PRESS RELEASE Residential home sales weakened in July in the Champaign County area while the median home sale price rose 2.62 percent, according to the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®. As lower mortgage rates are prompting more buyers to enter the market, it’s putting pressure on the already tight inventory. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Artists never know when inspiration is going to hit. But Mahomet-area resident Rose Ross doesn’t wait. Instead, she just sits down at her computer and looks to God to guide her. “I am the type when I sit down to do something and I’m not sure […]
BY BROGAN HENNESY On my annual trip to Colorado, I did something that I have never done before: I climbed a 14,000 ft mountain. When I was first asked if I wanted to climb a mountain to spread Epilepsy awareness, I was all for it. I had visited Colorado for […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s Sam Mitchaner fired an 87 and was the second-place sophomore in Monday’s season-opening golf meet at Urbana Country Club. As a team, M-S placed eighth in the 16-team field. The Bulldogs’ composite was 371. Meet champion Champaign Central finished with a 323. Grant Harvey and […]
Mahomet-Seymour High School will host their fall sport preview on August 22. The following schedule has been provided by Matt Hensley: 6:00 p.m. Introduction of Fall Sport Student/Athletes and Coaches using the following schedule. We will begin all programs that have multiple levels with the Freshman Team and follow with […]
By DIRK VELDMAN Here is a story of four newly graduated boys (’19) from Mahomet Seymour High School, that have been friends since their days in pee-wee football, basketball, soccer and baseball. Ben Greenberger, Kyle Kinney, Jordan Veldman & Dawson Finch have been competing and or teammates for the last […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet Music Festival will have a hometown flavor this weekend. When Onoleigh Pommier takes the stage on Saturday at 6:10 p.m., it will serve as a homecoming for the 2015 Mahomet-Seymour High School graduate. “Growing up in Mahomet, the River Festival was always a very […]
Dawgapalooza, an annual celebration to kick-off the football season will take place on August 30. The event, which runs from 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. features inflatables, a tailgate cookout, and Bulldog apparel. The Mahomet-Seymour marching band and cheerleaders lead the crowd in pre-game cheers at 6:45 p.m. The Bulldogs will […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour football program is on the move. There is no sauntering to reach the practice field. “That’s part of their conditioning,” first-year head coach Jon Adkins said. “As soon as their stuff is on, they jog out there.” Adkins is among the joggers. “I wouldn’t […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com It’s showtime. The Mahomet-Seymour Music Boosters are bringing the Harlem Wizards to town for a show unlike anything Mahomet has ever seen before. Game time, scheduled for Sept. 29, at 3 p.m., is a fundraiser to support the Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band as they march into the […]
