The Illinois Flag Commission is inviting the public to participate in a historic opportunity to design a new state flag. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Commission will accept submissions from residents who wish to contribute their artistic vision to a potential new symbol for Illinois. Designs can be submitted online […]
The Mahomet Public Library is planning a $7.4 million expansion to accommodate the increasing demands of the rapidly growing community. Since moving into its current 13,300-square-foot building on Highway 150 in 2010, the library has outgrown its space, prompting a comprehensive expansion plan designed to serve the community for the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In its season-opening match, the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team swept the three doubles matches in straight sets on Thursday (Aug. 22) and overpowered Mount Zion 8-1 in Mount Zion. At No. 1 doubles, Holland Martin and Adella Bird teamed up for a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over […]
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By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Senior Reis Claybrooke fired a 70 and won medalist honors in a playoff on Monday (Aug. 19) as the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ golf team opened the season by placing second in the 13-school Urbana Tiger Kickoff Classic at Savoy. Mount Zion garnered team honors with a 297. […]
American country pop singer and songwriter Dylan Scott is set to headline the Mahomet Music Festival on August 24. Scott, the ACM-nominated, multi-Platinum singer who has notched four No. 1 singles on the radio (“My Girl,” “Nobody,” “New Truck,” and “Can’t Have Mine”), as well as Top 5 hit “Hooked.” […]
Illinois will become the fifth U.S. state to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools starting in January, following Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recent signing of a bill. This new law extends the existing 30-year ban on physical discipline, such as paddling and spanking, from public schools to private schools across the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It represents a symbol of excellence. Or perhaps a symbol of appreciation and gratitude. Maybe the actual symbol of recognition is more like a tribute to a person whose decades-long tenure in the Mahomet-Seymour school district made an impression on thousands of former students, many of […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Zach Blumenshine and Miles Rasche shared medalist honors on Thursday (Aug. 15) as the Mahomet-Seymour junior varsity boys’ golf team opened its season with a 168-175 win over Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda at Willow Pond Golf Course. Blumenshine and Rasche each fired 40s. The Bulldogs’ next two scorers were […]
Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a series of bills designed to safeguard access to emergency medical care for pregnant women, strengthen Illinois’ shield laws, and ban discrimination based on reproductive health choices. ““Across the nation we can see extremists are ramping up their efforts to restrict and punish women seeking […]
