By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team opened the season by winning its own tournament last week. The Bulldogs opened with a 39-23 victory over Mount Zion on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Jack Gallier with 13 points and Braden Pagel with 12 points were the top M-S scorers. “Great game […]
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Lincoln Trail students learn dogs can be Veterans, too
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Veterans aren’t only human. Lincoln Trail Elementary students learned that veterans can also be dogs on Monday. Corporal David Cluver introduced the third to fifth-grade students to Sergeant Jady, his partner who served during Cluver’s second tour in Afghanistan. As part of the Marine Corp, Cluver first […]
Eccher talks to students about service
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Maybe the extraordinary begins with the ordinary. That was the message that Mahomet-Seymour High School students heard as they listened to O’Fallon’s Marc Eccher, a Civil Engineer in the United States Air Force, during Monday morning’s Veterans Day program. “There’s a perception out there that the military […]
5 Essentials Survey open to parents
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 5 Essentials Survey is now available for parents to take in order to provide feedback on school climate and learning conditions. The questions from the Parent Survey went live on Oct. 24 and will remain available until Feb. 14, 2020. […]
Young Bulldog runners finish strong at IHSA State Meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com With an all-underclassman lineup – including four sophomores – Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ cross-country team had a 58-second split among its top five runners and placed 11th in Saturday’s Class 2A state meet at Peoria’s Detweiler Park. The Bulldogs weren’t on the state’s radar when the season started, […]
Wildwood Subdivision Boil Order Lifted
As of Nov. 8, 2019, the Sangamon Valley Water Protection District’s boil order for the Wildwood Subdivision has been lifted.
M-S Madrigal tickets go on sale Nov. 12
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Tickets for the 37th-annual Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal dinner go on sale to the public on Nov. 12. This year’s Madrigal cast, directed by Nicole Kuglich and assisted by Brian Lonergan, features 22 members including: Lord Maxwell Bartlett, Lord Luca Bellini, Lord Logan Burdette, Lord Ryan Bushell, […]
AHEC to host mental health training at Mahomet Public Library
The East Central Illinois AHEC will host its first Adult Mental Health First Aid course in Mahomet at the Mahomet Public Library on Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training, designed for anyone 18 years and older, will help participants identify, understand and respond to signs of […]
First Quarter MSJHS Luke Busch H.E.A.R.T. winners
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High’s first-quarter Luke Busch H.E.A.R.T. Award winners have been announced. The quarterly award is given to one student in each grade. Teachers and staff nominate students who exhibit H.E.A.R.T.: Helpfulness, Effort, Acceptance, Respect and Tolerance. The honor is in memory of Luke Busch, who was diagnosed with a […]
Girl Scout troop to host food drive at Middletown Prairie
Mahomet-Seymour Girl Scout Troop #2292 will be hosting a food drive at Middletown Prairie Elementary School from Nov. 18 through the 22. The troop of 15 second, third and fifth graders will be collecting non-perishable food, hats, gloves, socks and toiletries. In years past, they have donated toys, purchased meals […]