By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Alexa Franklin scored 20 points Wednesday night as Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team kept alive its hopes to end a 13-year streak without a regional title in the sport. Franklin came off the bench to lead the team in a 50-37 triumph over Mattoon in the semifinals […]
Author: Fred Kroner
Saying “Yes” leads M-S graduate onto unexpected paths
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Nathan Bell and his family moved to Mahomet in the summer of 1997, shortly before the teenager was to start his sophomore year in high school. They relocated from Minnesota, but the newcomer was hardly unique when he arrived in Champaign County. Nathan Bell was a […]
Three Mahomet-Seymour Wrestlers Advance to State, Girls’ Basketball picks up win, boys lose
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour senior wrestlers qualified for the Class 2A state tournament based on their results in Saturday’s Lincoln Sectional. David Griffet, a 285-pounder, was dominant in his weight class. He pinned all three of his sectional opponents, including a 42-second fall in the semifinals and a […]
Mahomet, TX Follow-Up: There’s no place like home for Christy Fox
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Christy Fox’s life journey started in Mahomet — where she and her two siblings were raised and attended school — but like many others, as they leave the teenage years behind, she sought to expand her horizons. After graduating from M-S in 1996, she attended the […]
Commentary: The news media is your watchdog
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Take a minute to think about your dog. Your watchdog. He is the companion who is on high alert when a visitor walks into your house or when the doorbell chimes. The guest might be your minister, your neighbor or someone looking for a way to […]
Garvey shares loves of stories through artifacts at the Museum of the Grand Prairie
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey was interested in artifacts at a young age. “When I was 5, my brother (Fritz) was 11 and we got out card tables and put random stuff on them,” Oehlschlaeger-Garvey said. “We charged our grandparents a penny or a nickel apiece to view everything. […]
Boys’ basketball captures close win, Girls’ Basketball over Urbana, M-S Swim runners-up in Illini Prairie Conference
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A trio of players accounted for 55 of the team’s 61 points and for 19 of 25 rebounds on Tuesday as Mahomet-Seymour (17-8) edged visiting Urbana, 61-59, in a non-conference boys’ basketball game. Cory Noe scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Holt Campion […]
Winter Olympics are nostalgic for Mahomet Resident Henriksen
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Erik Henriksen doesn’t have to wonder what it feels like to be inside the Olympic village in the days leading up to competition. He understands the importance of navigating the hoopla surrounding The Games in order to maintain focus. Though the Mahomet resident now has a […]
Senate Bill 444 formula leaves Mahomet-Seymour on losing end
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Chapin Rose may not always have answers, but he generally has questions. The Republican state senator from Mahomet was wary about changes to the state school funding formula when they were presented to legislators in November’s veto session. The updates were being made less […]
Mahomet ACE Hardware named Business of the Year
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Photo by Emily Jankauski: Recognizing Mahomet Ace Hardware as the Business of the Year, Darwyn Boston (left) gives manager Wayne Munster (second from left) and co-owners Amy Hood and Jim Hood their award. Fourteen years ago, Jim and Amy Hood took something familiar and tried something different. […]
