Does your child want to touch a truck? From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday (June 11), children will be able to climb into, on and around police cars, firetrucks, tractors, snowplows, and other construction vehicles during the Mahomet Parks and Recreation’s Touch a Truck event at Barber Park. This event […]
Author: admin
Caleb Cook to perform at Village Green Friday night
The Caleb Cook Band will kick off the Mahomet Parks and Recreation’s Summer Concert Series on from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on June 10 at Village Green west of Sangamon. The kick-off event will also food trucks from Ice Daddy’s, Maize, Mama D’s Smokehouse and the Stuft Bird that evening. Visitors […]
Letter to the Editor: Support for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board Referendum
Editor’s Note: All letters to the editor are fact-checked before publication. While Phase I does show additional capacity at all grade levels, the question on the referendum only requires the district to build a new junior high and a bus barn, then make upgrades as possible with the $97.9 million. When you […]
Physical Activity in Children with Christie Clinic
by Rachel Zwilling, PT, DPT As summer quickly approaches and children start to have more free time it is important to focus on healthy habits and activities. But what does that mean? Summer is a great time to be physically active with many ways to get outside and get moving. […]
Athlete of the Week: Karley Yergler
Mahomet-Seymour senior Karley Yergler will go down in the books as one of the Bulldog greats. As the M-S softball team heads into tonight’s Sectional Championship game against Chatham Glenwood, Yergler probably isn’t thinking about everything she’s already accomplished in her career as a Bulldog, but those milestones have certainly […]
Commentary: Support for Robb Elementary School Families
By Zainab Susi There are no words to describe the horrible things that happened at Robb elementary school this week. We all wish we could change these tragic events. But we can do what’s in our power, and help the families grieving. I like to cook and bake for others […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Fourth-Quarter Honor Roll 2022
High Honors Sixth-grade 6th Grade Adams, Tristen D. Allan Pinto, Bernardo Alvarado, Angel M. Anderson, Kate M. Arbuckle, Emma C. Ash, Amanda T. Bailey, Brennan J. Beedy, Camden A. Bell, Wyatt H. Bohannen, Sydney G. Bohm, Atticus K. Boughton, Alexander J. Bowe, Kylee R. Bowie, Christopher D. Brand, Hannah A. […]
Athlete of the Week: Robert Byron
Update: Byron has qualified for IHSA Class 2A state finals with a 157-foot, 9 inch throw. Mahomet-Seymour’s Robert Byron is headed to the Class 2A IHSA discus preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University on May 27 after throwing 166 feet, 5 inches in the Class 2 A Unity Sectional. Previously, the […]
Letter to the Editor: Support for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board Referendum
*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 […]
Classic Plumbing to offer free Kona Ice on May 26
School’s Out! Classic Plumbing is set to celebrate all of the 2021-22 accomplishments of Mahomet-Seymour students on May 26 at the Mahomet Public Library. The Classic Plumbing team will provide free Kona Ice treats from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The library will be signing kids up for summer reading as […]