On Nov. 13, 1997, my basketball team sat in my coach’s classroom to have a meeting about our upcoming game. Like always, the team scattered after the meeting, but this time, we were quickly called back together. A senior, Amity Pascal, who played basketball in junior high with many of […]
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Village Board Agenda 11.13.2018
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. on 11.13.2018 in the Village Administration Building. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/11132018_SS_PACKET_WITH_LINKS.pdf”]
Commentary: Sometimes We Don’t Know Why
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Life is unfair. So, too, is death. We all like to think that good things happen to good people, and many of us espouse that philosophy on a regular basis. The fact is that bad things also happen to good people. When those instances occur, the […]
94-year old survivor of USS Indianapolis recounts experience
*Art Leenerman is 94-years old. This picture was taken on Nov. 5, 2018. By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some words can be used to form sentences that are both accurate and misleading at the same time. Try this one, for example. Arthur Leenerman and his crew mates didn’t know what they […]
Lincoln Trail Student passes away Saturday morning
Eleven-year old Joel Roberts, a fifth-grade student at Lincoln Trail Elementary, passed away Saturday morning due to an “unexpected medical emergency”, Mahomet-Seymour Superintendent of Schools Lindsey Hall said. As soon as more information becomes available, we will let you know.
MSHS Football Coach Keith Pogue resigns position
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The record reflects the successes Mahomet-Seymour football enjoyed during Keith Pogue’s 11-year tenure as head coach. He was the third successive Bulldog football coach — a span covering 48 consecutive seasons through 2018 — to maintain a tradition in which the career winning percentage for the […]
2018 Madrigal Dinner December 8 and 9
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal Singers will continue a tradition in the Community of Mahomet by presenting the 36th annual “Madrigal Dinner,” performances depicting a Christmas celebration in a castle setting during the Renaissance. Elaborate decorations, ornate costumes of the period, humor, and beautiful music combine to provide a very […]
Commentary: Ben Chapman Concedes Champaign County Board 1 Race
By Ben Chapman VOTE COUNT NOTE: In 2014, Democratic candidate for Champaign County Board District 1, Eugenia Watson, received 1,214 votes, or 19.42% of the vote. In this election, Ben Chapman received 2,614 votes, or 32.14% of the vote, making him the strongest Democratic candidate the district has recently seen. […]
Commentary: Let’s Start At Caesarea Maritima
By Jason Schifo Pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet And we are off… After much anticipation and a 2-hour flight from Chicago, O’Hare to Newark, New Jersey and then an 11-hour flight to Tel Aviv, we have arrived together in Israel at Ben-Gurion Airport. The beauty of traveling […]
Local 2018 Election Results
November 6, 2018 Election Results *UNOFFICIAL, TAKEN FROM CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CLERK WEBSITE Illinois Governor and Lieutenant Governor Democrat JB Pritzer and Juliana Stratton Attorney General Democrat Kwame Raoul Secretary of State Democrat Jesse White Illinois State Comptroller Democrat Susana Mendoza Illinois State Treasurer Democrat Michael Frerichs Congressional Representative in Congress […]
