By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ava Yeakel scored in double figures for the second consecutive game on Thursday (April 1) as the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball team hung on to edge Mount Zion, 21-20, in Mahomet. Besides scoring a team-high 11 points, Yeakel secured a steal in the waning seconds to […]
Local
The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
Unofficial Election Results: Mahomet
The following are the unofficial results from the Champaign County Clerk. Mail-in ballots still have to be counted. VILLAGE PRESIDENT VILLAGE OF MAHOMETSEAN WIDENER (IND) . . . . . . . 1,445 100.00 VILLAGE TRUSTEE VILLAGE OF MAHOMET (3)BRIAN T. METZGER (IND) . . . . . . 1,217 34.96DAVID […]
Pritzker urges schools to focus COVID relief funds
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker took to the road Monday to urge local school districts in Illinois to carefully target the roughly $7 billion in federal funds they will soon receive in order to help students overcome the learning loss they may have suffered during […]
Mahomet Community Blood Drive on April 15
Mahomet, IL – Mahomet Community will host a community blood drive from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 15 at 312 E. Main, inside Bloodmobile. Help us replenish the blood supply following the Easter holiday! All presenting donors get a voucher for their choice of donor socks or […]
CUPHD COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics April 5 Update
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for anyone 16 years of age or older who has not yet received their first dose of the vaccine. […]
Bulldog volleyball victorious over Lincoln
By Fred Kroner Ainsley Ranstead pounded 17 kills and produced nine digs on Thursday (April 1) as Mahomet-Seymour maintained its unbeaten mark in Apollo Conference volleyball matches. M-S is 3-0 in three-set matches following a 25-14, 23-25, 25-8 triumph at home over Lincoln. Josie Hess chipped in with 14 digs […]
Bulldog Soccer collects fifth shutout
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour posted its fifth soccer shutout of the spring on Thursday (April 1), winning at Teutopolis, 3-0. Nate Lundstrom scored two Bulldog goals. Eli Warren had one goal and one assist. Contributing one assist apiece were Tucker Antonacci and Clayton Gibson. The match was scoreless throughout the […]
Defense leads Bulldog football over Lincoln
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Defense set the tone for Mahomet-Seymour’s football team on Saturday (April 3). Senior Hayden Nelson intercepted a pass on Lincoln’s first possession of an Apollo Conference game, giving the Bulldogs excellent field position. M-S scored on its initial possession, with senior Skyler Yancy running 15 yards […]
Champaign County Election Day (April 6) Polling Locations
On Election Day Champaign County residents can vote at their home precinct or at any of the universal locations listed below. Polls are open from 6AM-7PM. To find your home precinct, check your voter registration card or click here to look up your address. Universal Locations For the Consolidated Election on Tuesday, April […]
Letter to the Editor: Lady Justice, Be Like Her
I’m one of the truly lucky ones. It was at the end of my junior year in high school when I decided I wanted to be a court reporter. Here I am now, decades later, having made a career of it. How many people are fortunate enough to be in […]