*This Christmas Light Guide does not include all Christmas Light Displays. The displays on this map are Mahomet’s iconic displays. If one has been missed, please let us know and we will do our best to add a short description this year, and will try to write a story next […]
By Dani Tietz All four Mahomet-Seymour Schools received a “commendable” rating on the 2022 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education. The highest ranking designation is “exemplary.” This is the first time since 2019 that Illinois school districts have received a designation. The […]
By Dani Tietz Tax dollars are on Mahomet-Seymour constituents’ minds as they head to the polls to vote on the Nov. 8, $59.4 million referendum. Should the measure to build a new junior high school pass, property taxes will increase to cover the expense. Since bond interest values are not […]
By Dani Tietz Donations and expenditures of Citizens for Bulldog Blueprint from July 1 to Sept 30 were released recently by the Illinois Board of Elections. This political action committee was formed to support the June 28 Mahomet-Seymour School District referendum for $97.9 million. It does not appear that this […]
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 […]
