The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
2019 Mahomet-Seymour Candidate Discussion: Visiting Schools Not including athletics or other extracurricular activities, tell us about the last time that you were in one of our schools and interacted with any teachers and/or students who are not part of your family? Julie Cebulski (outside township): I am currently busy planning […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mike Mennenga shares just two things in common with the person he was eight years ago: his name and an undying passion for basketball. In 2011-12, the Rantoul native was on hiatus from his dream job as a men’s college basketball coach. He had spent the three […]
Over 1,000 voters have already cast their ballots in the Champaign County consolidated elections. In the days before the April 2, 2019 consolidated election deadline, the Champaign County Clerk’s office will open locations throughout Champaign County to make voting easy and accessible to those casting a vote. Mail-in votes and […]
Financial gains are not something reported in the State of Illinois often. But the Illinois State Board of Education’s release of the 2019 School District Financial Profile Scores showed that school districts within the state are experiencing some financial gains. The ISBE reviews each district’s financial profile based on fund […]
By Meghan Hennesy and Colleen Schultz The following piece was submitted by Meghan Hennesy and Colleen Schultz, candidates for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board. The following opinions and statements are not those of the Mahomet Daily or it’s parent company Sangamon Currents, LLC. Sangamon Currents welcomes submissions from candidates as long […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Two Mahomet-Seymour athletes won individual titles on Saturday in the boys’ Class 2A division of the Illinois Prep Top Times indoor track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. The meet is considered the unofficial state indoor meet. Junior Hunter Hendershot defended his title in […]
The Village of Mahomet has moved their regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, March 26 to the Cornbelt Fire Department, located at 506 E Main St. The change comes after the March 19 study session where residents from Summit Ridge, Briarcliff and Lakeview Subdivisions packed the Village Administration Building. During […]
Building 429 has been named as the headlining Christian act at the Mahomet Music Festival. The 2019 Mahomet Music Festival will take place on August 23 and 24. Building 429 will perform at 11 a.m. on August 24. Friday and Saturday night’s headliners include “The Southern Accents” and Joe Nichols. […]
Construction on Sunny Acres Road is scheduled to begin at the end of March. The contractor, Beniach Construction, will set up the detour and close Sunny Acres Road, from South Mahomet Road to the railroad tracks on Monday March 25. Beginning construction from South Mahomet Road to the railroad tracks […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Take your pick. There are facts about figures. Or, a way to figure out the facts. Numbers are the starting point. There are around 7.7 billion people in the world, give or take. In Los Angeles, the population is above 4 million. In Mahomet, the number of […]
