Mahomet Daily

The Mahomet Area Youth Club received lunches from the MAYC Foundation last week.  The MAYC Foundation was founded in 2016 with the mission to financially support Mahomet area youth providing them opportunities for growth and success. MAYC serves approximately 60 elementary and junior high school students this summer. The Foundation […]

Nine-year-old Bailey Bonham was crowned Little Miss of America in Las Vegas on June 29. “I was shocked,” Bonham said. “I could not believe it, really. I started crying and shaking. I was just overwhelmed with happiness.” The world of pageants is not new to the incoming fifth-grade student at […]

Mahomet-Seymour graduate Lauren Nelson received the 2023 Lee Jessup Leadership Award and Scholarship provided by the MAYC Foundation. Established in 2018, the Lee Jessup Youth Leadership Award and Scholarship celebrates Mahomet-Seymour students dedicated to pursuing higher education. Like other recipients, Nelson received the scholarship by participating in or volunteering with […]

Mahomet’s Ella Luna was named the Queen at the 2023 Fisher Fair on July 10. Luna, an 18-year-old 2023 graduate of Mahomet-Seymour High School, joined the competition because “it seemed like a fun experience.” In her first pageant, Luna said she gained skills she will take with her.  “I gained […]

This photo album of the 2023 Mahomet Public Library Spelling Bee is brought to you by First State Bank of Forest. Maddie Grindley was the photographer. To view the entire album, visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/Mahomet-Public-Library-Spelling-Bee/.

This photo album of the 2023 Mahomet Auto Fest is brought to you by First State Bank of Forest. Maddie Grindley was the photographer. To view the entire album visit https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/2023-Mahomet-Auto-Show.

Lace up your running shoes and prepare for the 28th Annual Run Mahomet, scheduled for August 5, 2023. This highly anticipated event is a thrilling athletic challenge and an opportunity to support the Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC) and its vital summer and after-school programming. With various race options and […]

Historic preservation meets ecological restoration along the scenic pathway of Illinois’ Kickapoo Rail Trail (KRT). Marking an exciting development in local outdoor recreation, the first 11.3 miles through Champaign and Vermilion County are now open to the public. The construction work began in the spring of 2016, and the 10-foot […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Blake Wolters spent quality time Sunday night at home with his immediate family and a few close friends, watching television. They tuned into the broadcast of the Major League Draft. They munched on pizza from Filippo’s and consumed either Diet Coke or Diet Mountain Dew. They […]

By Dani Tietz For Ruthie Counter, there’s more to connection than what meets the eye. Of course, there’s the physical world: the one where she goes to work, where she’s raised her two kids, where she goes to church. Perhaps, for some time, the physical world was linear, with a […]