Mahomet Daily

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – More than 2,000 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Illinois as of Thursday night, a high not seen since June 12. At that time, COVID-19 hospitalizations were quickly declining after peaking at 5,037 on April 28. Now, they are on the rise after […]

The Mahomet-Seymour Soccer team held an intrasquad scrimmage on Oct. 15 at Middletown Soccer Field. To view all of the photos in this album, click here.

The 2020 Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band finished their season on Oct. 15 with a performance for family in the school parking lot. The entire album is available here.

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 […]