BY FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ tennis team swept to victory over Watseka on Tuesday, posting a 9-0 win in a dual meet hosted by the Warriors. For the match, the Bulldogs (1-3) did not lose a set. The closest battle was at No. 1 singles, where M-S’ Annie […]
The American Legion Post 1015 is raising money to replace several flags on light poles along Main St. and Eastwood Dr. in Mahomet that have become tattered over the years. The Legion has already replaced two flags, one is located by the Village Administration Building. The new flags will be […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Cade Starrick and Raymond Long teamed up on a six-hit shutout on Monday as Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School captured a Class 3A IESA baseball regional championship. The Bulldogs blanked Monticello 10-0. Neither Starrick nor Long issued any walks. Starrick struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Each month, Tim Culver, owner of Classic Plumbing recognizes a community member who is giving back in extraordinary ways. Culver believes that there is always something good happening in every community, and that there are ordinary people behind each good deed. These stories are meant to […]
MSHS singers, Emma Beddow, Logan Burdette, Ryan Bushell , Nicolina Di Girolamo, Leah Nykaza, Jessica Smith, Wyatt Taber , Kyle Widener, Neenah Williams and Alexis Young enjoyed their time at the 2019 Millikin Vocal Festival Saturday. Nicolina Di Girolamo was selected as one of the semi-finalists in the Solo Competition.
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School recognized seventh-grade students Brandon Roady, Daniel Traficante, Lilly Niver, Theron Beguin, Gavin L Bailey, Ella McCormick, Kassi McKinney, Linden Carlson, Autumn Hinton and Olivia Pfeifer as August’s Students of the Month. Vance Clark, Collin Jackson, Amalie Dallerba, Haley Houchin, Grace Bednar […]
Urbana, IL Tuesday, September 24, 2019 is National Voter Registration Day. The Champaign County Clerk’s office will be registering voters all day at their office at the Brookens Admin Building, located at 1776 E. Washington St. Urbana, IL 61802. County Clerk staff will also be at Parkland College’s cafeteria registering […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com There are children who come to school hungry. Even in the Mahomet-Seymour School District. When Mahomet-Seymour School District Teaching Assistant Cindy Brumfield saw her students come to school hungry, she kept a few snacks in her office. “I knew their needs were greater than just breakfast, […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com What does Garret Risley know? After building a shelter for Mahomet-Seymour students who live in Candlewood, he knows that when kids have a need, the community will rally around them. Risely, a Special Education Teacher at Mahomet-Seymour High School, noticed that some of his students who […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Greg Pasley is not unlike the pioneers who settled in East Central Illinois in the 19th century. Those men and women who relocated to the area in the 1800s were in search of something, perhaps a better life or a fresh start or the adventure of […]
