Mahomet Daily

By Dani Tietz Getting involved and giving back is easier to talk about than to do. But for Mahomet-Seymour’s Cindy Brumfield, it’s just what she does. Brumfield has been with the Mahomet-Seymour School District for 32 years, working with K-12 students in the special education program.  “I have always had […]

By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & PETER HANCOCK  Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com  UPDATE: The budget was filed as a 3,409-page amendment to Senate Bill 250 late Wednesday evening. This story has been updated to reflect the latest developments as of Wednesday night. SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed to a framework […]

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ soccer team exited the postseason on Tuesday (May 23) with an 8-0 Class 2A sectional semifinal loss to Chatham Glenwood at Normal West. Glenwood will face Rochester, a 2-0 winner over Normal West in the Friday (May 26) sectional finals  at 6 p.m. M-S ends […]

By Fred Kroner Maddy Logsdon drove in a career-high eight runs on Wednesday (May 24) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team thumped Danville in the semifinal game of the M-S Class 3A regional tournament. Logsdon swatted four hits, including a double. “She was on fire,” M-S head coach James Heinold said. […]

By Fred Kroner Mateo Casillas and his Mahomet-Seymour baseball teammates showed on Wednesday (May 24) that they are primed for the postseason. The Bulldogs registered their school-record 30th win of the spring as pitchers Casillas and Kody Ackman combined for a one-hitter in the Class 3A regional semifinals, a 19-1 […]

The Champaign-Urbana Elks 2497 in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation will sponsor a free children’s orthopedic assessment clinic on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.  The clinic is from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM and is by appointment only.  To make an appointment call the Illinois Elks Children’s Care […]

By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Catholic dioceses in Illinois failed to disclose hundreds of abusive clerics before the state opened what would become a yearslong investigation into sex abuse within the church, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday. Included in a scathing 700-page report published by Raoul’s office at the […]

By Fred Kroner Cecily Smith placed third in the seventh-grade pole vault for Mahomet-Seymour in the girls’ Class 4A IESA state track and field meet, which ended on Saturday (May 20) at the Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Smith cleared a personal-best 7 feet, 6 inches. She was the lone […]

By Fred Kroner Seventh-grader Jayvon Tompkins was a two-event placer on Saturday (May 20) for Mahomet-Seymour in the IESA boys’ Class 4A junior state track and field meet at Eastside Centre, in East Peoria. Tompkins finished third in the discus with a toss of 121 feet. He notched a fourth-place […]

By Brett McMahon Growing up in Vermilion County, Roxy Reed never imagined she would own and operate a therapy ranch.  After high school and earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Northern Illinois University, Reed moved to Nashville to work at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in the traumatic brain injury […]