By Isabella Zarate If you have ever visited the Mahomet Public Library, you are likely to have run into Tammy Caputo. Caputo has been with the library for a total of 17 years, though her time has been broken up into two shifts. In the 90s, Caputo joined the team […]
Month: March 2022
Athlete of the Week: Makenna Barnes
There’s always more than one way to get from Point A to Point B. But most people, no matter what their circumstances, never stop to ponder the options. They just go. This is how nine-and-a-half-year-old Makenna Barnes operates. “She’s a very active kid,” her mom Meredith Barnes said. Makenna swims […]
Referendum discussion leads to vote to move ahead with recommended plan
By Taylor Castro The Mahomet-Seymour School board voted to accept the Bulldog Blueprint recommendation on Tuesday (Feb. 22). A $97.9 million bond issue will appear on the ballot on June 28, 2022, after passing with a vote of 4-3 in favor. After discussion at the meeting, the board also voted […]
Commentary: Racist social media video once again shows there is work to be done in rural town
Quaint. It’s a word used by every realtor throughout the Midwest. Every Chamber of Commerce member uses this word to describe their downtown. It’s a word used to describe the unique, the small, the revived, the picturesque. These are the places where people listen to bird songs instead of trains […]
Healthy Runner’s Diet for Optimal Performance with Christie Clinic
By Laura Jacob, MS, RDN, CDCES, Dietitian at Christie Clinic Runners often ask me, a registered dietitian, what type of diet they should follow for proper nutrition and optimal performance. How runners fuel their body for running depends on the distance and the type of training schedule they’re following. There […]
M-S places fifth at Mount Zion track meet
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour had eight individuals and three relays who secured top-10 finishes on Wednesday (March 2) in a 15-school indoor girls’ track and field meet at Mount Zion. Mount Zion totaled 148 points and captured team honors. Chatham Glenwood was second (105 points), followed by Sacred Heart-Griffin (56 […]
MacArtur outlasts Bulldogs in Sectional Semifinals
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour basketball team opened its season in November with an overtime game. The Bulldogs ended the season on Wednesday (March 2) with another overtime contest. Unlike the start to the season, the OT game in the Class 3A sectional semifinals at Danville against Decatur MacArthur resulted […]
Historic M-S girls’ basketball season comes to an end
By Fred Kroner The best girls’ basketball season in Mahomet-Seymour history came to an end on Monday (Feb. 28) one win short of a state tournament berth. A second-half Bulldog rally wasn’t enough to pull out a victory in the Highland Class 3A super-sectional game against Bethalto Civic Memorial, which […]
Christie Clinic Photos: Mahomet-Seymour Jazz Concert
This photo album of the Mahomet-Seymour Jazz Band is brought to you by Christie Clinic. Photos were taken by Brogan Hennesy. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/Mahomet-Jazz-Night-2022/.
Commentary: The strength of a Ukraine
By Zainab Susi The entire world is watching Russia invade Ukraine. No words can describe how Ukrainian lives have changed in the blink of an eye. People are forced to leave their homes behind in hopes of safety and refuge elsewhere. There’s no guarantee that the trains they are waiting […]