Mahomet Daily

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs netted 12 of 15 free throws and rallied for a 28-25 win at Mattoon in the season-opener for the eighth-grade girls’ basketball squad Mattoon held an 11-4 lead after the first quarter. “They were able to shake off the rust and fight back to take […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Erin Dallas and Ava Yeakel scored eight points apiece on Saturday (March 20) as the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade girls’ basketball team opened its season with a 30-19 triumph at Mattoon. Hannah Creel tallied six points. On Monday (March 22), M-S suffered a 21-19 loss at Paris Crestwood […]

The Mahomet-Seymour Math Team captured the state title by placing first in the ICTM Math Competition.  The single competition of 2021 served as both the Regional and State this year.  The top 10 team scores at State were: Mahomet-Seymour 630Marmion Academy 609Lake Forest Academy 584St. Francis 582Latin School of Chicago […]

The 2021 Spring Trout Fishing Season will open Saturday, April 3, at 57 ponds, lakes and streamsthroughout the state of Illinois, including Lake of the Woods in Mahomet. The Champaign County Forest Preserve District will open the main lake at Lake of the Woods for trout season at 5:00 a.m. […]

The following is the transcription of the Mahomet Public Library Mahomet-Seymour School Board forum with additional facts and figures regarding the state of the Mahomet-Seymour School District. The three candidates running for two in-township seats are Laura Eden Lang, Max McComb, Sunny McMurry and Rebecca Richardson. The two candidates running […]

The following is the transcription of the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce Mahomet-Seymour School Board forum with additional facts and figures regarding the state of the Mahomet-Seymour School District. The three candidates running for two in-township seats are Laura Eden Lang, Max McComb, Sunny McMurry and Rebecca Richardson. The two candidates […]

The University of Illinois and OSF Healthcare are partnering to expand the UI COVID-19 testing program into the Champaign County community. Known as SHIELD CU, the locally developed saliva-based PCR COVID-19 test and digital infrastructure will be offered to public schools, businesses and organizations. The initial participants of the SHIELD […]

By SARAH MANSURCapitol News Illinoissmansur@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House passed a bill Thursday that would make permanent some vote-by-mail and curbside voting expansions that the state adopted ahead of the 2020 presidential election due to the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 1871, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Katie Stuart, of Edwardsville, […]

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – With 64 percent of the state’s seniors having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois is nearing the “bridge” phase of reopening that will allow for greater capacity limits at businesses and social gatherings. That number must hit 70 percent […]

By Fred Kroner The scoreless streak for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ soccer defense ended on Saturday (March 20), but the Bulldogs were able to avoid a loss in an Apollo Conference match at home against unbeaten Mount Zion. The game ended in a 2-2 deadlock. M-S trailed 2-0. “Mount Zion was […]