BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Imagine for a second: Your family lives on the mainland where there are very few opportunities. If you can make it to the island, there will be job opportunities, but you would have to start from scratch to build a community: no roads, no water, no homes. […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Lauren Minick thought her senior volleyball season at Mahomet-Seymour High School might be her last. “I’ve been playing volleyball year-round since seventh grade,” Minick said. “I was kind of feeling like I was getting burnt out. I was getting pretty exhausted and it was just a lot […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Village of Mahomet will review an ordinance to prohibit the sale of recreational cannabis within Village limits Tuesday night (Dec. 10). On Nov. 12, the Village placed the discussion on the agenda a second time in order to hear feedback from the community. The Village placed […]
Mahomet – Seymour Schools will host an informational meeting on Thursday, December 19 at 7 p.m. in the Mahomet – Seymour High School Auditorium for parents of any home school students who are interested in participating in extra-curricular activities. All interested Junior High and High School parents are encouraged to […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Jack B. Van Zandt, 22, of Danville, Ill., killed during World War II, will be laid to rest in his hometown on Dec. 17, 2019. After 76 years, Van Zandt’s remains were identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Sept. 23, […]
The Champaign Chiefs kicked off their 2019-2020 hockey season defeating Sacred Heart Griffin 5-1 on Dec. 5. The Chiefs will face Springfield High School on Dec. 9. Henry Livingston (senior), Charlie Moore (senior), George Moore (sophomore), Kale Schweighart (freshman) and Peter Slezak (senior) represent Mahomet-Seymour. More information about the Lincoln […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com They laugh alike. They talk alike. Sometimes, they even walk alike. But it hasn’t always been this way for Nicolina Di Girolamo and Neenah Williams. In junior high, they didn’t really like each other. “I did not like her because we were always competing,” Nicolina said. “I […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com For almost seven years, ballet went as planned for Rosy Odum. She put in her time, went to practice and played her role in the Champaign-Urbana Ballet Academy’s performances. But the 13-year-old Mahomet-Seymour Junior High student learned a lesson last spring: life doesn’t always go as planned. […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Fieldhouse will be open the following times in December 2019: Monday through Friday on the days school is in session, the Mahomet-Seymour Fieldhouse will be open from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. for walkers and joggers only. December 1: 1 to 5 p.m.December 2: 7:30 to 10 p.m.December 3: […]
An afternoon spent at a local Christmas tree farm and an evening gathered around the tree with twinkling lights is a tradition that many families share. But finding the perfect tree and keeping it looking good throughout the holiday season takes a little know-how. For starters, know what kind of […]
