The IHSA has approved a modified postseason state series tournaments for boys and girls golf, boys and girls cross country, girls swimming & diving, and girls tennis this fall. The approved plan will allow for a single round of regional geographic competition to be conducted the week of October 19-25, […]
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Mahomet Town and Country Club to hold first meeting on Aug. 25
The Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club will hold their first meeting of the 2020-21 club year on Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Lake of the Woods Botanical Garden gazebo. While they are still working on detail for how to conduct their monthly meetings and events safely, the […]
2020 Fall Mahomet Community Garage Sale: Call for Listings
The 2020 Fall Mahomet Community Garage Sales are scheduled for September 11-12. The Mahomet Daily will produce a free online and print garage sale guide. Listings for the online guide can be emailed to news@mahometnews.com until September 7 at 5 p.m. The printed map will be distributed locally on the morning […]
Zach Courson leads Bulldogs in first two golf meets
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Zach Courson posted the best Mahomet-Seymour score in back-to-back boys’ golf meets this week. On Monday in the team’s opening meet at Monticello, Courson was the meet’s runner-up with a 37. He finished one shot behind the medalist. Monticello topped the Bulldogs in the dual meet, […]
Dining in City of Champaign to be modified this week
Champaign’s Mayor Deb Feinen issued to emergency orders Tuesday in efforts to curb an uptick in COVID-19 cases as students return to the University of Illinois. “According to the modeling data provided by University of Illinois researchers, the next several weeks will be critical to making sure the spread of […]
Illinois Department of Public Health Launches Travel Map to Provide Guidance on Travel Risk
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) launched a new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel map to help inform residents of potential risks associated with traveling during the pandemic today. The map indicates countries and U.S. states with increased risk of COVID-19 based on case rates. “Travel may increase the chance […]
IDPH provides school guidelines on ill students and staff, contact tracing, reporting and school closures,
The Illinois Department of Public Health have addressed many questions that parents, students and staff have about returning to school in the coming weeks. The following FAQ was released Aug. 12 to clarify their policies regarding the COVID-19 safety procedure.
Commentary: Doing what’s difficult now will help us regain passions in the future
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com I get it. We all want to return to what we look back on as our normal lives. We want the kids in school. We want to be finished with masks. We want our forms of entertainment to return whether that is sports, concerts, theater productions or […]
Teutopolis joins Apollo Conference for 2020-21 school year
Teutopolis High School will join the Apollo Conference for the 2020-21 school year. The Wooden Shoes will compete in the conference for all sports that they host except football. The move becomes effective immediately and eases scheduling difficulty for the conference. Teutopolis will join current members of the conference that […]
Champaign County Forest Preserve to come to voters in November
Mahomet – On Thursday, August 6, the Board of Commissioners of the Champaign County Forest Preserves held a special public meeting at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve and voted unanimously to put a referendum question on the November ballot. The referendum will ask voters for a very small tax […]