The annual Honor Parade will be returning to Mahomet this year in recognition of the first responders who were pivotal amidst the pandemic this past year. The Mahomet Lions Club, an organization whose main goal is volunteerism and giving back to the community, will be sponsoring the parade. As stated […]
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Seymour announces Fourth of July parade and firework plan
Seymour has announced that some of the traditional Fourth of July celebrations will resume in 2021. The Fourth of July parade will march through Seymour on July 3 at 10 a.m. The carnival at Seymour United Methodist Church will not take place this year, though. Neither will the annual car […]
Capacity restrictions scheduled to be lifted statewide
Illinois is on track to move into a full-reopening on June 11. Statewide positive COVID-19 cases continued to plummet Tuesday with the Illinois Department of Public Health announcing 244 cases and new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 14 additional deaths. Attributing to the lower […]
Mahomet Summer Lunch Program Unites Communities
By Neshmia Malik While summer is approaching and many people have plans of basking in the summer weather, ten local churches in the Mahomet area have made it a priority to provide lunches for the community over the last decade. For ten weeks of summer, churches in Mahomet prepare and […]
Pritzker signs redistricting plans for state legislative, appellate court districts
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed a pair of bills Friday that redraw state legislative and appellate court districts, despite the fact that official U.S Census data needed to ensure equal representation has not yet been delivered. In a statement released Friday afternoon, Pritzker said […]
M-S Softball season ends in loss to Canton
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs fell short at Canton on Thursday (June 3) in the Class 3A regional championship softball game. M-S was limited to three hits – all singles – by top-seeded Canton and dropped a 3-0 decision. Ashley Campbell had two hits for the Bulldogs and Karley Yergler […]
12 Bulldogs go unbeaten in matches with Effingham and Taylorville
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs continued their unbeaten ways on Thursday (June 3), winning two wrestling dual meets at Taylorville. M-S overpowered Effingham 65-6 and then blanked Taylorville 78-0, marking the fourth opponent this season in which the Bulldogs didn’t lose a match. Twelve M-S athletes were unbeaten for the […]
Koerner breaks school record, M-S Soccer advances
By Fred Kroner Junior Cayla Koerner became the top single-season scorer in the history of the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer program by notching a hat trick on Friday (June 4) in a Class 2A sectional quarterfinal win at home over Danville. M-S outscored the Vikings 12-0 at Middletown Field. Koerner had […]
Bulldog baseball advances in IHSA Regionals
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs scored early and often on Friday (June 4) to end their Class 3A regional semifinal baseball game at home against Decatur Eisenhower after four innings. M-S posted a 16-0 win with pitchers Zach Courson and Braden Houchin holding the Panthers to one single. Nate […]
C.G. Facer wins Naughtin Open
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com C.G. Facer came from five shots off the pace on Sunday (June 6) to win the championship flight of the Naughtin Open by two strokes at Lake of the Woods Golf course. Facer fired an opening-round 76 on Saturday and trailed Andrew Lawson, who carded a […]