The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Startup programs generally face growing pains. The girls’ tennis program at Mahomet-Seymour is no exception. It’s easy to look at the flourishing program now and see the documented successes: two consecutive sectional championships, an Apollo Conference team title in the fall of 2024, state-qualifiers for three […]
On Aug. 4, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will join local officials to unveil the state’s newest DMV+ at 2012 Round Barn Road. After months of renovations, the Champaign office will be the fifth DMV+ in Illinois, promising faster service, reduced wait times, and streamlined experiences for customers. The facility’s […]
Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Mahomet Aquifer Protection Bill (Senate Bill 1723) into law. The legislation prohibits carbon dioxide sequestration activities in and around the Mahomet Aquifer. The Mahomet Aquifer supplies drinking water to about 500,000 people across 14 counties in central Illinois. Concerns over the safety of carbon sequestration, where liquified […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It didn’t take long for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ tennis program to make an impact in the area. The team made its debut in the spring of 2022 with a 20-player roster and an abbreviated schedule consisting of five dual meets prior to the Apollo Conference tournament. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Talynn O’Donnell is fast separating herself from other area swimmers. With still her senior season ahead of her, O’Donnell has already demonstrated that she is one of the area’s most versatile swimmers. Thus far in her prep career, she has qualified for state in seven […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour has had boys participating in the swimming postseason since 2003. The Bulldogs have fielded a full team since 2014. It has only been in the last four years, however, that the program has started to truly flourish. M-S has produced state-qualifiers four consecutive years. To […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The numbers are what they are, and the players’ rankings in softball are based on what they achieved throughout their prep careers. Perhaps some of Mahomet-Seymour’s athletes deserve to have an asterisk by their names. Aubrie Shores and Karley Yergler, for example, compiled impressive totals. Their […]
The U.S. economy rebounded in the second quarter with 3.0% annualized growth following a first-quarter contraction, while the Federal Reserve maintained interest rates unchanged on July 30. The U.S. economy demonstrated resilience in the second quarter of 2025, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding at an annualized rate of 3.0% according to […]
Americans in more than 300 cities are preparing for what organizers say will be one of the largest coordinated protest actions of 2025. The “Rage Against the Regime” National Day of Action, spearheaded by the 50501 Movement and supported by local Indivisible groups, is set for Saturday, August 2, and […]
by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois July 29, 2025 Article Summary The Trump administration sent the Illinois State Board of Elections a letter this week requesting troves of voter data. The request included sensitive information about voters and the state’s efforts to scrub the rolls of ineligible voters. The request […]
