Mahomet Daily

Ice Cream is always good. But ice cream with friends, even new friends, is so much better. The Museum of the Grand Prairie will host its second annual Make Ice Cream with a New Friend event on September 19. The event is part of the University YMCA’s and Welcoming America’s […]

*photo by Matt Difanis While Saturday was one of those days where you just want to hibernate all day, it must have also been a great day for running. Who wouldn’t think that overcast skies, a cool breeze and a constant cold drizzle falling during the whole meet at Parkside would be awesome? […]

Watching the way birds soar through the air can be captivating for a child. Standing in front of a collaborative wing project entitled “Together We Will Soar” at Middletown Prairie Elementary will not only captivate children, but also encourage them to do the little things that matter. The project idea […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Savannah Matthews and sophomore Josie Hess were selected to the 12-player all-tournament team on Saturday after helping the Bulldogs to a runner-up finish in their own 16-school volleyball invitational. M-S (8-7) swept past four foes in straight sets to reach the championship match. In the […]

Candidates for the upcoming 2019 Consolidated Election can begin circulating petitions on September 18, 2018. Four seats on the Mahomet-Seymour School Board are up, including two seats within the Mahomet Township  and two seats from the remaining congressional townships. The board consists of seven seats. Currently, Lance Raver and Nezar […]

The MSJH Cross Country team brought home a perfect score in both the boys and girls races at Clinton Thursday, taking at least the top five spots in the race. While this was a smaller meet, with only three teams represented, the Bulldogs took the lead early and kept the pace […]

photo by Matt Difanis Fresh cowchips greeted the MSJH XC bulldogs as they stepped off of the bus Friday night for the two-mile race.  With the temperatures heating up on Friday, coaches knew that the hilly course would pose some challenges for runners.  However, these challenges proved to provide the […]

What started out as a friendly competition between brothers has turned into a business that helps fund the pursuit for higher education. “Back when my dad and his brothers were growing up, they had contests to see who could grow the biggest pumpkin,” Mitch Negangard said. “There were a couple […]

Registration is open for the 2018 Homecoming Parade. The parade will begin at 5:30  pm on Wednesday, September 26. The homecoming theme is Under the Sea. The parade should last approximately one hour. Following the parade, the community is invited to watch the Powderpuff Football game at 7 p.m. Click here to learn […]

Each year the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy and local volunteers scoop through a section of the Sangamon River in search of mussels. The annual mussel survey not only measures the number of mussels, but also the number of species, the sex of the mussels and the variety of age groups. These long-term, […]