By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Traditions all start somewhere. Mahomet-area resident Mark Burns is preparing for his 29th pilgrimage to Israel. The 11-day trip is scheduled for early October. The origin of the annual trips can be traced to Burns launching Urbana-based Great News Radio (WGNN and WGNJ), in 1996. The […]
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Dewhirst began running to get away; organizes MAYC Run to bring people together
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com *photo by Matt Difanis Life on the run is an apt description for many people. It was particularly fitting for Mahomet’s Marla Dewhirst, a working mom who was constantly juggling and coordinating schedules. The hectic pace didn’t slow once she actually started running. A frequent competitor […]
Mahomet-Seymour Youth Football League teaches lessons beyond the field
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Youth football in Mahomet is different from what it was five years. The tackle variety is still available for youngsters in grades 3-8, practices still start in mid-July and the eventual championship games for the three levels are still played at the University of Illinois’ Memorial […]
Commentary: Is our world a better place?
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I get it. I say it to myself. I tell it to others. But I don’t really get it. We live in a world where caution and fear are more prominent in our minds than empathy and concern. Our school doors are locked. Our bank doors […]
A reporter’s Monday in Mahomet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Monday was not unlike many other days in Mahomet. The sun rose on cue. People were traveling to and fro; some for work; others on errands. It was also the only day of its kind for this calendar year: six months since the last Christmas and […]
Perkins family brings pretzel option to Mahomet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Dan and Dayna Perkins’ home-based business is operational. Not so much the business name. Mahomet’s Dan Perkins, the mastermind behind a local pretzel-making venture, originally intended to call it “Ph.D. Pretzels,” as sort of a takeoff for a person who has earned his doctorate. When family […]
Russell leaves behind Mahomet legacy
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Obituaries often chronicle a person’s life in great detail, but occasionally reveal little more than to note the individual’s passing. The death notice for 98-year-old Dorotha Russell (who died on May 10, 2018 in Tomball, Texas) fell into the latter category. It started, “Long-time Mahomet resident…” […]
Loy named state’s sportscaster of the year
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Two Mahomet-Seymour basketball coaches didn’t give Eric Loy a chance. A third one did, and that decision helped shape the future course for the 1983 M-S graduate. As a junior high student, Loy tried out for the basketball team. Coaches Don Akers (who later coached a […]
Glumac gets first-hand look at State political scene
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The first time Mahomet’s Tim Glumac served a day as page for Republican state Senator Chapin Rose, he wasn’t fully prepared. “We had to borrow a blazer,” said Patti Glumac, his mother. That was when Tim was in fifth grade. He is now finishing up his […]
Gruner retires as MSHS Girls’ Soccer Coach
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Folks with a background in athletics can relate to this sentiment: At some point in our lives, there’s a coach who makes others think, “he doesn’t know a thing.” Joey Gruner was that guy. Not the one with the negative thought process about a coach, but […]
