The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Stan Bergman paid his dues to pursue an interest he knew could turn into a passion. He devoted more than half a decade — six years, to be exact — to working for free so that he could get involved with volleyball as a coach. In his […]
“How was your day?” It’s a common question among family members at the end of a work or school day. But that simple greeting means so much more for Middletown Elementary second-grade teacher Gay Fritz and her daughter Allison Fritz, who is in her first year of teaching science at […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com How do you know where you live? Is it by the way you tell your loved ones how to get to your home? Do you give them street names or landmarks? Do you know where you live by the return address you put on envelopes? Do your […]
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District #3 is proud to announce that in recognition of his significant accomplishments as an educator, coach and friend of the students of the Mahomet – Seymour Schools, the weight room at Mahomet-Seymour High School will be named in honor of Jim “Riz” Risley. Earlier this […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs posted two baseball wins by the 10-run rule on Saturday at Mount Zion. Kobe Essien and Ben Greenberger picked up pitching wins in the 13-2 and 12-1 Apollo Conference sweep. Five Bulldogs had hits in both games: Dawson Finch, Kyle Kinney, Jon Latham, Quinn Miller […]
The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond CUSD #305 Board of Education is pleased to announce the hiring of Mr. Shannon Cheek as the next superintendent of schools starting July 1, 2019 to succeed Mr. Kenny Schwengel, who is retiring at the end of the school year. After completing a nationwide […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com It took more than a decade, but Pat Brumfield’s tenure as a bus driver finally exceeded her time as a bus rider. In all, the Mahomet-Seymour graduate has spent 30 years on the big, yellow school busses. Raised in rural Mahomet with her siblings, the former Pat […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Farmers are accustomed to uncertainty. They have target dates on ideal times for getting into the fields in the spring, and then for planting. Some years, they start early. Some years, it’s a late start. Every year, there is one undisputed fact. “It’s like waiting for Christmas,” […]
The race isn’t always just about the finish line. It’s a lesson that Alexander (9) and Jaden (7) Donahue have learned at a young age. The Boy Scouts’ annual Pinewood Derby was held in Mahomet on March 30. But the boys knew they had a lot of work to do […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour athletes were victorious in eight events on Monday in a boys’ track and field dual meet against Monticello at the Bulldogs’ track. C.J. Shoaf won three individual events and Hunter Hendershot prevailed in two events. Shoaf swept the hurdles races, winning the 110s in 15.53 seconds […]
