By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.- Wherever Domenic and Nicolina Di Girolamo go, the sounds of music seem to follow. It is prominent in the upbringing of the teen-aged Mahomet siblings. “I started singing before I could read,” Nicolina Di Girolamo said. “I remember my mum would print out the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Gary Lewis has an idea of what to expect as he prepares to take over as regional superintendent of schools for Champaign and Ford counties. He will need to deal with people who possess a wide-ranging assortment of ideas and interests, goals and expectations. It’s not […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com This is one of a continuing series the Mahomet Daily will publish about ordinary men and women from the community who have done or accomplished extraordinary things in their lifetimes. We encourage readers to submit nominations for other deserving individuals who warrant consideration. We are delighted to […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Life is a journey for Gary Matthews, and his latest trip was another in a long line of adventures. He and his wife, Trudy, caught the traveling bug decades ago. Now in their 80s, they are not slowing down. They are the Mahomet couple who traveled – […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.comFifty years. Five decades. Half a century. No matter how it’s viewed, Harold Dean’s teaching tenure has encompassed a significant time period. Officially, Dean retired as a full-time teacher 13 years ago. His time off didn’t last long. And, he has yet to stop. “The person who was […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com When the Mahomet Farmer’s Market opens next week (Friday, June 7), the time and location won’t be all that’s new. Among the dozen or so vendors expected to set up on the west side of Sangamon on Main (the former elementary school building) is Champaign-based Phoenix Botanical. […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com This is a story about an 11-year-old girl corresponding with a 19-year-old man. What it’s not is a creepy tale about two people who meet over the Internet and the horrors that follow. This is a feel-good story that began in the fall of 1969 when the […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Charleston ended Mahomet-Seymour’s softball season on Saturday with an 11-5 triumph in a Class 3A regional championship game on the Bulldogs’ field. Charleston, 29-4, scored six second-inning runs and never trailed the Bulldogs. Sam Tamburo and Aubrie Shore each collected two hits for M-S. Ashley Wheeler drove […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Saturday was a day of first for members of the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team as they competed in the 125th-annual IHSA state meet. Junior Hunter Hendershot won individual Class 2A state championships in two events, the shot put and the discus. His performances broke school […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Rick Bohlen had three hits and drove in three runs while teammate Nate McFall had two hits and drove in two runs on Monday as the Bulldogs opened postseason play with a 10-3 Class 3A baseball regional quarterfinal win over visiting Urbana. Grant Harvey also had two […]
