The Mahomet-Seymour High School Winter Guard brought home their fourth-straight Class AA IDTA Winter Guard State Title last week. The Bulldogs started the 2023 season by taking first place in the IDTA competition in January. Missy Corray also placed second individually in this competition with her flag solo. Rachael Corson […]
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Mahomet-Seymour Jazz to host concert on Feb. 25
The Mahomet-Seymour Jazz Band will perform live in the Mahomet-Seymour Auditorium on Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. The evening will feature both the junior high and high school bands and tickets include a dessert. Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased through the Mahomet-Seymour Music Boosters page. All […]
Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard claims IDTA State Championship
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Winter Guard became the 2023 IDTA Winter Guard State Champion on Saturday. The Bulldogs have won the Class AA State Championship four consecutive years. More information about the Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard is forthcoming. We are working on a video story that will be available in the […]
Mahomet-Seymour Speech finishes 8th at Sectional
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team finished their season with an eighth-place finish against 21 schools in the Belleville Sectional competition on Feb. 11. This is the highest place the team has achieved at Sectionals since the team’s inception. Students receiving individual recognition included: Other students competing included Eden Sanborn, KJ Jackson, […]
Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: Aron Varga
Junior Aron Varga is leaving his marks on the Mahomet-Seymour record books for the second year. Varga holds the record for the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:03.06. Earlier in the 2022-23 season, Varga broke a 2017 record held by Joshua Eckberg, swimming the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:03.26. at the Centennial Invitational. […]
Mahomet-Seymour Speech team places second at Regional
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team began the IHSA state series with a second-place finish at the Regional competition in Chatham on February 4th. This is the highest place the team has achieved at Regionals since the team’s inception. All of the students competing advanced to the Sectional round of competition, which […]
LaCour hopes to make a difference with LaCour Home Realty
By Brett McMahon When Stacy LaCour left his position as an account manager at WCIA in 2013, he knew there was something “more” in store for him. At the time, Ryan Dallas, a real estate broker, encouraged him to take the necessary steps to become a real estate agent. Once […]
Sidewalk Prophets to play in Mahomet on April 23
By Brett McMahon Mahomet native Cal Joslin returns home with Sidewalk Prophets when the group brings its Songs and Stories tour to Grace Church on April 23. Joslin is the bassist for the Dove Award-winning group, whose hit songs include “The Words I Would Say,” “Keep Making Me” and “Come To The Table.” […]
Letter to the Editor: Politics as usual
By Mary Fortune To set the record straight implies the need to defend oneself. Blaming others for the bad, while simultaneously taking credit for the good, is narcissism. Men at the helm, attacking educated, successful women, is misogyny. Claiming to know what others think, including their likes and dislikes, is […]
Troop 25 wins Yukon Jack Plaque for fastest sled
Mahomet’s Boy Scout Troop 25 took the Yukon Jack Plaque at the 2023 Prairielands Council Klondike Derby on Jan. 28. The eight-boy troop participated in the one-day event at Camp Drake where they were challenged with pioneering skill issues to practice their abilities in the elements while also working on […]