Mahomet Daily

By Fred Kroner Colin Jackson and Preston Sriver scored goals on Wednesday (Aug 28) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer team opened its season with a 2-1 win at Metamora. It was the first match for first-year Bulldog head coach Kerry Lippold. Jackson intercepted a pass between Metamora defenders and beat […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In her first official high school meet, Mahomet-Seymour freshman Raegan O’Donnell set a pool record at Stanford Olympia while winning the 50-yard freestyle. O’Donnell’s time (25.05 seconds) was more than a half-second better than the previous record (25.65), which had stood since 2018. To cap off […]

As of August 17, 2024, the real estate industry has experienced significant changes due to new practices implemented by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). These changes follow lawsuits alleging that NAR violated antitrust laws and artificially inflated commission prices. The National Association of Realtors® reached a $418 million settlement […]

The Illinois Flag Commission is inviting the public to participate in a historic opportunity to design a new state flag. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Commission will accept submissions from residents who wish to contribute their artistic vision to a potential new symbol for Illinois. Designs can be submitted online […]

The Mahomet Public Library is planning a $7.4 million expansion to accommodate the increasing demands of the rapidly growing community. Since moving into its current 13,300-square-foot building on Highway 150 in 2010, the library has outgrown its space, prompting a comprehensive expansion plan designed to serve the community for the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In its season-opening match, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team swept the three doubles matches in straight sets on Thursday (Aug. 22) and overpowered Mount Zion 8-1 in Mount Zion. At No. 1 doubles, Holland Martin and Adella Bird teamed up for a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over […]

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By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Reis Claybrooke fired a 70 and won medalist honors in a playoff on Monday (Aug. 19) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf team opened the season by placing second in the 13-school Urbana Tiger Kickoff Classic at Savoy. Mount Zion garnered team honors with a 297. […]

American country pop singer and songwriter Dylan Scott is set to headline the Mahomet Music Festival on August 24.  Scott, the ACM-nominated, multi-Platinum singer who has notched four No. 1 singles on the radio (“My Girl,” “Nobody,” “New Truck,” and “Can’t Have Mine”), as well as Top 5 hit “Hooked.” […]

Illinois will become the fifth U.S. state to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools starting in January, following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent signing of a bill. This new law extends the existing 30-year ban on physical discipline, such as paddling and spanking, from public schools to private schools across the […]