BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com It’s time to toast the future of the Mahomet Public Library. It’s also time to channel your inner sleuth. The Mahomet Public Library will host its fourth-annual Murder Mystery Fundraiser Dinner on Feb. 15 at Farm Credit Illinois. The event, which begins at 6 p.m., will include […]
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24/7 Wall Street ranks Mahomet on 50 best cities to live in list
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com A list of “America’s 50 Best Cities to Live In” published by 24/7 Wall St. placed Mahomet, Ill. as the 38th best place to live in the United States. The list takes into account two dozen metrics related to affordability, economy, standard of living, and community. Data […]
Golden Rule Trucking looking for full-time drivers
Golden Rule Trucking, Inc is contracted with FedEx Ground to pick up and deliver packages. We are looking to hire full-time delivery drivers that have excellent customer service skills to join our work family. We do have contractual obligations to meet. The mandated qualifications must be met or exceeded. They are as […]
Commentary: A new perspective through friendship
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Explanation is not the same as justification. Sometimes they can be polar opposites and have no relationship or relevance to each other. Consider the story of a young man who was raised in a small – but growing – midwestern community. He lived in the same house […]
Illinois Best Weekly ranks M-S Wrestling
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The unbeaten Bulldogs (14-0) maintained their state ranking (21st in Class 2A) in the weekly poll released on Tuesday by The Illinois Best Weekly. M-S returns to action tonight at Effingham and then will return home on Saturday to host the Marty Williams Invitational, which will start […]
Mount Zion halts Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball win streak
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mount Zion put a halt to Mahomet-Seymour’s four-game winning streak in girls’ basketball on Monday, posting a 53-40 victory over the Bulldogs in their own gym. Durbin Thomas scored a team-high 11 points and made a career-high three three-pointers. Other top point-makers for the Bulldogs were Savannah […]
Coleman breaks another Mahomet-Seymour record at Mattoon
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Senior Grant Coleman registered a school-record performance on Tuesday at Mattoon. The 6-foot-7 Coleman shattered a 48-year-old school scoring record by notching 44 points in 24 minutes against the Green Wave. M-S hammered Mattoon 73-37. Coleman was 16 of 24 from the field, including 5 for 7 […]
Mahomet Stingers baseball to hold informational meetings
The Mahomet Stingers, a baseball program for junior high-aged boys, will hold informational gathering at Baldwin Bytes, located at 601 E Main St #110, Mahomet on Feb. 10 from 7 to 8 p.m. and Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details about registration will be provided at the […]
2020 Mahomet Garage Sale Dates announced
The 2020 Mahomet Garage sales have been scheduled for May 15 and 16 and Sept. 11 and 12. The Mahomet Daily will provide an online and print listing for shoppers.
Things to do in Champaign County on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
A three-day weekend in Illinois during the month of January means that governments, many schools and the postal service stops to remember the life of Martin Luther King. Jr. While many libraries and museums throughout the state are also closed, those in East Central Illinois that do stay open oftentimes […]