Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country team played follow-the-leader on Saturday and the outcome was a successful one for the Bulldogs. With senior Henry McMurry leading the way – and capturing All-State honors after two previous near-misses – M-S brought home the Class 2A state runner-up team trophy at […]

Harold (Max) McComb, a member of the Mahomet-Seymour School Board, is awaiting trial on reckless driving and electronic device charges following a March 1, 2025 crash on Interstate 57 that injured an Illinois State Police trooper.  McComb, 66, faces two traffic-related charges stemming from the 1:49 p.m. incident near milepost […]

Night Lights event is set to return to the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, promising a magical holiday experience for residents and visitors in the Champaign-Urbana area. Starting Friday, November 28, and running every Friday and Saturday evening through December 27, plus a special […]

Parkland College invites the District 505 community to attend its 2025 Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, November 11. Guests are welcome to the Student Union at 11 a.m. to join the college in honoring the men and women who serve in the U.S. military and the country’s veterans. The ceremony will include the singing of […]

The Salvation Army of Champaign County is urgently calling for food, monetary donations, and volunteers to help meet the growing demand at its food pantry. The organization reports a dramatic rise in local food insecurity, with the pantry serving 5,488 people in October and experiencing more than a 50% increase […]

The University of Illinois Extension’s SNAP-Ed program is kicking off a Holiday Food Drive to help feed families and individuals in need across Champaign County this Thanksgiving season. From Monday, November 10, through Wednesday, November 26, community members are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items at the University of Illinois […]

The Champaign County 4-H Livestock Judging Team has achieved a historic victory, clinching first place at the American Royal Livestock Judging Contest in Kansas City, Missouri, and earning the honor of representing the United States at the International Livestock Judging Contest in Scotland in the summer of 2026. Team members […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Here are some numbers. They are not random: 8-9, 1-1, 1-5, 0-10. The four sets of numbers represent the final won-loss records at Mahomet-Seymour for the first year when girls began competing in various sports. The soccer team ended with 8 wins and 9 losses in […]

All four schools in the Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3 received the highest possible designation of “exemplary” on the 2025 Illinois Report Card. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released the annual report on October 30, using data from the 2024 school year that includes academic performance, student […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews Sometimes we cross paths only briefly with memorable people. Other times, certain individuals remain in our small circle of acquaintances indefinitely. Andrea (Miller) Bennett met Michael Stevens shortly after her family and Stevens relocated to Mahomet. That was the summer of 1993. They arrived from separate […]