*The student referred to in this article is a Mahomet-Seymour High School student. His/her name has been changed to protect his/her identity. Teenagers smoking in the bathrooms of their high schools may seem like a problem educators and parents had to deal with decades ago. But with new nicotine delivery […]
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Garvey shares loves of stories through artifacts at the Museum of the Grand Prairie
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey was interested in artifacts at a young age. “When I was 5, my brother (Fritz) was 11 and we got out card tables and put random stuff on them,” Oehlschlaeger-Garvey said. “We charged our grandparents a penny or a nickel apiece to view everything. […]
M-S School Board approves Martin as Assistant Principal of Middletown Prairie
Ryan Martin’s journey has come full-circle. Although that was not in his plan. The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted unanimously Monday night to approve the hire of Ryan Martin as the Assistant Principal of Middletown Prairie Elementary for the 2018-2019 school year. Martin, who has spent 13 of his 17 years […]
Boys’ basketball captures close win, Girls’ Basketball over Urbana, M-S Swim runners-up in Illini Prairie Conference
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A trio of players accounted for 55 of the team’s 61 points and for 19 of 25 rebounds on Tuesday as Mahomet-Seymour (17-8) edged visiting Urbana, 61-59, in a non-conference boys’ basketball game. Cory Noe scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Holt Campion […]
MSHS WYSE team wins Parkland Regional
The Mahomet-Seymour High School WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) team won the Parkland Regional, scoring 496 out of 500 points, on February 3. The MSHS WYSE team has won the Regional Competition dating back to 2009, except in 2015 when they placed second. WYSE is an academic challenge […]
Kings share love of the Dominican Republic by serving with others
When Mahomet’s Mike and Brandy King went on their first missions trip to the Dominican Republic in 1999, they did not expect their lives to be changed. “Brandy and I never saw ourselves as international foreign ministry-types of people,” Mike King said. “In fact, I was more like, ‘Look at […]
Winter Olympics are nostalgic for Mahomet Resident Henriksen
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Erik Henriksen doesn’t have to wonder what it feels like to be inside the Olympic village in the days leading up to competition. He understands the importance of navigating the hoopla surrounding The Games in order to maintain focus. Though the Mahomet resident now has a […]
Mahomet-Seymour Wrestling wins IHSA Regional title
By: Fred Kroner fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour hit the Daily Double with its wrestling program on Saturday. The Bulldogs captured their fourth consecutive IHSA Regional Championship, edging runner-up Danville by 12 1/2 points, and also had individuals qualify for the Lincoln Class 2A sectional in nine of 14 weight classes. For the day, […]
Rose to file bills to protect Mahomet Aquifer: strengthens oversite and regulation of gas companies
Springfield, IL – State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) will file several pieces of legislation that would strengthen oversight of gas storage sites across the state and strengthen notice requirements if a gas leak occurs. Rose’s package of legislation comes after it was discovered that a 2016 underground natural gas leak […]
Qualifying for state: M-S chess team competes in first-ever IHSA sectional
The Mahomet Daily and Mahomet Citizen share stories on a weekly basis. By Emily Jankauski Photo by Eric Potter: The Mahomet-Seymour High School chess team competed in its first-ever Illinois High School Association state sectional competition securing a place on the Peoria Civic Center’s floor for the upcoming February IHSA state finals. […]
