By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com In my childhood, a group of elders — mostly relatives — were people I referred to as “old and wise.” Now that I’m a member of one of those categories, I find that the more I learn, the less I actually know. Passion is a trait I […]
Author: Fred Kroner
MSHS Girls’ Cross Country debuts victorious, MSHS Sports in full swing
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kristin Allen enjoyed a triumphant debut as Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country coach on Saturday. The Bulldogs were victorious in St. Thomas More’s Saber Corn Classic. Olympia was the runner-up and Monticello placed third. Individually, M-S had three of the top five placers as well as a fourth […]
Seaman to be honored at MSHS football game
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In early May, Jason Seaman was one of about 150 faculty members at Noblesville (Ind.) West Middle School. At a school with an enrollment of 1,400 students for the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grades, he is a seventh-grade science teacher and an eighth-grade football coach. By the […]
MSHS Volleyball picks up first win, Soccer opens with tie and Golf teams defeat Blue Ridge
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s highly touted volleyball team — ranked second in the area News-Gazette poll — opened its season on Tuesday with a two-set sweep on the road against Champaign Central. The Bulldogs posted a 25-18, 25-16 triumph with Kayin Garner handing out 11 assists. The balanced offensive […]
Farmers gearing up for early harvest
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Fall’s official arrival will occur in 29 days. That date is inflexible. There is, however, one traditional indicator of the season that could come sooner than normal this year. Fall harvest for area farmers might start within a couple of weeks. “Corn is maturing a little […]
Bulldogs Tee off 2018 Season
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The first Mahomet-Seymour high school athletic teams to swing into action for the fall season were the golf squads, which opened competition last week. Boys’ golf The Bulldogs had different leaders in their first two meets of the season. At the Tiger Kickoff Classic, at Urbana […]
Mahomet Church of the Nazarene ready to plant new seeds
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com When Lutz and Deb Braunig took over as pastors at the Mahomet Church of the Nazarene, they had the unanimous support of the congregation. The membership, in 1996, was nine. During the decades, the pastors have seen the numbers of worshippers rise, decline, rise and fall […]
Churches come together to provide ramp for Mahomet resident
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is a story about a ramp, but the ramp really isn’t the story. A wooden ramp was constructed last week at the Elm Street residence where Betty Brainerd has lived for almost 47 years. “It was something I needed,” said Brainerd, 82. “It’s hard for […]
30-minutes at Bridle Brook turns out to be so much more
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kristina Robinson has mastered the ability to multi-task. Through her teachings, the Mahomet resident is able to reach two distinct groups of people simultaneously. For all appearances, she devoted 30 minutes Tuesday morning to leading a sitting Zumba class at The Waterford at Bridle Brook. In […]
Residential fiber access to become available in Mahomet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com More choices became available for some Mahomet residents earlier last week. Fiber internet connections have gone from the concept and planning stages to reality for residents in the newest section of Hunter’s Ridge on the east side of town, just north of Route 150. Rob Frerichs, […]
