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., […]
Author: Dani Tietz
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 […]
Pingel loved helping students feel valued
Becoming a teacher was always something that interested Judy Pingel. But once she got into the classroom, something changed. “It wasn’t what I thought it would be,” she said. So, Pingel made some changes. She got into banking, working in loans. She got married, had kids, homeschooled them for eight […]
Kennedy brought fun into the classroom
Kris Kennedy knows that it doesn’t take much to reach a student. Sometimes it’s a laugh or a song, other times it’s a dance or jumping rope. Then on days when the world may seem unbearable, it’s a silly hat on a grown-up’s head. As the 2018-19 Mahomet-Seymour school year […]
Dear Sangamon, My heart is with you today…
Dear Sangamon Elementary, My heart is with you today. I imagine that you are excited about the next phase of your life as you become office space, but I also imagine that you are feeling a pang in your chest as you watch those first- and second-grade students enter your […]
Gonzalez named Miss Amazing Illinois, prepares for Nationals
What does it take to be amazing? Jordan Somer, a 13-year old girl from Omaha, Neb., knew that she could create something so that Special Olympics athletes could feel amazing. In November of 2007, Somer made pageantry, something Somer participated in to expand her potential, accessible for the women with disabilities. Now […]
M-S Board Vacancy Announcement
The Mahomet-Seymour CUSD # 3 School Board will fill a vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of one of its members. This seat must be filled by a resident from townships other than Mahomet, and will run through the spring of 2019. Applications for the position will be […]
