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DMV facilities across the country are experiencing a nationwide network outage. At this time, the cause is unknown. Illinois Secretary Alexi Giannoulias posted, “We are currently experiencing a nationwide network outage at our DMV facilities. All DMVs across the country are currently down. Please call us at 800-252-8980 before you […]

By Fred Kroner Against the defending Class 1A state champions, the  Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team opened the season on Saturday (March 16) with a 2-1 loss at home to Normal University High. The match was scoreless at halftime. After the Pioneers scored, the Bulldogs’ scored the equalizer when Jaycee Fancher […]

By Fred Kroner Senior Finn Randolph picked up his second pitching victory of the season on Tuesday (March 19) as the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team won at Clinton, 13-2. In four innings, Randolph walked no one and struck out eight hitters. He allowed one earned run. Raymond Long threw the final […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team scored a season-high 23 runs on Saturday (March 16), but needed two dozen runs to win the game and lost a 24-23 decision on the road to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond. A-L/A-H scored one run in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade volleyball team finished the season one win away from earning a state trophy. In an IESA Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal match on Saturday (March 16) in Morton, the Bulldogs dropped a 22-25, 25-19, 25-15 decision to eventual state champion Morton. After being extended […]

Sixteen-year-old Kelton Hennesy became the latest golfer to hit a hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods Golf Course on March 15. Hennesy left his mark on the 156-yard hole 14 with an 8-iron. He is a sophomore at Mahomet-Seymour High School.

By Fred Kroner Senior Jayvon Irwin was the headliner for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team on Thursday (March 14) in a 28-school indoor track and field meet at Pontiac. Irwin was a double winner, outsprinting all competitors in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes. He established new career-best […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Ava Henderson pounded home runs for the Mahomet-Seymour softball team in each of its first two games, but the Bulldogs started the season with back-to-back losses. Henderson homered and drove in three runs on Tuesday (March 12), but M-S dropped an 18-5 decision to Tolono […]

The final day to vote in the 2024 Illinois primary election is March 19. Polling stations are set to open bright and early at 6 a.m. and remain accessible until 7 p.m. Upon arrival at their designated polling place, voters will have to declare if they want to vote in […]

By Alexander Winton Mahomet, Illinois Resident Opens Home and Hearts to Ukrainian Refugees In a world often marked by uncertainty and turmoil, acts of kindness and compassion shine brightly, offering hope and solace to those in need. Greta Gosnell, a resident of Mahomet, Ill., exemplifies this spirit of generosity as […]