The Mahomet-Seymour 8U Softball team finished their spring season last weekend. Addie Hirsbrunner, Benelli Ellis, Brenna Dyer, Brooke Alderks, Chandler Mills, Clara Ummel, Fallon Hughes, Hadley Carolan, Harlow Carolan, Lauryn Uebelhoer, Lena Ishcomer, Madeline Willard and Phoebe Graham were coached by Head Coach Carrie Ummel and Assistant Coaches Jamie Alderks, […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Kilborn Alley to perform at Homer Lake Sunday
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Grunge. Hip Hop. R&B. Heavy Metal. Rock. Rap. The 1990’s were all about music. Champaign natives Andrew Duncanson, Josh Stimmel and Chris Breen began their band, Kilborn Alley, in 1999. They had no idea where their talent might take them. Producing blues music for 19 years, […]
Celebrate the Fourth with activities in Mahomet-Seymour
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Staying in Mahomet or Seymour for the Fourth of July makes for a fun-filled lazy day with family and friends. A hometown parade full of tractors and candy kicks the day off right at 10 a.m. in Seymour. The Seymour Fourth of July Parade, which started […]
Mahomet-Seymour School Board to open committee meetings to public
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.- The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will open its committee meetings to the public beginning Wednesday, June 19. The district sent the Policy Board Agenda to constituents with children enrolled in school via Skyward Monday. The Policy Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Middletown […]
Michael Myerscough earns State FFA degree
Mahomet Ill.- Mahomet-Seymour’s FFA President Michael Myerscough received his State FFA degree at Illinois FFA convention last week. The Illinois State FFA Degree is the highest Degree our membership can bestow. Only three-percent of Illinois FFA Members earn the honor of receiving the Illinois FFA State Degree.
2019 Mahomet-Seymour Ballers Bash
The Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Basketball program will host their annual Ballers Bash June 14-16 in the M-S Fieldhouse. Fifty-one teams from junior high and high schools across the state will participate in the tournament. While full varsity, junior varsity, eighth and seventh-grade schedules are available online, M-S plays in the following […]
The Sock Connection: Love Your Neighbor Ministry fills a need
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Are your feet warm? When you get chilly in the middle of the night, do you have socks to wear underneath your covers? Something as simple as socks is a resource many people with money take for granted. But James Moreland, the Founder of Love You Neighbor […]
Karen Badger wanted students to feel valued
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – Sometimes dreams come true. And sometimes those dreams open opportunities to dream again. “I always wanted to be a teacher,” Karen Badger, who recently retired as a kindergarten teacher at Middletown Prairie Elementary said. “Ever since I was a little girl. When I […]
Garage Sale to Support M-S Band trip to Fiesta Bowl
Nearly 60 students will gather in the parking lot at Mahomet-Seymour High School on June 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. to raise funds for their trip to perform in the Fiesta Bowl parade later this year. The Marching Bulldogs travel to Arizona every four years to be part […]
Second Annual MAGE Con on July 12 and 13
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Are you ready to go on an adventure? The second annual MAGE (Mahomet Area Gaming Enthusiasts) Con will feature two days of adventure as self-made characters travel through a Dungeons and Dragons universe created by the table’s game master on July 12 and 13 at the […]