The Mahomet-Seymour Chess Team closed off its regular season with two solid victories over Bismark-Henning High School (47-21 and 60-8). This brings the overall season record to 20-6 for the year. Tony, Dalen, Jonah, Sebastian and Ethan captured two wins each. Now the team will participate in the IHSA State Chess […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Mahomet Public Library Employee of the Year: Alyssa Simpson
A bit of kindness goes a very long way. It’s something that Alyssa Simpson, the recipient of the Mahomet Public Library Employee of the Year award, tries to do every day. The “Hello” and “How can I help you?” can often fall on deaf ears. But in 2020, Simpson’s attention […]
Mahomet-Seymour Speech team places fourth at Winter Speech Tournament
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech Team finished in fourth place out of 18 schools at the Mahomet-Seymour Winter Speech Tournament on January 16. Seventeen Bulldog participants showcased their talents in the 13-event speech tournament. Submitted video recordings were viewed and ranked by speech judges from across the state. The highest-ranking performances advanced […]
Champaign County voters will have say in elimination of Recorder’s office
Champaign County voters will have another decision to make in the 2021 consolidated election on April 6: whether or not to eliminate the Champaign County Recorder of Deeds office, merging its duties with the Champaign County Clerk’s office. The language for the referendum was approved 18-3 by the Champaign County […]
Region 6 moves to Tier 1, indoor dining can re-open
Champaign, Douglas, Ford, Piatt, Vermilion and the 16 surrounding counties that make up Region 6 have met the Illinois Department of Public Health requirements to move into Tier 1 mitigations, which include re-opening indoor dining. Restaurant owners will be required to limit indoor capacity to the lesser of 25 guests […]
Athlete of the Week: Nate Lundstrom
In the COVID-19 world, nothing is normal. But that isn’t necessarily always a bad thing. For Mahomet-Seymour’s scholastic bowl team, it was an opportunity to participate in an international scholastic bowl competition. Mahomet-Seymour senior Nate Lundstrom, who lived in Chile while his father was on sabbatical during his sophomore year, […]
Region 6 may be able to move to Tier 2 soon, Village board discusses restaurant limitations
Three Illinois Regions will move into Tier 2 mitigations Friday after being in Tier 3 since Nov. 20. Regions 1,2, 5 have met the requirements: average test positivity rate of less than 12-percent for three consecutive days, three-day average of staffed ICU and hospital bed availability above 20-percent for three […]
Mahomet-Seymour Speech team places fifth at Normal West and Olympia virtual tournament
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech team will host their first-ever virtual tournament on Jan. 14 to 16. Twenty other schools throughout Illinois will be coming together, including schools from southern Illinois and the suburbs of Chicago. The competition includes 14 IHSA Individual Events which highlight a variety of public speaking styles. Eighteen […]
Registration open for 2021 St. Jude Run
St. Jude is gearing up for the annual Monticello-to-Peoria Run on July 16 and 17. Last year organizers made some accommodations due to COVID19, but this year, they are preparing for a normal event, knowing adjustments may be needed. Registration is now open for runners to sign-up for a leg […]
Mahomet board to provide live streaming of board meetings
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will soon be able to be in the board room together again. During the Jan. 13 board of trustees’ meeting, Village Administrator Patrick Brown said that with the help of trustee Brian Metzger, the Village will be able to capture board meetings through […]