The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A 21-win season for the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade boys’ basketball team came to an end on Wednesday with a 44-32 Class 4A IESA regional championship game loss to Danville North Ridge. M-S ends the season with a 21-4 record. Following an 0-2 start to the season, the […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Grant Coleman’s 29-point, nine-rebound performance sparked the Bulldogs to their second narrow win in four days on Tuesday, a 62-60 verdict over Bloomington. The Bulldogs built a 36-26 lead at halftime. “We played a great first half,” M-S coach Ryan Bosch said. “We were able to get […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Eight players scored points on Tuesday, but no one reached double figures as the Bulldogs recorded their third consecutive win, a 41-28 triumph at St. Thomas More. Savannah Orgeron led the balanced Bulldog attack with eight points. Makayla Rosenbery scored seven points, Durbin Thomas ended with seven […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Seven Bulldogs registered pins and 11 squad members went 2-0 for the night on Tuesday as M-S defeated its final two Apollo Conference opponents. M-S overpowered Taylorville 67-9 and Charleston 65-9 in the M-S fieldhouse. Logan Petro (138 pounds) pinned both of his opponents, including one fall […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Evan Herriott and Max Katz were double individual winners on Tuesday as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ swimming and diving team defeated two opponents at Lincoln. The Bulldogs (8-5) amassed 141 points to outdistance Lincoln (86) and Jacksonville (71). Herriott was triumphant in both the 200- and 100-yard […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) will host a one-day Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Champaign one April 4, 2020. Registration for collection is open to all Illinois, but pre-registration, with opens on Feb. 3, must be completed to attend. An Oct. 26, 2019 collection was […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com If we were acquaintances and I told you that I grew up in Indiana, you might make a few assumptions. The first thing that you might assume is that I grew up in a rural area. That would be correct; a few of them, in fact. The […]
Residential home sale activity in the Champaign County area rose by double digits during the month of December as more buyers were confident that now is the time to make a home purchase. The Champaign County Association of REALTORS® reports a total of 211 residential homes were sold in December, […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High cheerleading squad placed fifth at the IESA state competition on Saturday. The 16-member squad began training for the 2019-20 season after tryouts last May. “For most of the summer, they go to camp and have practice, so that’s really where they learn just […]
The Mahomet Polar Plunge and Donut Dash 5K will be held at Champaign County Forest Preserve’s Lake of the Woods on March 21, 2020. The Polar Plunge is an annual event to raise money for Special Olympics. Each year plungers raise at least $100 for the right to jump into […]
