In a 4-2 vote on Monday, the Mahomet-Seymour School Board decided to hand off their after school childcare program to the YMCA. Mahomet-Seymour staff cited trouble in staffing before and after school care. The YMCA will not provide before school care, promises a 10-1 supervisor-to-student ratio and will hire a […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education has called a special meeting for Feb. 11 to discuss COVID-19 mitigations in light of a ruling passed down a week ago. A Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow wrote that defendants are temporarily restrained from ordering school districts to require masks for students and […]
Braeden Heinold picked up his 35th win of the season in an Apollo Conference meet which also included Mount Zion and Mattoon.Heinold won twice in that dual meet. The 5’10”, 150-lb. Senior picked up his 100th-career win with a fall over his opponent at Lincoln. This season’s highlights include placing […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Grace Rodebaugh has been one integral part of the Bulldog volleyball team’s 2021 success. Rodebaugh kicked off the season with seven digs, six kills, and three blocks in a two-set sweep at Champaign Central. By mid-September, the outside hitter was chosen for the 12-person all-tournament team after helping […]
*This article was first published in 2020. Mahomet-Seymour Hall of Fame Inductees will be honored at the Homecoming game on Sept. 17. *photo by Heather Wanniger, Sweet Lemonade Photography BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Journalists know the story is never about them. Over their careers, they may thousands of stories, and at […]
It’s not always easy to find someone to talk to. Michelle Rolley knows this. “I became interested in psychology in my teen years when I had witnessed individuals close to my family who were impacted with mental health concerns,” Rolley said. “I became keenly aware of the difficulty of finding […]
Mahomet Parks and Recreation will host their annual Touch-a-Truck event on June 5 from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. at Barber Park. Police cars, fire trucks, tractors, snowplows, and other construction vehicles will be on-site for children to climb in and ask questions about. This event is free and open […]
Christie Clinic brings photos from the 2021 Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team. To view all the photos visit: https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Seymour-JH-girls-basketball/.
The Mahomet-Seymour Academic Challenge Team (an Engineering Competition) won their Regional last week: Mahomet-Seymour topped the pack at 495 points, a perfect score is 500 points. Champaign Central took second with 459 and Rantoul placed third with 156 points. Below are the individual results:Biology:2nd – Tony Huang3rd – Daniel Renshaw & […]
John Koller is not one to want attention — directed towards him. Even when he is named the Illinois Fire Chief of the Year, Koller immediately turns the conversation back towards his team, the Cornbelt Fire Department — an organization he likes to highlight. “It just speaks to the department,” […]
