By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Brisa McGrath didn’t get any advance notification. The Mahomet-Seymour senior had no hint what was going to transpire late Tuesday afternoon when the Illinois High School Association put out a press release and one of its administrators, Stacey Lambert, took to twitter with the news. As part […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com There are good ideas. There are bad ideas. There are also ideas that masquerade as good, but upon closer scrutiny aren’t as beneficial as they may initially seem. I place the idea of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025 in the latter category. […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball season ended on Tuesday with a 51-43 loss to top-seeded Charleston in the semifinals of Clinton’s Class 3A regional tournament. Charleston had beaten M-S twice during the regular season, each time by 27-point margins. In the final rematch, the Bulldogs (14-16) led, 9-7, after […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com It all started with a request. Kate Dallmier wanted to learn to play the piano. She wasn’t yet in kindergarten. Her parents couldn’t accommodate the request themselves. “We are a family of scientists, with very little intrinsic musical talent,”said Michelle Dallmier, Kate’s mom. That didn’t mean the […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Speed is important for athletes participating in a foot race. Not so much for motorists driving on the interstate. Speed is paramount in importance, too, for medics dealing with emergency situations. The response time in Mahomet got faster as of 7 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 11. A […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Senior Wyatt Heimann is the lone Mahomet-Seymour wrestler to qualify for the Class 2A individual state tournament, which starts on Thursday at the University of Illinois’ State Farm Center. He rebounded from a 9-4 quarterfinal loss to Mascoutah’s Caleb Grau — the eventual champion at 170 pounds […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Raptor Power Systems may be one of Mahomet’s least-known businesses, despite its central location along Main Street. “We don’t do any walk-in business,” owner Evan El Koury said, “and I don’t know if we’ve sold any orders in Illinois.” At the very least, its inclusion as one […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Urbana snapped an 11-11 tie after one quarter and raced past visiting Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday, 65-52, in a non-conference boys’ basketball game. The Tigers (13-13) led 26-21 at halftime and expanded the lead to 13 points after three quarters. Grant Coleman led M-S (9-14) with 18 points. […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com All Mahomet-Seymour wrestling coach Rob Ledin needed to motivate his squad was to share how the regional seeds indicated a tough three-team competition. On paper, M-S was a scant four-point favorite entering Saturday’s Class 2A tournament at Urbana High School. With a margin that is anticipated to […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com As Courtney Porter reflects on the past, she still maintains the ability to look forward to the future. An interview with Porter one year ago would have been totally different than the one that took place last week. Twelve months ago, she was in the middle of […]
