By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Junior libero Libby Bodine totaled 18 digs as Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team opened the season with a two-set sweep at Champaign Central, 25-18, 25-22, on Tuesday (Aug. 24). Maddie Gaede handed out nine assists. Grace Rodebaugh finished with seven digs, six kills and three blocks. Avery Allen […]
It’s not always easy to find someone to talk to. Michelle Rolley knows this. “I became interested in psychology in my teen years when I had witnessed individuals close to my family who were impacted with mental health concerns,” Rolley said. “I became keenly aware of the difficulty of finding […]
By Fred Kroner Kate Severns fired her second shutout in four days on Wednesday (Aug. 18) as the Mahomet-Seymour junior high softball team held Jefferson scoreless in Champaign, 15-0. Severns allowed one single and one walk while striking out seven in three innings. She was backed by a defense that […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Saturday (Aug. 21) St. Thomas More Saber Corn Classic Cross-Country Invitational was an adventure for all of the junior high school runners, including the three bus loads of students representing Mahomet-Seymour. A technology malfunction prevented race organizers from determining places for all of the competitors, […]
I was born in Pakistan, but for the past 31 years the USA has been my home. America is a wonderful country to live in and I’m lucky to feel safe and free here. Right now, I am embarrassed of my country. What’s happening in Afghanistan is heartbreaking, terrible, and […]
Christie Clinic helped the Mahomet Daily provide photos of the 2021 Mahomet-Seymour Fall Preview. Meghan Hennesy took the pictures. To view the entire gallery, visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Seymour-Fall-Preview.
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation were joined by local officials and community leaders Monday to announce the start of construction on a new Interstate 57/74 interchange located in Champaign County. The $216.8 million project will rebuild the original interchange built more than 50 years ago, improve […]
Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills Friday that update the state’s sex education standards in K-12 schools. In Illinois, public schools aren’t required to offer sex education courses. Earlier in the year, State Rep. Kathleen Willis (D-Addison) proposed sex ed be mandated, and that curriculum should be aligned with culturally […]
The FDA has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, which will now be marketed as Comirnaty, for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization (EUA), including for individuals 12 through 15 years of age […]
By The Mahomet Daily In the space of three days, two hole-in-ones were registered at Lake of the Woods Golf Course, in Mahomet. On Sunday (Aug. 22), 11-year-old Tyler Schoudel, from Mahomet, hit his first career hole-in-one. He aced the 120-yard fifth hole on the Par-3 course. Schoudel used his […]
