By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Life has a way of dictating changes that not all of us are willing to implement in our lives. Darrell Ruch understands. Nearly a year ago – on May 4, 2019 – the Mahomet resident suffered a heart attack. “Out of the blue,” he said. After […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com In a time of need, Mahomet’s Andrew Tietz and Jim Crawford, from Hampton, Va., needed to do their part. They don’t look at the coronavirus pandemic as something that affects someone else, but as something that affects everyone. They have devoted much of their work week to […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It’s the classic Cause and Effect scenario. A decision made by a sixth-grader shaped the entire direction of his future. Of course, Mahomet-Seymour’s Gabe Walder didn’t know how his life would change at the time, in 2000, when he decided to take French while in junior […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For more than a quarter of a century, Ropp’s Flower Factory has been an annual staple in the Mahomet community. From a greenhouse at the main headquarters in Gibson City, products are distributed to satellite facilities in Mahomet and Paxton. “We’re a growing business,” owner Roger […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com People come. People go. It is true in all aspects of life, but perhaps more so in the education profession than others. Some young teachers start in smaller districts to get their foot in the door before they pursue jobs at larger schools. Others teachers decide, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Alexa Franklin’s involvement in sports has been in full force for more than a decade. The accolades and accomplishments would fill multiple scrapbook volumes for the Mahomet resident. By the time she was 7 years old, Franklin was running in 5-kilometer races with other family members, […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Abby Drinkwater will never forget her 16th birthday. It is a date that she has anticipated for months. “A 16th birthday is a big milestone for a teen,” Drinkwater said. It is a rite of passage, the day that those turning 16 are able to test […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour had top 25 placers in all 14 events in Wednesday’s 29-school Normal West girls’ indoor track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. Shaelin Ruzich was a top placer in four events. Individually, she was second in the pole vault (11 feet) and […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestlers advanced to the IESA Class 2A state tournament, which was scheduled to start on Friday, in DeKalb, at Northern Illinois University. However, the IESA announced on Thursday that the tournament had been cancelled. Peyton Cox won the 112-pound weight class in last […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ashley Wheeler learned at a young age to be a good sport. It took years for the Mahomet-Seymour senior to become a good athlete. Born to parents who are both former M-S athletes and with an older brother, Trenton, who was sports-minded, topics of conversation around […]
