The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Owning a restaurant like Patricio’s Pizza has always been a dream for Lazaro and Vanney Patricio. “It was something that was planning for a long, long time,” Lazaro said. “I found this small spot and I decided to rent and give it a shot.” Patricio’s Pizza opened […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour Chief School Business Official Trent Nuxoll has submitted his resignation. According to an email Nuxoll sent to staff, his final day will be March 27, 2020. Nuxoll has accepted a position as a financial advisor at Edward Jones. By terms of Nuxoll’s three-year contract, which was […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Bulldogs – 22nd in Class 2A according to The Illinois Best Weekly – topped two opponents in dual meets Thursday night at Champaign Central. M-S (19-1) handled Pontiac 64-12 and Champaign Central 72-11. All 14 varsity grapplers who competed for M-S won at least one […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs doubled the score on Dunlap at halftime Friday night (32-16) and then needed late heroics to walk away with a 63-62 non-conference triumph. “We had to survive a furious barrage from Dunlap in the fourth quarter,” M-S coach Ryan Bosch said. “We ultimately lost our […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour won for the sixth time in its last eight games on Thursday, edging Bloomington Central Catholic 44-40 in a non-conference girls’ basketball game in Mahomet. Sophomore Nichole Taylor put together her team-best seventh double-double of the season. She scored 17 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Illinois high school graduates in the class of 2021 and beyond will be required to fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or an alternative state form created by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) as a part of their requirements to be […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Beginning June 1, 2020, high school students of voting age will be allowed to be excused from school for two hours to vote in primary, general and special elections or any election in which propositions are submitted to a popular vote. Students can be excused to exercise […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com A 17-game winning streak for the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade boys’ basketball team came to an end last week, but the Bulldogs immediately started a new streak on Tuesday. M-S lost a 40-35 decision to Champaign Jefferson on Jan. 16. Trey Peters scored a team-high eight points. Gavin Hammerschmidt […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour Education Association has shown concern with a movie policy that was brought to the Mahomet-Seymour Policy Committee on Aug. 12, 2019 by Director of Instruction Nicole Rummel. Rummel’s proposed change to Policy 6:210 read: “Teachers are encouraged to use age-appropriate supplemental material only when it […]
BY BROGAN HENNESY High School is coming. Though it felt like the day would never come, I have less than a semester left of eighth grade. Then I will start a new phase of my life. I’ll repeat the process of going to a new school, meeting new teachers, taking […]
