Mahomet Daily

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are required to draw new legislative and congressional district maps this year, but that process may be thrown into chaos because of delays in producing the census numbers needed to draw equal districts. The U.S. Census Bureau announced Friday that due to the […]

Candidates for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board will have an opportunity to share their ideas with constituents during two forums in the coming weeks. The Mahomet Chamber of Commerce will host their forum on Feb. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m.. The event will be streamed on Facebook Live and YouTube. […]

The Mahomet Daily will recognize Mahomet-Seymour High Schoolgraduates each week until graduation on May 28. Senior students will stillhave the opportunity to submit a photo and answer questions in theupcoming months. To participate, contact Principal Chad Benedict atcbenedict@ms.k12.il.us.

By Fred Kroner Both the seventh- and eighth-grade teams ran their winning streak to four matches in a row on Wednesday (Feb. 10) with two-set sweeps at Champaign Jefferson. The seventh-graders upended the Jaguars 25-8, 25-20. Erin Dallas served seven aces and Ava Yeakel landed three aces in the first […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com After starting the season with back-to-back losses, the M-S Junior High boys’ basketball team has compiled a two-game winning streak. The Bulldogs dropped their first game, 42-34 at Mount Zion on Thursday (Feb. 4). Landon Hannah scored 10 points, and Nolan Franz had nine points. Chipping […]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week the Mahomet Daily will feature residents of East Central Illinois who have done the little things in their lives to make a difference in moving equality for all forward. This project is in partnership with the Museum of the Grand Prairie, which is collecting stories for […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Andrew Cotner is my friend. That statement is not uniquely singular to myself. In all likelihood, he has more friends than people that I know. “Part of it is his personality and his love for life,” said Michelle Ciucci, who got to know Cotner in the […]

While COVID-19 infections are on the decline in the United States, the pandemic is still not over. Even though 14 million Americans have been vaccinated with one of  two COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer), four-percent of the population does not account for the decline in cases over the last six […]

The Mahomet-Seymour High School Chess Team competed in the first-ever IHSA virtual state chess tournament Saturday. The Bulldogs finished in 48th (record 4-3) place out of the 118 teams that participated, gaining wins over against Hartsburg-Emden, Belville West, Niles Northridge Prep and Plainfield North.  Mahomet-Seymour loses came against Palatine Fremd, […]

Eleven members of the Mahomet-Seymour High School Speech Team participated in the IHSA Sectional tournament on February 13, bringing their competition season to a close. Junior Savannah Smith advanced to the final round of competition in Radio Speaking, earning a 6th place finish. The team celebrated their successful season with […]