By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Homer Soda Fest is being revived. In Mahomet. An event which began in 2012, but is on hiatus this year, will resume in 2020 at the Mahomet-Seymour High School parking lot on the south side of the building. A committee of about 10 persons will […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Coaches often talk about their athletes learning life lessons through the sports in which they participate. Mahomet-Seymour first-year varsity football coach Jon Adkins put that principle into practice this summer. He asked squad members who were interested in serving as team captains to submit an application […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Clad in a cornucopia of colors, nearly 500 runners descended on Mahomet last weekend. The draw was the 24th version of Run Mahomet, a fundraiser for the Mahomet Area Youth Club featuring races at various distances. Some competitors were there hoping to achieve a first, the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five years ago, Mahomet’s Karen McHale decided it was important for children to see in person some historic sights they had read about in history books or had watched on videos. “I talked to a friend who was leading a trip to Washington, D.C. at the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I will never be chosen to serve on a jury for a case that could require capital punishment. I don’t believe the death penalty is ever the correct option. As I count the pros and cons, however, there are certainly many more reasons to justify not […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There are people who talk about wanting change to happen. There are others who complain when change doesn’t occur. And then, there is Laura Bice and some other like-minded individuals. They were part of a small group that took action a decade ago to make certain […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The duties of captains on high school athletic teams are pretty uniform. They are the team leaders, the ones who counsel younger squad members on expectations as well as serving as the liaison between the coaching staff and the entire squad. They offer […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – Anniversaries can be a time to celebrate or a time to commiserate. There are events we want to remember fondly and others we feel obliged to recall because of their historical significance. Many of us can recount where we were for the memorable […]
*2017 photo of Tom Ludwig’s 1951 Ford Custom Deluxe Tudor By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet Auto Fest is getting older, but it may not get much larger. “We can’t add a lot,” said Walter Pierce, Mahomet Area Chamber of Commerce director. “There isn’t room.” An event that began in […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A new prep football season will officially start for Mahomet-Seymour High School on Aug. 30 when the Bulldogs play at home against Marion in the first game of 2019. That game will continue with an ongoing theme: — There’s a new head coach; — There’s new […]
