BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Ken Keefe, who was elected to the Mahomet-Seymour School board filed an Open Meetings Act complaint with the State of Illinois’ Office of the Attorney General earlier this summer. The report came to light on August 19, 2019 when Mahomet-Seymour School Board President Max McComb read […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Sunny McMurray and Lisa Frerichs asked the Mahomet-Seymour School board to investigate M-S PTO’s Corresponding Executive Ken Keefe’s use of credit cards to pay for Dawg Walk prizes during the fall of 2018. McMurray began the discussion by citing her professional experience, that she has children […]
Mahomet-Seymour High School will host their fall sport preview on August 22. The following schedule has been provided by Matt Hensley: 6:00 p.m. Introduction of Fall Sport Student/Athletes and Coaches using the following schedule. We will begin all programs that have multiple levels with the Freshman Team and follow with […]
Dawgapalooza, an annual celebration to kick-off the football season will take place on August 30. The event, which runs from 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. features inflatables, a tailgate cookout, and Bulldog apparel. The Mahomet-Seymour marching band and cheerleaders lead the crowd in pre-game cheers at 6:45 p.m. The Bulldogs will […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com It’s showtime. The Mahomet-Seymour Music Boosters are bringing the Harlem Wizards to town for a show unlike anything Mahomet has ever seen before. Game time, scheduled for Sept. 29, at 3 p.m., is a fundraiser to support the Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band as they march into the […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Policy Committee: We have not had a chance to write about this policy meeting. This meeting happened on August 12, 2019. Mahomet-Seymour Finance Committee The Mahomet-Seymour Finance committee, board members Ken Keefe and Merle Giles, heard a preliminary outline of the FY 2020 budget from […]
Prairieview Road will be closed Monday, August 19, 2019 from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. between County Highway 54 (Tincup Road or 2175N) and County Road 2250N (Golf Dr) for underground pipe replacement. This will be open to local traffic only, however within this closure; between Wayne and Jefferson will […]
The 2019 Mahomet Music Festival with headliners Southern Accents, Building 429 and Joe Nichols will be held in downtown Mahomet, IL on August 23 and 24. Mahomet Music Festival Schedule Line-up for Friday, August 23 5 p.m. Festival opens 5 to 10 p.m. Carnival Rides 6:15 p.m. Nickel and Dimes […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet’s Mackenzie Bonham just had the year of her life. But it may be nothing compared this upcoming year. Nine-year-old Mackenzie was named Little Miss Illinois for 2019-2020. “I was about to cry,” she said. “She’s been known through the (Little Miss Fisher Fair) for her […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com A gym should include weights, some machines and probably loud music. But at Josh Cook’s Pain and Victory Gym, located in Mahomet at 203 E. Adams, Bay #3, you’re going to also find something more. The whole concept began with family. “I couldn’t find a gym […]
