By Fred Kroner The Bulldogs dropped an 85-55 decision at Urbana on Wednesday (Oct. 14) in their final dual meet of the regular season. Junior Anna Lagacy was the lone M-S swimmer to win an individual event. She prevailed in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1 minute, 27.43 […]
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Women’s Club meeting on Oct. 20 at MUMC
The Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club will be meeting Tuesday October 20 at 7 PM at the Mahomet United Methodist Church. Masks are required and all safety guidelines will be followed. The guest speaker will be Cindy Brumfield telling about Mom’s Pantry. Attendees are encouraged to bring items to […]
Bulldog Tennis tops Lincoln and Charleston
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour won all three doubles matches on Tuesday (Oct. 13) to post a 6-3 dual-meet triumph at Lincoln. Amalie Fried and Emma Clements were victorious at No. 1 doubles, 6-1, 6-2. Also winning in straight sets was the No. 3 duo of Molly Fried and Jadyn Hannah, […]
Sims and Powell recieve Apollo Conference Honors
By Fred Kroner A showdown between state-ranked Class 2A schools on Tuesday (Oct. 13) ended with 24th-ranked Mount Zion topping 25th-ranked Mahomet-Seymour for first place in the Apollo Conference girls’ cross-country meet. Mount Zion had a composite score of 46 points. Runner-up M-S ended with 60 points. Charleston (95) was […]
Mahomet-Seymour boys’ cross country wins Apollo Conference meet
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Led by five all-conference performers, Mahomet-Seymour’s state-ranked boys’ cross-country team reigned supreme on Tuesday (Oct. 13) in the Apollo Conference meet at Eastern Illinois University, in Charleston. M-S, ranked 11th in the most recent milesplit.com state poll (released on Wednesday, Oct. 14), had a five-runner composite […]
2020 census counting to end on Oct. 15
By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinois | Report For Americartroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration could shorten the U.S. Census count on Tuesday, just hours after the Illinois government committed an additional $1 million to outreach. The Trump administration originally tried to shorten the end date […]
Mahomet board to revisit special events ordinance
The Village of Mahomet board of trustees will revisit a new special events ordinance prior to a vote on Oct. 20. The Village staff said this ordinance would formalize the process of events within Village limits by requiring event coordinators to submit a form 30 days in advance of the […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Intrasquad competes in “Spectacular” at 13 Acres
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com More than six dozen Mahomet-Seymour junior high cross-country runners participated in the season-ending Intrasquad Spectacular on Tuesday (Oct. 6) at 13 Acres Park. It was a necessary event for a squad that featured more than 140 participants this season between the boy’ and girls’ programs. “Early […]
New stoplight in Mahomet at Lake of the Woods Rd. and IL-150
A new traffic signal in Mahomet is nearly ready to illuminate. Located at the intersection of Lake of the Woods Rd. and Oak St. (IL-150), the $300,000 project will be completed on Oct. 20, according to the signs near the construction area. The Village of Mahomet and Solace Apartments developers […]
Local officials want Champaign County listed as Health Innovation Region
Mahomet’s Mayor Sean Widener joined other local officials from Champaign County in a letter addressed to Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) stating that it is “troubling and disappointing to everyone in our community” that Champaign County would be subject to additional mitigation measures should […]