The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Twenty years ago, I was tasked with a challenge that was nothing less than daunting. My superiors at The News-Gazette asked me to select an all-decade team. They limited the choices to those individuals who had attended high school or junior college in Vermilion County. As I […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Most of the Mahomet community knows that marching band season is right around the corner when they hear the Mahomet-Seymour High School drumline begin practicing. It’s a serious role that the drumline members hold in high regard. Senior Evan Herriott, who crossed the finish line of the […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Her last march as drum major will be one she will remember forever. As Mahomet-Seymour senior Annie Henrichs led the Bulldogs — alongside her dear friend, William Larson — through the streets of downtown Phoenix on Saturday, she knew the opportunity was rare. “It was amazing,” she […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com “(Being in the Fiesta Bowl) is so cool because when you were walking, people are like, ‘Thanks for coming!’ and you realize how crazy it is that we’re from Illinois and in Arizona,” senior Cora Walker said. The fact that the Mahomet-Seymour Marching Bulldogs, from a town […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Illinois motorists will see an increase in fees associated with vehicle registration and traffic offenses in 2020. Motorists saw the first part of the “Rebuild Illinois” capital bill, which passed in the Illinois House and Senate to rebuild roads, bridges, public schools and university buildings throughout the […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com How to dispose of your christmas tree in Champaign County Santa has come, the presents have been unwrapped and the family ornaments have been taken off the tree. Those with an artificial tree will pack it up for next year, while those with a live tree figure […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs dropped a 63-62 decision to visiting Normal University High on Saturday when the Pioneers scored on a rebound basket with less than a second to play. M-S trailed 22-18 after one quarter, but had gained a slight edge, 35-34, at halftime. The Pioneers carried a […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Makayla Rosenbery led the Bulldogs in scoring in two consecutive games and Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball team completed the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule on a two-game winning streak. Playing back-to-back road games, M-S dispatched Rantoul 63-24 on Friday and then picked up an Apollo Conference victory over […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade boys’ basketball team extended its winning streak to 14 games by virtue of six more wins. The Bulldogs (14-2) topped Clinton 41-17, George Evans 34-24, Urbana 46-36, Prairie Central 45-36, St. Joseph 48-31 and Champaign Edison 40-22. Trey Peters was the top scorer with […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com As Santa prepares his sleigh for the annual Christmas Eve trip around the world, the Illini Lodge 17 Fraternal Order of Police this morning prepared their sleighs for a trip around Champaign County. Nearly 30 volunteers gathered at ValuCheck in Champaign around 5 a.m. to pack boxes […]
