The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) will allow high school basketball practices to begin on Nov. 16 despite changes to youth sport guidelines that moved basketball into the high-risk category Tuesday. Boys and girls basketball programs will be allowed 31 games beginning Nov. 30. As a part of the mitigation […]
One day before the IHSA board will meet to discuss the fate of winter sports, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) elevated the sport of basketball from a medium risk level to a high-risk level. Basketball practices were scheduled to start on Nov. 16 and games on Nov. 30. […]
Beginning Monday, November 2, the Mahomet-Seymour High School Fieldhouse will open for walkers and joggers (only) from 5:30am – 7:00am. The facility will be open Monday thru Friday when school is in session and users will be required to sign-in, wear an appropriate face covering, and maintain social distancing.
Elections often connect the past to the future. The Champaign County Forest Preserve Referendum is no different. CCFPD has not had a voter-approved tax increase in its 72-year history. Yet, Champaign County forest preserve lands have increased from 260 acres to the 4,000 acres of forests, prairies, wetlands, and waterways […]
American writer William Carlos Williams is known for his staccato-short poems. One called “So much depends upon” gives two images: a red wheelbarrow glazed with rain water, and several white chickens beside it. Why these barnyard items and nothing more? To remind us of beautyin what is very ordinary, taken […]
A teacher at Middletown Prairie and two students at Mahomet-Seymour High School have tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Lindsey Hall sent a letter to all parents in the district Monday afternoon as two staff members and 22 students will be quarantined at Middletown Prairie and 1 staff member and 6 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Bulldogs’ boys’ cross-country team lived up to expectations on Saturday (Oct. 24), dominating the 11-school Class 2A IHSA regional field at Taylorville. Mahomet-Seymour’s team title was its first in the sport since 2016. All five of M-S’ scoring runners finished among the top 15 […]
By Fred Kroner Led by two top-five runners, and five teammates who ran within 47 seconds of one another, Mahomet-Seymour was the dominant team on Saturday (Oct. 24) in the Taylorville Class 2A IHSA girls’ regional cross-country meet. Overall for M-S, the regional crown was the 16th in school history […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Region 1 of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan will see a new tier of virus mitigations as Gov. JB Pritzker warned Thursday that “we are now headed into a peak that is beyond, potentially, where we were in March and April.” “This pandemic […]
By Brogan Hennesy Mahomet-Seymour, as well as the rest of the world, have made hard sacrifices during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Changes and cancellation have made life difficult to navigate. The Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band had to cancel their competitive season. For a time, there was only hope that the band […]
