Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s fifth runner, Delaney King, beat the fifth runner from Normal University High to the finish line by four seconds and that was enough to allow the Bulldogs to edge the Pioneers, 55-57, for team supremacy in Saturday’s Class 2A girls’ cross-country regional at Normal’s Maxwell […]

Ken Keefe has been named the Vice Chair of the Illinois Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council. Keefe, who has fostered children in his home for six years, joined the council three years ago after witnessing the bureaucracy involved with children in the foster care system. “You would think that everyone […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ryan Martin’s interest in education and school administration started because of a potato. It wasn’t just any ol’ spud. It was a French Fry. Actually, it wasn’t even an edible fry, but one that Martin and other students had to visualize. “When I was in grade […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ soccer team secured a berth in Saturday’s Class 2A regional championship match by virtue of Tuesday’s 3-0 shutout over Centennial on the Chargers’ field. M-S is 15-3-5 overall and has lost just once (with three ties) in its last 16 matches. Jake Janda hit […]

The Champaign County Board will meet on  October 18, 2018, at 6:30 pm in the Education Classroom of the Museum of the Grand Prairie, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018OctAgenda-1.pdf”]

It’s costume time! The Mahomet Parents Network has arranged for local businesses to provide a safe way for children to get treats throughout Mahomet in the second annual Treats in Town from 10 a.m. to noon on October 20. All parents need to do is take their child in their […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jeff Kyle can relate to the life of construction workers. They often arrive at vacant lots to build a house, staying at the job site until all of the finishing touches are completed. Then, it’s off to another location to again build from the ground up. […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Cross-country runners may not think of themselves as models, but Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high teams have been a model of consistency since the sport expanded from a single-class state tournament into a multiple-class system in 1997. In 20 of the following 22 years, at least one M-S […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some people find ways to turn a hobby into a money-making venture. Jim Risley found a way to turn his passion into a memory-making experience. Thirty-nine years ago, Risley arrived on the faculty at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School. Besides teaching sixth-grade history, Risley had an interest […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jordan Veldman and Clay Hubble combined for 200 yards rushing while scoring one touchdown apiece on Friday as Mahomet-Seymour snapped a five-game losing streak with a 14-0 win at Lincoln. Veldman rushed for 104 yards on 21 carries. Hubble gained 96 yards on seven carries. Dylan […]