The Mahomet Diamond Dogs will host their 13th annual 9U and 10U baseball tournament at 13 Acres Park on June 9 and 10. Tournament play will consist of eight teams in pool play beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. A Home Run Derby will take place from 2:15-4 p.m. on Saturday also. […]
Author: Dani Tietz
America proves as dream come true for foreign exchange students
America was everything they had imagined it would be. And while Francesca Morichelli and Emanuele Lo Giudice, foreign exchange students from Italy, arrived back in their homeland this week, both students said they cannot wait to come back. Everything the two had learned about America prior to their eight-month stay […]
M-S Board to hold special meeting Monday
The Board of Education will hold a special board meeting on Monday, June 4th at 6:15 pm. The meeting will be held in the Administrative Conference Room. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Meeting-Packet-1.pdf”]
MSHS Math Teacher Angie Gruner retires after 30 years
She wanted to leave teaching in the same way that she worked: behind the scenes. After 31 years dedicated to the Mahomet-Seymour School system, 20 as a paid employee and 11 as a classroom volunteer, MSHS Math Instructor Angie Gruner has retired. In 1985, Gruner student taught in the district. […]
Albin to be remembered on I-74 through Farmer City
Springfield, IL – Interstate 74 from mile post 155 to 160 through Farmer City will be known as the “Trooper Ryan Albin Memorial Highway.” State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) sponsored the legislation (HJR 93). It was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Senate unanimously May 28. Trooper Albin was born in Urbana […]
Mahomet Garage Sale List for May 31-June 2
Village of Mahomet garage sales will take place Thursday, May 31, Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2. 1503 East Amy Drive in the Sandy Ridge subdivision May 31-June 2, lots of books: Both hardback and paperback in science fiction, history and fiction. Tools and yard tools. Glassware and furniture. 106 Red Bud Ct., […]
Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act Amendments Take Effect June 1
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is alerting watercraft owners of changes in the Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act that take effect on June 1, 2018. The changes push back the expiration date of three-year Illinois watercraft registrations from June 30 to Sept. 30. For example, watercraft owners who […]
Mahomet Summer Lunch Program Serves a Need
For many children, summer is a no-worry time. There’s plenty to do, plenty of sleep and plenty of food. But there are children, even within Mahomet, who wonder if they will have enough to eat when school is not in session. The Mahomet Summer Lunch program, which has been […]
M-S grad intervened in school shooting, now recovering from surgery
Jason Seaman, a 2007 Mahomet-Seymour graduate, was shot three times when he intervened to stop a school shooter at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana Friday morning. Seaman is a seventh-grade science teacher and a football coach. According to reports, two people, including Seaman and a student were taken to […]
MSHS Softball advances to IHSA Regional Final, Soccer and Baseball end season
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Kameryn Brotherton drilled a two-out, two-run double to left-center field in the bottom of the seventh inning on Wednesday, capping a comeback for the Mahomet-Seymour softball team which assured the program of no worse than a .500 season record. Brotherton’s walk-off double accounted for the […]
