By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Maybe it will be next week. Perhaps it will be next month. It might not even be that soon, but there will assuredly come a time when Mahomet-Seymour’s varsity volleyball players look back on a season of firsts, a lengthy list of noteworthy achievements and smile about […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com A good way to get the word out about your business is to bring a Major League Hall of Famer to your small town. For many, the announcement that Andre Dawson would be signing autographs at Ryno’s Fine Sports Collectibles was the first time they’d heard of […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Typically, when runners cross the finish line, there is someone waiting to share in the excitement. Many times, though, training for a running event is a solo undertaking, involving time spent making gains to ultimately reach a goal. When 60 third- through fifth-grade girls at Lincoln Trail […]
Mahomet’s Daisy Troop #2956 will host a food drive for Mom’s Pantry at the Mahomet IGA on Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 13 kindergarteners from Middletown Prairie Elementary are working on their Global Action Award and have recently learned about poverty. In an effort to fight […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Interact Club will host a Parent’s Night Out on November 16 from 4 to 7 p.m. Children, kindergarten through fifth grade, will enjoy The Secret Life of Pets 2 in the Mahomet-Seymour Auditorium, supervised by the high school students and staff, while parents enjoy free-time. Snacks and kid-friendly […]
*This boil order has been lifted as of 11.8.2019. The Sangamon Valley Water Protection District has issued a boil order for Wildwood Subdivision along Fogel Road between Robin Rd. and Rolling Hills Dr. until further notice. A water leak earlier today prompted the precautionary measure. Please call the office with […]
The Mahomet-Seymour High School fieldhouse is now open for public use during the winter months. The November fieldhouse schedule was released on Nov. 4. Monday through Friday on the days school is in session, the fieldhouse will be open from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. for walkers and joggers only. The […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The whole universe has been a story. Humans, at least, have told stories along the way to try to make sense of it. At first, without a written word, stories were passed from generation to generation through an oral tradition. Then, with technological advances, such as marks […]
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s seventh-grade girls’ basketball team reeled off its 11th consecutive victory on Monday, Nov. 4, defeating Normal Parkside 34-14. Selah Campion led M-S with 10 points. Kylie Waldinger and Ellie Dallas chipped in with nine and seven points, respectively. During its winning streak, M-S (16-2) is allowing […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com EDITOR’S NOTE: In order to protect the child(ren) involved in this situation, names will not be used. Information for this article has come from the mother of a child involved in Monday’s candy incident and her identity has been independently verified. Information about an incident involving a […]
