Mahomet Daily

Champaign, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is encouraging area residents to be aware that a cat in Urbana was recently diagnosed with tularemia. Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis found in animals. F. tularensis bacteria can be transmitted to humans via the skin when handling infected animal tissue. Infection can also occur when hunting or skinning infected rabbits, and by inhaling dust or aerosols contaminated with F. tularensis bacteria. This can occur during farming or landscaping activities, especially when machinery (e.g. tractors or mowers) runs over infected animals or carcasses. People can also become infected by being bitten by ticks carrying tularemia. Human infection can range from asymptomatic illness to life […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won 11 events on Monday (April 11) and captured team honors in a five-school boys’ track and field meet at Seneca. M-S amassed 202 points. Runner-up Pontiac scored 148 points. Joseph Scheele was the lone Bulldog to win two individual events. He was dominant in the […]

By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner passed the 100-mark for career goals scored on Tuesday (April 13) and both Koerner and Brea Benson moved up the Mahomet-Seymour career scoring chart during a 9-0 win at Lincoln. The Bulldogs led 2-0 at intermission. Koerner notched five goals and two assists, giving her […]

By Fred Kroner Karley Yergler pitched her fifth consecutive shutout on Monday (April 11) at Centennial – and sixth of the season – as Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team blanked the Chargers, 17-0. Yergler yielded one single, walked one batter and struck out 11. Five Bulldogs rapped two hits in the non-conference […]

By Fred Kroner Boys’ tennis made its debut at Mahomet-Seymour on Monday (April 11) and it was a successful start for the Bulldogs. Playing the first boys’ tennis match in school history, M-S traveled to Danville and returned home after a 6-3 victory. The Bulldogs won four matches in singles […]

The Mahomet Village board of trustees awarded the bid for South Mahomet Road extension to Feutz Contractors for $4,307,769.26 Tuesday evening.  The Village received two bids for the project, the other from Duce Construction for  $5,296,368.08, both coming in under the projected cost of $5,489,002.60. The board also placed a […]

By Isabella Zarate This summer the Mahomet Market is returning to Main Street. Starting June 1 and running till August 31, vendors will set up in the green space at the corner of Main and Jefferson. Booths will be open every Wednesday evening from 4 to 7 p.m.  For the […]

By JERRY NOWICKI& PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers worked until the early hours of Saturday to pass a $46.5 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as a $1.8 billion package of mostly-temporary tax cuts that Democrats said are intended to soften the impact […]

By Fred Kroner Senior Zach Courson was the winning pitcher in both games of an Apollo Conference baseball doubleheader on Saturday (April 9) as Mahomet-Seymour prevailed at Effingham, 5-3 and 9-0. The fourth pitcher employed in Game 1, Courson worked the final 1 2/3 innings, allowing no hits, no runs […]

By Fred Kroner Kenadi Granadino was 4-for-4 and Karley Yergler slugged a home run for the third time in her last four games on Thursday (April 7) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball squad posted a 26-0 win at Heritage. Granadino and Yergler each collected four RBI as did teammates Abbey Akers […]