The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted to table a proposal from the district administration to revise the 2021-2022 school calendar to include two early-out days per month. Early-out days include a 2-hour dismissal for students while teachers are to work on professional development. Typically the district has one early-out day per […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has announced trail, road and parking lot construction at the River Bend Forest Preserve in May and June. From May 25 to 28, crews will be prepping paved surfaces. The parking lot and road will be open during this period, but drivers are advised […]
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that nighttime closures of one direction of Interstate 74 at Mattis Avenue in Champaign resume tonight, May 19. The closures are necessary to install new bridge beams and will run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. as follows: May 19-20: Westbound lanes closed May […]
Mahomet-Seymour will host free developmental screenings for 3 and 4-year old residents on June 23 and July 29. Students who qualify based on screening results may be enrolled in the Middletown Prairie Elementary preschool program free of all costs. Call 217.586.5833 to schedule an appointment.
By GRACE BARBICCapitol News Illinoisgbarbic@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday the release of a six-year, $20.7 billion construction plan to improve roads and bridges throughout the state, an annual process which the Illinois Department of Transportation oversees to target infrastructure spending. The Highway Improvement Program, funded through the Rebuild […]
By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinoisrtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday calling on all public schools to return to in-person learning during the upcoming school year. The resolution doesn’t institute any mandates or requirements for Illinois schools to follow, but shows unified support from ISBE […]
By Fred Kroner Chase Wagers and Brayden Smith teamed up to throw the first shutout by the Mahomet-Seymour baseball staff on Wednesday (May 19) at home, a five-inning 11-0 triumph over Danville. Wagers (3-0) pitched the first four innings, scattering two hits, walking one and striking out six. Smith, in […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Eleven Bulldogs went 2-0 in dual meets on Tuesday (May 18) with five of them pinning two opponents as M-S stayed unbeaten for the wrestling season. M-S decisioned Westville 62-15 and Robinson 78-6 in matches held at Westville. For the night, M-S wrestlers won 24 of […]
By Fred Kroner Kendyl Petro was a double winner for Mahomet-Seymour in the eighth-grade division of the Mount Zion Class 4A girls’ track and field sectional meet on Saturday (May 15). Petro was dominant in the shot put (26 feet, 6 ½ inches) and the discus (84 feet, 8 inches). […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour had IESA champions in three events in the Saturday (May 15) Class 4A Mount Zion Sectional eighth grade boys’ track and field meet. Blake Dillman was the 800-meter winner, stopping the clock in 2 minutes, 17.62 seconds. In the pole vault, Ty Clark’s 10-foot, 6-inch […]
