By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team, which had only scored on penalty kicks in its first two matches, had four players find the back of the net on Saturday as the Bulldogs won the championship in their own four-team invitational at Middletown Field. M-S (2-1-1) opened the tournament […]
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Mahomet-Seymour to open Session I B.L.A.S.T. registration
Registration for the Mahomet-Seymour School District’s B.L.A.S.T. program will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. for first and second-grade classes at Middletown Prairie Elementary and 7 p.m. for third through fifth-grade classes Lincoln Trail Elementary. B.L.A.S.T. programming is an after-school enrichment program that features classes in art, literature, […]
Looking back and stepping forward in wake of PTO discovery
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Things were looking up going into the fundraising season for Mahomet-Seymour’s Parent Teacher Organization. But Friday’s discovery that Ken Keefe’s, a five-year M-S PTO board member and Corresponding Executive, was the owner of Fund For Us, LLC, a company that handled credit card and Paypal donations […]
YouTube stars Random Encounters to be at Mahomet Public Library Friday
Kid-friendly YouTube stars Random Encounters will be at the Mahomet Public Library on August 30 from 7 to 8 p.m. Since 2010, AJ Pinkerton and Peter Srinivasanhave have posted YouTube video game music videos and gained popularity through songs like: FNAF the Musical, Resident Enis, Sanpai Notice Me (Yandere) and […]
Mackenzie’s view: Learning from Fair Queen Speeches
BY MACKENZIE BONHAM Well hello everybody! I am Mackenzie Bonham. I am nine-years old, in the fourth grade. I am so excited to start this new adventure with each and every one of you. Ms. Dani asked me if I would like to write you all every month and let […]
Letter to the Editor: Checks and Balances
BY JULIE CEBULSKI While working on a team of directors in an assisted living facility, our team was shocked to learn that a staff member from a sister facility was arrested for embezzlement. We were shocked and saddened that someone we knew and respected had committed a crime. My administrator […]
M-S Soccer ties Metamora in their season opener
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kadyn Jones scored on a first-half penalty kick and a Mahomet-Seymour Soccer squad with eight new starters salvaged a 1-1 tie with visiting Metamora in Tuesday’s season-opening match at Middletown Field. “I expected a lot of growing pains this week, so I am pretty content with […]
M-S Volleyball learns a little bit in first win
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Balance was the key Tuesday night in Mahomet-Seymour’s ability to bounce back from a first-set loss in its volleyball season-opener. Seven Bulldogs delivered kills in the second set against visiting Champaign Central, a set in which M-S never trailed, and the team finished strong in the […]
Cassel and Harvey medalists at dual meet
BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Hannah Cassel was the Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Golf medalist on Tuesday as M-S topped Blue Ridge, 226-235, in a dual meet at Lake of the Woods. Cassel’s nine-hole score was 54. Ainsley Winters carded a 56. Teammates Cecilia Abramson and Emma Yates each shot 58s. The […]
Mahomet Public Library to host adult book club
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The Mahomet Public Library is expanding its programming to include more options for adults. Alongside Adult Craft Connection events, a Business and Professional Book Club will meet every other month beginning on Sept. 26, 2019 and a Tuesday Night Book Club for adults […]