By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Once upon a time, in a community of less than 1,400 residents, a boys’ basketball team won every game it played one season and captured a state championship. It didn’t happen in the mind of an over-exuberant dreamer. It happened in Mahomet, Ill., nearly 60 years […]
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Windingland shares love of color with Mahomet community
She’s colorful. With all three children enrolled in school for the 2018-2019 school year, Sarah Windingland had her first brush with free time in 16 years, and she began to show her colors. Hailing from an artistic family, with a grandmother who taught art to people in prison, Windingland decided […]
World’s largest bow manufacturer found start in Mahomet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Big things can come from small areas. There is no greater proof than Precision Shooting Equipment, which is now — and for decades has been — the world’s largest manufacturer of compound bows, target bows, crossbows and traditional recurve bows. The company got its start on […]
MSHS Track and Soccer find success over weekend
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Four Mahomet-Seymour athletes won individual events on Saturday as the Bulldogs captured team honors in the 30-school Eastern Illinois University Indoor Track and Field Invitational, in Charleston. M-S totaled 61 points. Runner-up Unity had 59 points. The Bulldogs’ best event was the 1,600 meters. Teammates Mathias […]
Mills to become principal of Mahomet-Seymour Junior High
The Mahomet-Seymour School board voted unanimously to hire Nathan Mills as the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Principal on March 12. Mills has been employed with the Mahomet-Seymour Schools since 2003, when he started as a vocational/career education teacher at Mahomet-Seymour High School. In 2011, he became an assistant principal at MSHS, a position […]
A Look Inside Mahomet-Seymour: The Corner Pieces (Commentary)
I didn’t build many puzzles as a child. But when my grandmother visited Indiana from North Carolina once a year, or when she’d take us on a trip, she’d pour a puzzle on the table. We’d pick at it like snacks during the Super Bowl, when we weren’t dancing or […]
Nearly 230 Mahomet-Seymour High School students participate in March 14 walkout
With the wind blowing across the Mahomet-Seymour football field, it was difficult to hear high school students say, “enough” from the bleachers. But the presence of nearly 230 students — roughly a quarter of the M-S High School student population, — on the field at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 sent […]
Learning to give back: junior high, high school programs benefit community
Photos and Article by Emily Janauski The Mahomet Daily and Mahomet Citizen share articles on a weekly basis. Building a sense of community, developing relationships and gaining confidence, the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School’s Community Action Program and the high school’s Interact Club provide unmatched volunteer service projects for students. “It’s […]
A Look Inside Mahomet-Seymour High School: Students concerned about sexual education and environment
This article is the fifth in a six-part series that addresses concerns five (The fifth student left halfway through the interview. This interview includes four students.) Mahomet-Seymour High Schoool students have about their environment at school. During an interview about school safety, these students discussed a multitude of issues that, […]
Berger named to IWCOA Hall of Fame
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There are two main ways for youngsters to get involved with wrestling. The most common is to take up the sport in a kids’ club or as part of a youth program, some of which begin in first grade. The other way is to participate in […]
