The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By Fred Kroner Two Mahomet-Seymour runners secured top-10 finishes on Friday (Sept. 24) in the 274-runner Dunlap boys’ junior high cross-country invitational at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Auggie Gaudio and Ethan Peterka led the way for M-S. Gaudio ended fourth with a time of 11:36.6. Peterka was ninth in 11:50.3. […]
By Fred Kroner Five Mahomet-Seymour athletes crossed the finish line within 26.9 seconds of one another on Friday (Sept. 24), helping the Bulldogs to a third-place finish in the 39-team Dunlap Junior High girls’ cross-country invitational at Detweiller Park, in Peoria. Madalyn Marx (28th in 13 minutes, 34.9 seconds) and […]
By Fred Kroner Ava Yeakel produced the highest-scoring game for a Mahomet-Seymour eighth-grade girls’ basketball player this season on Tuesday (Sept. 28), tossing in 19 points in a 35-17 Bulldog victory at Charleston. Lily Bosworth chipped in with nine points as M-S bounced back from a loss in its previous […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s unbeaten seventh-grade girls’ basketball held off Charleston on Tuesday (Sept. 28) for its fifth consecutive victory. Courtney Fonte hit a team-high seven points and nailed two late free throws to clinch the 21-17 win. Hannah Martin added six points. On Thursday (Sept. 23), the M-S Junior […]
By Fred Kroner In its first year with a junior high school golf program, Mahomet-Seymour ended the season with its first top-25 boys’ state placer. Kelton Hennessy fired rounds of 38 and 42 for an 80 in the one-class IESA state finals on Friday (Sept. 17) at Metamora Fields. He […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board and the Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees met on Sept. 16 to discuss the future of 13 Acres and Middletown Park. The two boards met in 2019 and 2020 to discuss the potential future sale of Mahomet-Seymour Junior High and 13 Acres Park to the […]
Meg Rawley has found a place where she can make a difference. “I actually stumbled on MAYC (Mahomet Area Youth Club) through Facebook,” Rawley said. “I just saw a random post where they were looking for group leaders for the summer.” With a background in social work, Rawley knew the […]
I scream. You scream. We all screamed for ice cream. And now Jessica and Nick Hanson of Mahomet have a plan to answer the call. “We were finding ourselves driving out of town quite a bit for ice cream,” Jessica said. “My husband (Nick) saw a need in our community […]
Cross Construction will be installing water main on the south side of South Mahomet Road starting this week (Sept 28, 2021) The water main will be extended from the Harvest Edge Subdivision, east of Littlefield Lane, toward the railroad tracks. The construction will go across South Mahomet Road and will […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Despite opposition from Republicans as well as reform groups, Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law the revised state legislative district maps that lawmakers passed in August, opening the door to almost certain court challenges. “These legislative maps align with the landmark […]
