By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that he is asking President Joe Biden and the federal government to increase Illinois’ share of federal funding to reflect the results of a recent Census Bureau study showing the state was very likely undercounted in the 2020 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Meredith Johnson-Monfort lettered in soccer four years while attending Mahomet-Seymour High school. At the University of Illinois, Johnson-Monfort earned three varsity letters in soccer. As a high school athlete, she set the (since-broken) school record for goals scored in a season and in a career. As […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team scored the first and the last goals in the Tuesday (May 24) Class 2A sectional semifinal match against Rochester at Chatham Glenwood. But Rochester scored more goals in between and salvaged a 3-2 triumph, putting an end to the Bulldogs’ season. M-S […]
By Fred Kroner Karley Yergler’s third no-hitter of the season – and her second against Rantoul – propelled the Mahomet-Seymour softball team into the Class 3A regional finals in a Wednesday (May 25) semifinal game where the Bulldogs tied their single-season record for wins. Yergler and the Bulldogs knocked off […]
*Editor’s Note: (Updated) All letters to the editor are fact-checked before publication. The demographic study that was taken up by the Mahomet-Seymour School District in 2021 shows enrollment projections until 2030. It states that by the Mahomet-Seymour School District will have 3,609 students enrolled by 2030. The demographic study only included residential development that […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Auggie Gaudio and the 800-meter relay won state medals in the IESA boys’ eighth-grade state track and field meet, which ended on Saturday (May 21) at the east Side Centre, in East Peoria. Gaudio ran fourth in the 1,600 meters. His time was 4 minutes, 46.68 […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ 1,600-meter relay team finished second on Saturday (May 21) in the IESA track and field state meet at the East Side Centre, in East Peoria. The foursome of Ayla Finfrock, Emma Busch, Anniston Huff and Hannah Martin was timed in 4 minutes, 28.20 seconds. […]
By Isabella Zarate “A mom is all I ever wanted to be,” said Katrina Roberts. Starting a family in Mahomet, Roberts had aspirations of a life similar to that of the famous Brady Bunch. “I wanted three girls and three boys, and we would all live happily ever after.” Though, […]
My Facebook and Instagram feed tonight is the same as everyone else’s. You’ve sent your thoughts and prayers; posted a graphic of the state of Texas with a heart; talked about how heartbroken you are for the children and parents; made a passing mention of the Black and Asian Americans […]
When it comes to taxes, there is a lot to consider: every governing body has its own tax rate; every taxpayer pays multiple taxing bodies; almost every taxpayer has a different home value; the taxed amount comes from the annual assessed value. For almost a decade now, the Mahomet-Seymour School […]
