The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
Mahomet-Seymour will hold three Town Hall Conversations throughout the month of September. Facilitated by the University of Illinois’ Teaching Professor and BSW Program Director Janet Carter-Black and Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work Kevin Tan will guide “discussion and dialog about creating a more inclusive learning environment” in […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District is reporting an additional COVID-19 positive case on their website Wednesday morning, although no release of information has been made. Three more students or staff have also been exposed to COVID-19 and will be placed in quarantine per the Mahomet-Seymour “Return to School Health Plan for […]
Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons will utilize CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) grant money to acquire seven vote by mail ballot drop boxes. A press release from Ammons’ office said that the boxes are “highly secure”, made of ¼-inch steel and that ballots will be retrieved by two […]
By Fred Kronerfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs had two top-10 performers, but placed third as a team in the Chrisman Cowchip Classic. Eleven schools entered full teams. Avah Turner and Chloe Bundren were the M-S leaders. Turner ran the 2-mile course in 13 minutes, 55.0 seconds and placed seventh in a field […]
By Fred Kronerfred@mahometnews.com With an all eighth-grade lineup, the Bulldogs placed third at the Chrisman Cowchip Classic, which was held over a two-day period (Thursday, Sept. 3 and Friday, Sept. 4). There was little separation between the top three schools. Meet champion Champaign St. Matthew had a score of 79 […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team needed a two-out, walk-off double from Gavin Bailey in the bottom of the seventh inning to salvage a 3-2 triumph over Champaign St Matthew on Thursday (Sept. 3) in Mahomet. Bailey’s hit, combined with an error on the play, […]
The First State Bank of Forrest in Mahomet will be hosting virtual BINGO on Friday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m.. The game will be streamed via Mahomet Daily’s Facebook Live. To play, email Mahomet@fsbforrest.com for cards or go through the First State Bank of Forrest drive for pick up. Play will last for […]
Debbie Butcher and her sons, John and Brian will run a virtual Boston Marathon on Sept. 12 beginning a 7 a.m. Because the Boston Marathon was canceled in 2020, runners have been invited to run it virtually. The Butcher trio has mapped out a 6-mile route, and will cross through the […]
Late summer usually means one thing for high school football players: Friday Night Lights. While some school districts in the United States are playing, others are awaiting their moment to take the field. Football players in Illinois will have to wait until spring 2021. But Mahomet-Seymour’s team is playing this […]
Becoming a realtor was an easy transition for Brad Blumenshine. He’s watched his mother navigate real estate for 30 years; his wife for 20 years; his sister-in-law and niece are realtors. Now, the former owner of Cramer Siding and Window, who spent almost three decades of his life in home […]
