When my babies were little, I wrote a poem about the experience of sleeping next to them. My husband on one side of the bed, and my child in the middle, I often felt like I got the short end of the mattress space. I contorted my body in all […]
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The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
Lake of the Woods to light up with “Night Lights in the Garden”
By Isabella Zarate The holiday season is upon us, and with that comes a multitude of Christmas lights. As homeowners adorn trees and hang lights, the Champaign County Forest Preserve will also create their very own light display. Glowing lights will illuminate the night for the first “Night Lights in […]
Bulldogs finish first at Prairie Central Tournament
By Fred Kroner Led by tournament Most Valuable Player Cayla Koerner, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team took first place in the season-opening Prairie Central Hawk Tournament. Koerner, a senior, amassed 68 points, 29 steals and six rebounds as the Bulldogs were unbeaten in the event. M-S dispatched host Prairie Central, […]
Christie Clinic Photos: 2021 Mahomet-Seymour Cabaret
This photo album of the 2021 Mahomet-Seymour Cabaret taken by Brogan Hennesy is brought to you by Christie Clinic. To view the entire album visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Cabaret-Choir/.
Creel honored by the City of Champaign
Champaign Police Officer and Mahomet resident Jeffrey Creel was recognized by the City of Champaign in a virtual ceremony Wednesday night for the courage and loyalty he showed on May 19 when he and his partner Chris Oberheim responded to a call. Creel and Oberheim responded to a domestic disturbance […]
Appointments to be required for certain services at Champaign driver’s facility
The Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, announced Wednesday that throughout the next few months, many larger downstate and central Illinois Driver Services facilities will require appointments for behind-the-wheel road tests, REAL IDs, standard driver’s licenses and ID cards. Vehicle services, such as renewing a license plate sticker or applying […]
Bulldogs open basketball season with two tournament wins
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team opened its season with back-to-back wins in the Prairie Central Hawk Tournament. The Bulldogs dispatched East Peoria, 72-12, on Monday (Nov. 15) and overpowered Chillicothe IVC, 55-25, on Tuesday (Nov. 16). Cayla Koerner tallied 15 first-quarter points in the opener and ended […]
The unsung hero: Mahomet-Seymour’s offensive line
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Within the entirety of the Mahomet-Seymour football team this year were a series of small groups. Small, but mighty groups. Powerful groups. When everything was put together, the offensive and defensive units were a cohesive group of outstanding players with more than half of them on […]
American Legion Post 1015 to host special Pearl Harbor presentation
The Mahomet American Legion Post 1015 will observe Pearl Harbor Day with a special program at 7:00 PM on December 7, 2021. Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey from the Museum of the Grand Prairie will discuss the reactions of local citizens to the attack, including recorded interviews with those who remembered that day. The […]
Mahomet-Seymour defeats St. Matthew on 8th grade night
By Fred Kroner Eighth-Grade Night was a major success for the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls’ basketball teams on Monday (Nov. 15). Playing in their regular-season home finale, the eighth-graders took care of Champaign St. Matthew, 31-10, to reach the 20-win mark for the season. Ava Yeakel tallied a game-high 17 […]
