Mahomet Daily

The Illinois Department of Public Health began including case counts of Champaign County back into Region 6 statistics again on Oct. 14. The University of Illinois’ saliva testing count will not be included, though. Standing right under 8-percent positivity in the last few days, then reaching 8.2-percent Wed. without Champaign […]

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is asking Illinois school districts to reply to a Black history study survey by Oct. 30. In 2018, the state House passed a resolution calling on the Illinois State Board of Education to conduct an audit of every district’s Black history curriculum.  According […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One segment of the high school athletic scene has not changed significantly in the seven months since COVID-19 caused the sporting landscape to be overhauled. When given a chance, the teen-aged athletes are still making memories. Throughout the state, sports which were not considered in-season this […]

By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs dropped an 85-55 decision at Urbana on Wednesday (Oct. 14) in their final dual meet of the regular season. Junior Anna Lagacy was the lone M-S swimmer to win an individual event. She prevailed in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1 minute, 27.43 […]

The Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club will be meeting Tuesday October 20 at 7 PM at the Mahomet United Methodist Church. Masks are required and all safety guidelines will be followed. The guest speaker will be Cindy Brumfield telling about Mom’s Pantry. Attendees are encouraged to bring items to […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won all three doubles matches on Tuesday (Oct. 13) to post a 6-3 dual-meet triumph at Lincoln. Amalie Fried and Emma Clements were victorious at No. 1 doubles, 6-1, 6-2. Also winning in straight sets was the No. 3 duo of Molly Fried and Jadyn Hannah, […]

By Fred Kroner A showdown between state-ranked Class 2A schools on Tuesday (Oct. 13) ended with 24th-ranked Mount Zion topping 25th-ranked Mahomet-Seymour for first place in the Apollo Conference girls’ cross-country meet. Mount Zion had a composite score of 46 points. Runner-up M-S ended with 60 points. Charleston (95) was […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Led by five all-conference performers, Mahomet-Seymour’s state-ranked boys’ cross-country team reigned supreme on Tuesday (Oct. 13) in the Apollo Conference meet at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. M-S, ranked 11th in the most recent milesplit.com state poll (released on Wednesday, Oct. 14), had a five-runner composite […]

By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinois | Report For Americartroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration could shorten the U.S. Census count on Tuesday, just hours after the Illinois government committed an additional $1 million to outreach. The Trump administration originally tried to shorten the end date […]

The Village of Mahomet board of trustees will revisit a new special events ordinance prior to a vote on Oct. 20.  The Village staff said this ordinance would formalize the process of events within Village limits by requiring event coordinators to submit a form 30 days in advance of the […]