The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Founded by the Illinois General Assemly in 1895, the Peoria State Hospital, also known as the Bartonville State Hospital or Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane was a psychiatic hospital that closed its doors in 1973. Patients diagnosed as “incurable” were housed in Illinois’ premiere mental health […]
Candy. Bags and bags of candy. And maybe one more bag of candy depending on how long the kids stay out trick-or-treating. Your kids will come home Monday night, spread the candy out on the floor, sort it by type and then trade with their siblings so they have what […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com For the second meet in a row, M-S swimmers on Wednesday set two school records in a quadrangular meet at Urbana. One of the new record-setters is diver Carly Raver, whose score of 167.00 points broke a mark she had established on Saturday. She won the diving […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs recognized their eight seniors on Tuesday and in the process locked up the Apollo Conference championship. MS defeated Effingham 5-2 at Middletown Field. Senior Jacob Janda had three goals and an assist to account for the first four M-S goals. “Jake Janda had a special […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Freshman Ainsley Winters shot rounds of 47 and 51 on Monday at the Jacksonville Class 1A Sectional. With her score of 98, she did not qualify for state. It took an 88 to make the cut. She was the lone Mahomet-Seymour competitor at sectional.
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Elizabeth Sims and the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-county team went 2-for-2 on Tuesday in the Apollo Conference meet. The 2018 individual and team champions earned a repeat on their home course at the Lake of the Woods. Sims, a sophomore, was the repeat race winner, this year by […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com To Natalie Ellis, the world is a grape. Or rather, grapes have taken Natalie Ellis around the world. The Mahomet-Seymour graduate has followed the grape harvest season all over the world, including stays in Africa, Australia, Italy, Uruguay and the western United States. That all changed, though, […]
The Mahomet Parents Network has put together an opportunity for children to get into their costumes early during Treats in Town from 10 a.m. to noon on October 19. The following businesses will participate: First State Bank of Forrest-1004 S. Purnell Dr. Mahomet Public Library-1702 E. Oak Street Lucky Moon […]
The following Mahomet-Seymour High School students had successful auditions for Illinois Music Education District 3 Music Festivals. They will represent at MSHS at their respective concerts at Olivet Nazarene University in November. Concert BandMatthew Bletzinger-TromboneRoman Di Girolamo – TromboneOwen Ericson – TubaNasaya Francom – BassoonLydia Magyar – Alto Sax OrchestraAnnie […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com It was less than a decade ago, but the girls’ tennis program at Mahomet-Seymour in 2013 looked drastically different than it does in 2019. The fledgling program was led by a volunteer coach. The schedule was limited, highlighted by a few tournaments. There were no practice facilities […]
