By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Study these words: What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of, What the world needs now is love, sweet love, No, not just for some, but for everyone. They are an example that despite technological […]
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Former Village Administrator Smigielski lucky to be inland during Hurricane Michael
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There are stories that seem almost too implausible to be believable. They are often lumped into a general category: Fake news. Mell Smigielski knows that some sets of facts, however, truly are beyond comprehension. He has first-hand knowledge. The former Mahomet Village Administrator has lived and […]
MSHS Girls’ Cross Country captures IHSA 2A Regional title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s fifth runner, Delaney King, beat the fifth runner from Normal University High to the finish line by four seconds and that was enough to allow the Bulldogs to edge the Pioneers, 55-57, for team supremacy in Saturday’s Class 2A girls’ cross-country regional at Normal’s Maxwell […]
MSHS Soccer to play in regional championship, Volleyball gets 20-wins
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team secured a berth in Saturday’s Class 2A regional championship match by virtue of Tuesday’s 3-0 shutout over Centennial on the Chargers’ field. M-S is 15-3-5 overall and has lost just once (with three ties) in its last 16 matches. Jake Janda hit […]
Unity girls’ cross country wins IESA State title under direction of Kyle
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jeff Kyle can relate to the life of construction workers. They often arrive at vacant lots to build a house, staying at the job site until all of the finishing touches are completed. Then, it’s off to another location to again build from the ground up. […]
MSJHS cross country ends season on high note
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Cross-country runners may not think of themselves as models, but Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high teams have been a model of consistency since the sport expanded from a single-class state tournament into a multiple-class system in 1997. In 20 of the following 22 years, at least one M-S […]
Weight room to be named after Jim Risley
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some people find ways to turn a hobby into a money-making venture. Jim Risley found a way to turn his passion into a memory-making experience. Thirty-nine years ago, Risley arrived on the faculty at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School. Besides teaching sixth-grade history, Risley had an interest […]
Football breaks losing streak, volleyball places fourth at STM, Soccer gets shutout
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jordan Veldman and Clay Hubble combined for 200 yards rushing while scoring one touchdown apiece on Friday as Mahomet-Seymour snapped a five-game losing streak with a 14-0 win at Lincoln. Veldman rushed for 104 yards on 21 carries. Hubble gained 96 yards on seven carries. Dylan […]
Commentary: Everything Changes, Even Words
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Words. They are with us every day, whether we are reading, writing, speaking or listening. There are nearly 172,500 currently in use, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, with another 47,000-plus considered obsolete. More words officially get added every year. In September, Merriam-Webster announced 840 new […]
A walk in their shoes: Seven women from East Central Illinois share stories of sexual violence
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There is an idiom that encourages people to not pass judgment until they have walked in the other person’s shoes. The sentiment is as valid today as it was centuries ago. For more than a year, we have heard from women throughout the country coming forward […]
