By Fred Kroner For the first time in 15 years, a girls’ basketball team from Mahomet-Seymour has reached the 20-win mark in a season. The Bulldogs achieved that rare accomplishment on Monday (Jan. 24) at Mount Zion, topping the Braves, 73-41. M-S still has a minimum of eight games remaining […]
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees approved conditional use permits for three mixed-use commercial buildings and a multiple-family residential development with a clubhouse on Tuesday. The board saw an updated version of the multi-family development during their regular board meeting after board members expressed concerns about the aesthetics of […]
By Fred Kroner The season ended for the Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade boys’ basketball team on Saturday (Jan. 22) at Champaign Jefferson. Coming off a 12-day COVID-related layoff, the Bulldogs defeated sixth-seeded Champaign Franklin in the quarterfinals of a Class 4A IESA regional tournament, 38-30. Paxson O’Malley led M-S with 14 points, […]
By Fred Kroner Three Mahomet-Seymour Junior High wrestlers placed second on Saturday (Jan. 22) in the 16-school Panther Invitational at Braidwood Reed Custer. Justus Vrona (2-1 at 95 pounds), Colton McClure (3-1 at 100 pounds) and Corey Bell (3-1 at 119 pounds) each posted pins in all of their wins. […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade and eighth-grade volleyball teams each emerged victorious on Saturday (Jan. 22) in its own four-school invitational. The eighth-graders topped Charleston 25-11, 25-15, Monticello 26-24, 25-27, 15-11 and Tolono Unity, 25-23, 25-20. The seventh-graders defeated the same opponents, decisioning Charleston 25-15, 25-11, Monticello 25-16, 26-28, 15-11 […]
*Editor’s Note: The Mahomet Daily has published several news articles on the People’s Gas Leak, and movements towards getting clean water to residents. This is not a news article, but rather a call to get it done. In places like Mahomet, it is hard to imagine life without a clean […]
By Isabella Zarate Phones are ringing. Four antsy people sway left to right looking over the counter checking the time as they wait in line. Empty bottles scatter the counter, waiting to be filled. The phones are ringing. Fifteen cars inch along the drive-through. Patients awaiting a COVID test grow […]
The College Board has announced that beginning in 2024 the portfolio of SAT tests will go all-digital. “The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant,” said Priscilla Rodriguez, vice president of College Readiness Assessments at College Board. “We’re not simply putting the current SAT […]
The Village of Mahomet has filed a petition with the Illinois Commerce Commission for consideration and funds for a railroad crossing that would extend South Mahomet Road through the 77-acre property that the Mahomet-Seymour School District owns on the east side of the Village. In seeking the “opening of a […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s wrestling team extended its winning streak to 17 consecutive duals on Thursday (Jan. 20), dominating Urbana (84-0), Central (75-6) and Pontiac (78-6) in Champaign. For the night, the Bulldogs won 18 matches by pin, but also received 21 forfeit wins for the evening. Against the three […]
