The following piece was submitted by Meghan Hennesy, Colleen Schultz, Julie Cebulski and Ken Keefe: four candidates for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board. The other candidates include Jenny Park, Jeremy Henrichs, Jason Tompkins and Lance Raver. The following opinions and statements are not those of the Mahomet Daily or it’s parent […]
Local
The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
School Board Incumbents Form Coalition
By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com In the April 2nd election, voters will select four board members from eight candidates to fill the Mahomet-Seymour School Board. Lance Raver, Jenny Park, and Jeremy Henrichs are three incumbents campaigning to hold their seats, while newcomers Jason Tompkins, Colleen Schultz, Meghan Hennesy, Julie Cebulski, and Ken […]
MSHS Boy’s basketball ends senior night with win
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Seniors scored 44 points Friday night as Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a 79-55 Apollo Conference triumph over visiting Charleston. The Bulldogs (10-16) led, 28-24, at halftime, but pulled away by outscoring the Trojans 32-12 in the third period. Junior Grant Coleman had game-high […]
A tale of the carrot, the egg and the coffee bean
This is an old tale that illustrates a lot about diversity and humanity. A young woman visited her grandmother and told her grandmother how hard life was. She was on the brink of giving up because she did not know if she could make it in this world. She was […]
McGrath one of 26 named to Illinois All-State Academic team
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Brisa McGrath didn’t get any advance notification. The Mahomet-Seymour senior had no hint what was going to transpire late Tuesday afternoon when the Illinois High School Association put out a press release and one of its administrators, Stacey Lambert, took to twitter with the news. As part […]
For the Bieglers, it’s opposites attract
The story you are about to read had to be destined to happen. Although when Heather Foster and Neil Beigler were 8 and 11 years old, they had no idea what might happen a decade later. “My dad’s little sister married his mom’s little brother,” Heather said. “We were the […]
Champaign County Electronics Recycling Collection Event May 18
An Electronics Recycling Collection Event will take place May 18, 2019, with online registration opening April 8 at 8 a.m. There are free YEAR-ROUND local electronic recycling options (with the exception of most TV’s) Click here for more details:Year-Round Recycling Options. REGISTRATION & EVENT DETAILS:There is a FOUR television limit per person/postcard (ALL […]
Photographs are a family affair for the Yost family
Life is full of little moments and big moments; funny moments and profound moments. Sometimes those moments just come and go. And other times, we can capture them through pictures. Seymour resident Judy Yost is passing her love for moments onto her two grandchildren, kindergartner Alli Yost and sophomore Cora […]
Hoffman leaves MAYC, takes job at Habitat for Humanity
Mahomet Area Youth Club’s Executive Director Chad Hoffman will leave his position with the club after two years with the organization. Hoffman’s last day with MAYC will be March 24. Hoffman has accepted a position as the Executive Director of Habitat of Humanity in Champaign. “Chad’s leadership and direction has […]
MSHS girls’ basketball fall in IHSA Regionals, boys’ basketball loses to Normal West
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ basketball season ended on Tuesday with a 51-43 loss to top-seeded Charleston in the semifinals of Clinton’s Class 3A regional tournament. Charleston had beaten M-S twice during the regular season, each time by 27-point margins. In the final rematch, the Bulldogs (14-16) led, 9-7, after […]