Superintendent Lindsay Hall invites the Mahomet community to listen to her talk about district topics and answer questions at Middletown Prairie on November 12 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Board of Education Meeting Room. Visitors should park on the west side of the building and enter […]
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MSHS girls’ cross country captures first IHSA 2A Sectional title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com School history was made on Saturday at the Class 2A East Peoria girls’ cross-country sectional meet. A Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-country program — which has now qualified teams for state 14 times this century — captured a sectional championship in the sport for the first time. Under […]
Lincoln Trail Closed Monday: Water Pipe Broke
Mahomet-Seymour Superintendent Lindsey Hall sent the following message via Skyward to Mahomet-Seymour parents Saturday afternoon. Lincoln Trail Elementary will be closed to students Monday, October 29, 2018. “A pipe broke early Saturday morning at Lincoln Trail. Water was found in most of the classrooms and the library. Because of the […]
Heroes from Home: The Parkhill Family
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is one of a continuing series the Mahomet Daily will publish periodically about the ordinary men and women — or families — from the community who have done or accomplished extraordinary things in their lifetime. We encourage readers to submit nominations for other deserving individuals […]
Girls on the Run helps girls grow confidence
It’s about more than just exercise. For girls in the Lincoln Trail Girls on the Run program, it’s more about spending time with friends and discovering that anyone can do something they didn’t think they could do. After parent requests, Lincoln Trail sponsors decided to host the non-profit Girls on […]
Girls’ swimming places second in Danville
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball season ended on Tuesday with a Class 3A regional semifinal loss to Unity on the Rockets’ court. Unity improved to 2-0 in the season series between the schools, sweeping the Bulldogs 25-21, 25-23. M-S closes with a 20-13 record. Unity (28-8) will face Champaign […]
Mahomet Halloween Guide
October 24 FULL MOON HIKE: HALLOWEEN EDITION Interpretive Center, Homer Lake Forest Preserve, 6-7:30 p.m. Halloween is almost here, so get in the spooky spirit by coming on a Full Moon Hike! We will use the light of the full moon to navigate Homer Lake. We won’t find werewolves or […]
Hulten to provide information on running for school board
Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten will be at the Mahomet Public Library on November 8 to talk to potential Mahomet-Seymour School Board candidates about the process for candidacy. The event will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Hulten will review the requirement of public signatures, the timeline for turning candidacy […]
Wanninger and Allen encourage kindness through grassroots project
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Study these words: What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of, What the world needs now is love, sweet love, No, not just for some, but for everyone. They are an example that despite technological […]
Former Village Administrator Smigielski lucky to be inland during Hurricane Michael
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There are stories that seem almost too implausible to be believable. They are often lumped into a general category: Fake news. Mell Smigielski knows that some sets of facts, however, truly are beyond comprehension. He has first-hand knowledge. The former Mahomet Village Administrator has lived and […]