By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Years after the fact, Steve Rinkel can chuckle at the memories associated with the purchase of a home in Mahomet. He and his wife, Jill, were married in November, 1984, and living in southeast Urbana. By the following spring, they decided a move would be a wise […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The concept is one that many people recognize, but few embrace. Practice makes perfect. Ella Tietz gets it. The Mahomet-Seymour junior understands the correlation between effort exerted and results received. She is not a musical prodigy, but is a product of practice, which helps to explain her […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The saying that 24-hours can change your life is true. In the 24-hours that Michael and Mason McAnally were on an Honor Flight in June, their lives were changed. What they didn’t realize until the end of the Honor Flight, though, is that those 24-hours would also […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Max Katz was a top-four placer in two events on Saturday, helping the M-S boys’ swimming and diving team to a fourth-place finish in the seven-school Urbana Invitational. Katz was the diving runner-up and placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke. Three other Bulldogs were also top 10 […]
BY FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com The Bulldogs scored the most second-half points Friday at Lincoln, but could not recover from a huge first-half deficit and suffered a 66-36 loss to the Railsplitters. After intermission, M-S held a 23-20 edge in points scored. Lincoln limited the Bulldogs to six first-quarter points and carried […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour went scoreless in the first quarter of Thursday’s home game against Normal West and dropped a 63-40 non-conference girls’ basketball decision to the Wildcats. Normal West carried a 35-11 lead into halftime. Two freshmen led the Bulldogs in scoring. Savannah Orgeron tallied 12 points on the […]
Mahomet Democrats will host a meet-and-greet with candidates who will be on the Democratic primary ballot on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. at Los Zarapes (840 Eastwood Dr, Mahomet). This is an opportunity for local voters to hear directly from candidates for Congress, circuit court judge, circuit clerk, and coroner. […]
Three Mahomet-Seymour Seniors, Charlie Moore, Peter Slezak and Henry Livingston will be honored at Senior Night during the Champaign Chiefs Hockey game on Feb. 3. Danville High School senior Robert Jaruseski will also be honored. The Chiefs who currently hold third place (8-5-0) in the Lincoln Land High School Hockey […]
Pictured back row L-R: Kylie Fuoss, Jenna Ledin, Savannah Smith, Audrey Boateng, Kiana Bailey, Joshua Park. Front row L-R: Miranda Morrissette, Averhy Sanborn, Mallory Fonte, Penny Sheridan, Zoe Hovde, Tadeo Ruiz, Nick Harfst The Mahomet-Seymour Speech team is poised for the IHSA Sectional Competition on Feb. 8. The Bulldogs completed their […]
In the days before the March 17, 2020 primary election, the Champaign County Clerk’s office will open locations throughout Champaign County to make voting easy and accessible to those casting a vote. Pursuant to Article 19A of the Illinois Election Code, Early Voting for the General Primary will be conducted […]
