Champaign County Crime Stoppers announced Tuesday that through the Illegal Gun Bounty Reward Program, 32 firearms were taken off the streets and 26 people were arrested in gun-related felony crimes since 2019. Because of the success of the program, and funding support from the Champaign County Community Coalition and the City […]
Mahomet-Seymour’s Skylar Yancy has rushed for over 100 yards in the last two weeks of play. The senior averaged more than 10 yards per carry against Effingham, scoring four touchdowns, and ran for a team-high 155 yards. Yancy has gained 392 yards on the ground through three games. Although the […]
About Keith: I grew up in St. Joseph, Illinois. I graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University for undergrad and went on to complete my law degree at Washington University in St. Louis. I practiced law for seven years before getting my teaching certificate. I am a social studies teacher at Mahomet-Seymour […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A new month has produced a new person with a hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods. On Wednesday (April 7), Ryan McClure, owner of Bankco Doors in Mahomet, made his second career hole-in-one. McClure aced the 163-yard 14th hole, using a 9-iron and hitting a pink […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three golfers recorded a hole-in-one at Lake of the Woods golf courses during March. Eleven-year-old Hunter Benson, from Mahomet, scored his first ace on Wednesday, March 31. Benson used a 7-iron on the 105-yard Par 3 second hole. He hit a Titleist velocity golf ball. His […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For all of the perceived glamour of college coaching, there is an often-overlooked element that traditionally comes with the territory. Mahomet-Seymour graduate Bodie Reeder can talk about an aspect that many people don’t recognize. “I met my wife (Ashley) at Wisconsin-Stout,” Reeder said. “We got married […]
MAHOMET, IL—— Christie Clinic Department of Pediatrics in Mahomet located at 1001 Commercial Dr., Mahomet will be offering extended hours and same-day appointments for non emergent pediatric conditions including allergies, infections, and colds starting April 5, 2021. In the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Michael Palazzolo diagnoses and treats childhood illnesses […]
By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs kept their grip on first place in the Apollo Conference volleyball standings by handling Mattoon, 25-17, 25-15, on Tuesday (April 6) in Mattoon. Ainsley Ranstead provided a spark with six kills, five aces and four digs. Grace Rodebaugh contributed three kills and three digs. M-S […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Eli Warren tallied four goals and Nate Lundstrom assisted on four scores as Mahomet-Seymour won at Mattoon, 6-1, on Monday (April 5) in a boys’ Apollo Conference soccer match. Also scoring for the Bulldogs were Lundstrom and Anthony Ramirez. Tucker Antonacci and Clayton Gibson had one […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Bulldog Blueprint team will meet for a tour of Middletown Prairie Elementary at 5:45 p.m. The Bulldog Blueprint meetings are open to the public as information is presented that will help the community learn more about Mahomet-Seymour facility needs and what that will mean for a tax referendum. […]
