The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Choirs sing. That’s what they do. Mahomet-Seymour’s 51-member Chamber Choir took to the stage last Sunday at McKinley Presbyterian Church in Champaign. The performance was not typical. The entire 20-minute piece — Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms — was sung in Hebrew. It was “a difficult feat for […]
A long season is about to come to an end. The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestling team has been competing since Nov. 27, but this weekend, seven of the team’s wrestlers will finish what they started by competing in the IESA State Tournament. Eighth-grade wrestlers Caden Hatton, Brad Schoonover, Brennan Houser, […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Did you know Cinderella has a twin brother? The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Drama club will tell the story of Cinderella and her twin brother, Bob, during this weekend’s performances of “Twinderella.” Under the direction of seventh-grade English teacher Brittany Immormino, more than 100 students are participating in […]
All Illinois residents will have the opportunity to dispose of their hazardous waste products from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 23 at 115 S. Sangamon Ave. in Gibson City. The event, which is sponsored by the Illinois Environments Protection Agency and hosted by the Ford County Soil and […]
The Sangamon Valley Water District has placed Park Hills Subdivision under a precautionary boil order until further notice. A contractor hit a water pipe Wednesday afternoon. In order to ensure drinking water quality, the district established the boil order. After water testing comes back, residents will be notified that the […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Since graduating from college, I have continued my education in the biggest and most elaborate classroom that exists: Life. Much of the time, I learned in silence by listening. I’ve also had years to reflect. Doing so created an awakening that should have been obvious decades ago. […]
University of Illinois Students Are Helping Dogs Talk By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com The project is called “Dug the Dog IRL” (read: Dug the Dog In Real Life), and it’s a wondrous mix of nerdy, fascinating, and adorable. A prototype of the technology will be on exhibit at the University of Illinois […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Once upon a time, Derrick Roy had lived his entire life in Mahomet. Once upon a time, all of Roy’s education was in the Mahomet-Seymour school district. Like all good fairy tales, this story has a happy ending. Or, in Roy’s case, a happy continuation. At age […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour split up its track and field teams on Saturday, sending individuals to compete at two locations. Some Bulldogs went to Mount Zion for the Apollo Conference Indoor Meet. Others traveled to the University of Illinois Armory, in Champaign, for the First to Finish Centennial Charger Indoor […]
Not everyone gets this opportunity. With the rising costs of a college education, many families are collecting every penny they can get to make sure their child does not graduate with debt. Seniors are applying for scholarships here and there, knowing they are going up against thousands of other students […]
