Champaign County is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases. Over the last two days, 101 new cases were added to the 1,413 total cases. On Tuesday 55 new cases were reported and Wednesday morning 46 new COVID-19 cases were reported. There are currently 212 active cases. District 6 of the […]
The IHSA has announced the boys/girls golf, girls tennis, boys/girls cross country and girls swimming and diving can continue for the fall 2020 season while football, volleyball and boys soccer have been moved to the spring. “This plan, like nearly every aspect of our current lives, remains fluid,” said IHSA […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health issued new sport guidance Wednesday afternoon. “Whether they’re new to the game, or have been training since they could walk, kids want to play sports,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “Parents want to cheer from the stands and watch the kids succeed and offer some […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Karl Mauzy was first introduced to and influenced by the Mahomet Area Youth Club as a fifth-grader in the 1990s. The club had such a profound impact on his life, that he continued to support it even after he had left the state. And, years later […]
To some the vertical rocks in front of Mahomet’s Yo Yo’s resemble art. To others, mostly children, they look like a climbing challenge. But to owners Matt and Alice Pommier, the rocks remind them of a time when the Sangamon Elementary playground was filled with shouting and laughter. It was […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Carter Johnson was the player who made the pitches last weekend in a game that ended in a no-hitter. The upcoming Mahomet-Seymour sophomore was credited with the win in a 4-0 victory for his summer travel-ball team, the Yard Goats. Anyone who has been associated with […]
Mahomet-Seymour parents have been asked to complete a questionnaire and online registration so that the district can place students in am/pm sections (K-5) and A/B days (6-12). The email from Superintendent Lindsey Hall follows a 4-3 vote from the Mahomet-Seymour School Board to implement asynchronous learning on Monday with half-days […]
The IESA Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday to cancel the regular season and IESA state series in the sports of boys and girls golf, boys baseball, girls softball, and boys and girls cross-country for the 2020-21 school year. “We know that there will be many people within the school […]
By Zainab Susi Many of you may recognize me by my name or writing style. But for those who don’t know me, my name is Zainab Susi. I moved to Mahomet in 1999 and have lived here ever since. I was born in Karachi, Pakistan and when I was eighteen […]
The Village of Mahomet proposed a no parking zone on westbound Slade Lane from Sweet Grass Drive to 345+ feet W from Sweet Grass Drive in the Ridge Creek Subdivision. “We’ve had some informal conversations with folks out there that are concerned about the curve there and cars being parked […]
