Tryout dates for the Mahomet Diamond Dogs club are as follows: 8u and 9u teams: Wednesday, July 17th, 5:30pm at Taylor South 10u and 11u teams: Wednesday, July 17th, 7:00pm at Taylor South (10u) and Taylor North (11u) 12u team: Friday July 19th, 6:00pm at Taylor North 13u team: Friday July […]
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MSSC ’05 boys place first in league
The MSSC 05 Boys placed first in the Central Illinois Youth Soccer League during the 2019 Spring season.
D-Day stories come to life at Museum of the Grand Prairie
Coming onto a beach where more than 4,000 Allied soldiers and another 4,000 Axis soldiers have lost their lives, is something that the world has only seen, and may only see, once. Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, is widely remembered on June 6 each year, but those who were […]
36th Annual Bulldog Open June 28
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.-Registration for the 36th Annual Bulldog Open Golf Outing is still open. The event will begin at the Lake of the Woods Golf Course with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start on Friday, June 28. A $100.00 per person fee includes lunch, dinner and gifts. All proceeds support […]
CCFPD invites community to celebrate International Dark Sky Park at Middle Fork
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Looking at a friend in a coffee shop, listening to the wind run between the leaves, feeling the sun’s warmth in the middle of summer. There are many ways within a day’s drive that humans are able to connect with something bigger than self. One of the […]
MSJHS May Eighth-Grade Students of the Month
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School Eighth-Grade Students of the Month for May are Addisen Woolsey, Karlie Fuoss, Kyle Walmer, Carter Johnson, Ella Trevillian, Madisyn Payne and Wyatt Bohm.
Diamond Dogs participate in Challenger League Game
The Mahomet Diamond Dogs 9U and 10U teams participated in a Tom Jones Challenger League baseball game Tuesday night at AMBUCS Park in Urbana. Each Diamond Dog player paired up with a Challenger League athlete, helping them field, run the bases and bat. They also provided team support by cheering […]
Museum of the Grand Prairie to celebrate May Day on May 4
April showers sometimes bring May showers. But the forecast for May 4 signals a break in the clouds. The Champaign County Forest Preserve and the Museum of the Grand Prairie will take advantage of the forecased mid-70’s temperatures to celebrate May Day on May 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. […]
Mahomet Public Library to host App Authors Coding Club
Does your child want to learn how to code? The Mahomet Public Library will offer a seven-week course between June 6 and July 26 for students entering fifth and sixth grades to learn basic coding skills. Class will not meet on July 4. Through the course, which was developed at […]
Commentary: Where You Live
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com How do you know where you live? Is it by the way you tell your loved ones how to get to your home? Do you give them street names or landmarks? Do you know where you live by the return address you put on envelopes? Do your […]