Champaign County Crime Stoppers announced Tuesday that through the Illegal Gun Bounty Reward Program, 32 firearms were taken off the streets and 26 people were arrested in gun-related felony crimes since 2019. Because of the success of the program, and funding support from the Champaign County Community Coalition and the City […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Athlete of the Week: Skylar Yancy
Mahomet-Seymour’s Skylar Yancy has rushed for over 100 yards in the last two weeks of play. The senior averaged more than 10 yards per carry against Effingham, scoring four touchdowns, and ran for a team-high 155 yards. Yancy has gained 392 yards on the ground through three games. Although the […]
Bulldog Blueprint team to meet tonight
The Mahomet-Seymour Bulldog Blueprint team will meet for a tour of Middletown Prairie Elementary at 5:45 p.m. The Bulldog Blueprint meetings are open to the public as information is presented that will help the community learn more about Mahomet-Seymour facility needs and what that will mean for a tax referendum. […]
East Central Illinois under Elevated Fire Danger Today
The National Weather Service in Lincoln, IL has issued a warning for increased fire danger this afternoon due to dry grass and other fuels, breezy southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, and low relative humidity around 30 percent. Fires can spread rapidly in these conditions. Use extra caution with open […]
Athlete of the Week: Ainsley Ranstead
Mahomet-Seymour senior Ansley Ranstead is leaving her mark with the Bulldogs as the 2021 volleyball season gets underway. As the Bulldogs kicked off against Mount Zion, Ranstead posted 12 kills, 2 aces, and one block. Against Teutopolis, she put down seven kills and added seven more kills, eight digs, and […]
Micro Pantries set to serve the Mahomet community
Where do ideas come from? Nowadays, the internet. But the likelihood that two separate entities would work on the same idea to benefit the community at the same time is interesting. Lincoln Trail Elementary’s Youth Leadership Club needed a project. Mahomet resident Adrienne Schaumann was inspired by what she was […]
Change in Mahomet polling location in April 6 Election
Mahomet residents who planned to cast their vote in the 2021 Consolidated Election at Point of Change Church located at 702 County Rd will need to make plans to vote at the Lake of the Woods, Elk’s Pavilion located at 301 Senna Drive. The Champaign County Clerk was informed late last week that […]
Athlete of the Week: Mattie Leskis and Macie Manuel
Mahomet-Seymour’s Mattie Leskis and Macie Manuel have been named to the 2021 All-State Dance team. In 2019, Leskis and Manuel were part of the Mahomet-Seymour team that received 1st and 2nd place at the Mundelein Dance Competition. Unlike every other program, the Bulldogs did not have a regular season in […]
Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard captures State Championship
There have been a lot of reasons to make excuses in 2020 and 2021. But the Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard team did not want to make any excuses. That mentality led the Bulldogs to their second consecutive IDTA State Championship. “Even with marching band in the fall, our focus has been […]
Mahomet-Seymour Math team wins State
The Mahomet-Seymour Math Team captured the state title by placing first in the ICTM Math Competition. The single competition of 2021 served as both the Regional and State this year. The top 10 team scores at State were: Mahomet-Seymour 630Marmion Academy 609Lake Forest Academy 584St. Francis 582Latin School of Chicago […]