the College of Fine and Applied Arts at Illinois, and Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, among other organizations, are calling for art that reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists are invited to […]
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for anyone 16 years of age or older who has not yet received their first dose of the vaccine. […]
Champaign County Crime Stoppers announced Tuesday that through the Illegal Gun Bounty Reward Program, 32 firearms were taken off the streets and 26 people were arrested in gun-related felony crimes since 2019. Because of the success of the program, and funding support from the Champaign County Community Coalition and the City […]
Mahomet-Seymour’s Skylar Yancy has rushed for over 100 yards in the last two weeks of play. The senior averaged more than 10 yards per carry against Effingham, scoring four touchdowns, and ran for a team-high 155 yards. Yancy has gained 392 yards on the ground through three games. Although the […]
About Keith: I grew up in St. Joseph, Illinois. I graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University for undergrad and went on to complete my law degree at Washington University in St. Louis. I practiced law for seven years before getting my teaching certificate. I am a social studies teacher at Mahomet-Seymour […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A new month has produced a new person with a hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods. On Wednesday (April 7), Ryan McClure, owner of Bankco Doors in Mahomet, made his second career hole-in-one. McClure aced the 163-yard 14th hole, using a 9-iron and hitting a pink […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three golfers recorded a hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods golf courses during March. Eleven-year-old Hunter Benson, from Mahomet, scored his first ace on Wednesday, March 31. Benson used a 7-iron on the 105-yard Par 3 second hole. He hit a Titleist velocity golf ball. His […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For all of the perceived glamour of college coaching, there is an often-overlooked element that traditionally comes with the territory. Mahomet-Seymour graduate Bodie Reeder can talk about an aspect that many people don’t recognize. “I met my wife (Ashley) at Wisconsin-Stout,” Reeder said. “We got married […]
MAHOMET, IL—— Christie Clinic Department of Pediatrics in Mahomet located at 1001 Commercial Dr., Mahomet will be offering extended hours and same-day appointments for non emergent pediatric conditions including allergies, infections, and colds starting April 5, 2021. In the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Michael Palazzolo diagnoses and treats childhood illnesses […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs kept their grip on first place in the Apollo Conference volleyball standings by handling Mattoon, 25-17, 25-15, on Tuesday (April 6) in Mattoon. Ainsley Ranstead provided a spark with six kills, five aces and four digs. Grace Rodebaugh contributed three kills and three digs. M-S […]
