The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com High school athletes will soon have the chance to start competing. Depending on the sport, competitions could start within a matter of weeks. The Illinois High School Association unveiled a plan on Wednesday that allows all sports in the state to have a season, though many […]
Mahomet’s Jennifer Wagner feels that it’s time for her business, En Route Fashion Boutique to offer something more to the community. En Route is expected to move from the west side of town at 401 W Oak St. to the Churchill Crossing Development on east IL-150 in the fall. In […]
There’s always time to learn something new. That was especially true in March, April and May. Mahomet’s Haken Anderson learned how to sew, and how to make masks during the first months of the Illinois stay-at-home order. His classmate KJ Jackson spent part the better part of July learning how […]
Champaign County is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases. Over the last two days, 101 new cases were added to the 1,413 total cases. On Tuesday 55 new cases were reported and Wednesday morning 46 new COVID-19 cases were reported. There are currently 212 active cases. District 6 of the […]
The IHSA has announced the boys/girls golf, girls tennis, boys/girls cross country and girls swimming and diving can continue for the fall 2020 season while football, volleyball and boys soccer have been moved to the spring. “This plan, like nearly every aspect of our current lives, remains fluid,” said IHSA […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health issued new sport guidance Wednesday afternoon. “Whether they’re new to the game, or have been training since they could walk, kids want to play sports,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “Parents want to cheer from the stands and watch the kids succeed and offer some […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Karl Mauzy was first introduced to and influenced by the Mahomet Area Youth Club as a fifth-grader in the 1990s. The club had such a profound impact on his life, that he continued to support it even after he had left the state. And, years later […]
To some the vertical rocks in front of Mahomet’s Yo Yo’s resemble art. To others, mostly children, they look like a climbing challenge. But to owners Matt and Alice Pommier, the rocks remind them of a time when the Sangamon Elementary playground was filled with shouting and laughter. It was […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Carter Johnson was the player who made the pitches last weekend in a game that ended in a no-hitter. The upcoming Mahomet-Seymour sophomore was credited with the win in a 4-0 victory for his summer travel-ball team, the Yard Goats. Anyone who has been associated with […]
Mahomet-Seymour parents have been asked to complete a questionnaire and online registration so that the district can place students in am/pm sections (K-5) and A/B days (6-12). The email from Superintendent Lindsey Hall follows a 4-3 vote from the Mahomet-Seymour School Board to implement asynchronous learning on Monday with half-days […]
