By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Life is unfair. So, too, is death. We all like to think that good things happen to good people, and many of us espouse that philosophy on a regular basis. The fact is that bad things also happen to good people. When those instances occur, the […]
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MSHS Girls Swimming makes strong showing at IHSA Regionals
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour swimmers scored points in six of 12 events at Saturday’s Centennial Sectional and placed ninth in a 35-team field. The Bulldogs totaled 55 points. Meet champion Centennial amassed 189 points. M-S finished ahead of the other three Apollo Conference schools in the sectional. Freshman Olivia […]
94-year old survivor of USS Indianapolis recounts experience
*Art Leenerman is 94-years old. This picture was taken on Nov. 5, 2018. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some words can be used to form sentences that are both accurate and misleading at the same time. Try this one, for example. Arthur Leenerman and his crew mates didn’t know what they […]
MSHS Football Coach Keith Pogue resigns position
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The record reflects the successes Mahomet-Seymour football enjoyed during Keith Pogue’s 11-year tenure as head coach. He was the third successive Bulldog football coach — a span covering 48 consecutive seasons through 2018 — to maintain a tradition in which the career winning percentage for the […]
Sinclair becomes public access announcer for the Indiana Pacers
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Professional sports teams are often located in metropolitan areas with millions of residents nearby. That means that the multitude of jobs associated with the professional teams potentially have millions of local candidates. So, how does a man who has lived in Mansfield (population 865) for the […]
Sims finishes 8th at IHSA 2A State, Team finishes 10th
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The girls’ cross-country program at Mahomet-Seymour has been gaining traction. The two best seasons in the past decade — based on postseason results — were last year and this year. The Bulldogs were fourth at state a year ago and, on Saturday, secured a top 10 […]
Powell wins IHSA Class 2A State Title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One race. One day. Four firsts. Mahomet-Seymour’s Mathias Powell capped a perfect postseason on Saturday by winning the Class 2A cross-country individual state championship at Peoria’s Detweiller Park. — He was the first M-S state titlist in cross-country; — His 3-mile time of 14 minutes, 31.77 […]
Meachum and Jordan cross items off bucket list together
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joan Jordan and Linda Meachum are former school teachers who are now in another learning stage. The retired Lincoln Trail fifth-grade teachers are soaking up first-hand knowledge about places many only know about through books and magazines. First friends, later card club members, Jordan and Meachum […]
“You’re never too old for school.”
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Not all college students fall into the demographic of recent high school graduate who is continuing their education while in their teenage years. Adults who return to school face a variety of challenges and hurdles as they re-adjust to the classroom after leaving full-time employment in […]
Commentary: Kroner encourages constituents to vote
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is a political column. When I told my buddies about this idea, they shook their heads. Almost in unison, they responded, “Don’t go there.” This is not a typical political column, however. After a half-century of involvement working in the media, I continue to have […]
