By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The state-ranked Bulldogs’ boys’ cross-country team lived up to expectations on Saturday (Oct. 24), dominating the 11-school Class 2A IHSA regional field at Taylorville. Mahomet-Seymour’s team title was its first in the sport since 2016. All five of M-S’ scoring runners finished among the top 15 […]
By Fred Kroner Led by two top-five runners, and five teammates who ran within 47 seconds of one another, Mahomet-Seymour was the dominant team on Saturday (Oct. 24) in the Taylorville Class 2A IHSA girls’ regional cross-country meet. Overall for M-S, the regional crown was the 16th in school history […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Region 1 of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan will see a new tier of virus mitigations as Gov. JB Pritzker warned Thursday that “we are now headed into a peak that is beyond, potentially, where we were in March and April.” “This pandemic […]
By Brogan Hennesy Mahomet-Seymour, as well as the rest of the world, have made hard sacrifices during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic. Changes and cancellation have made life difficult to navigate. The Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band had to cancel their competitive season. For a time, there was only hope that the band […]
The Waterford at Bridle Brook will be hosting a costume parade outside on the front drive from 6 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 30. Residents will be seated outside to watch the parade. All ages are welcome to dress up and attend. Please maintain 6-ft social distance from one another […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health released plans to distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. The treatment will be free of charge to state residents seeking to be inoculated against COVID-19. “There will not be a cost to individuals for the vaccine, although providers may charge a small […]
CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s (CUPHD) COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing program is asking residents to answer the call and help slow the spread of COVID-19. By answering the call, you can help keep yourself, your family and your community safe. Residents who test positive for […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted down the sale of 13 Acres Park to the Village of Mahomet on Monday night. The vote needed a super-majority of five votes per the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/11-76-3) to pass. Board members Meghan Hennesy, Ken Keefe and Colleen Schultz voted against it, […]
By Fred Kroner By the time the M-S boys toed the starting line for the Thursday (Oct. 15) IESA Class 3A sectional cross-country meet at 13 Acres Park, they had extra motivation supplied by the dominating performance of the school’s girls’ team. “The boys’ team knew that they were up […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A perfect score in cross-country means a school had the first five finishers in a meet. On Thursday (Oct. 15), the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ cross-country program achieved perfection-plus in a five-school IESA Class 3A sectional meet at 13 Acres Park. Schools were allowed to enter up to […]
