BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Staying in Mahomet or Seymour for the Fourth of July makes for a fun-filled lazy day with family and friends. A hometown parade full of tractors and candy kicks the day off right at 10 a.m. in Seymour. The Seymour Fourth of July Parade, which started […]
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36th Annual Bulldog Open June 28
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.-Registration for the 36th Annual Bulldog Open Golf Outing is still open. The event will begin at the Lake of the Woods Golf Course with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start on Friday, June 28. A $100.00 per person fee includes lunch, dinner and gifts. All proceeds support […]
Mahomet-Seymour School Board to open committee meetings to public
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.- The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will open its committee meetings to the public beginning Wednesday, June 19. The district sent the Policy Board Agenda to constituents with children enrolled in school via Skyward Monday. The Policy Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. in the Middletown […]
Domenic and Nicolina Di Girolamo make music a family affair
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill.- Wherever Domenic and Nicolina Di Girolamo go, the sounds of music seem to follow. It is prominent in the upbringing of the teen-aged Mahomet siblings. “I started singing before I could read,” Nicolina Di Girolamo said. “I remember my mum would print out the […]
Volunteers Needed for Freedom Fest
Each year thousands gather around the water at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve for the Champaign County Forest Preserve‘s annual Freedom Fest on July 4. While CCFPD takes the lead in hosting and scheduling the event, dozens of volunteers are needed to work in shifts from 1 to […]
Commentary: Anger, Bitterness and Love
BY JASON SCHIFO I don’t know if you have noticed, but things around us are feeling awfully divided lately. This person believes this thing, that group believes that thing. It seems like every day there is more and more to drive us apart rather than bring us together. And every […]
Michael Myerscough earns State FFA degree
Mahomet Ill.- Mahomet-Seymour’s FFA President Michael Myerscough received his State FFA degree at Illinois FFA convention last week. The Illinois State FFA Degree is the highest Degree our membership can bestow. Only three-percent of Illinois FFA Members earn the honor of receiving the Illinois FFA State Degree.
Gary Lewis sets goals for upcoming role as Regional Superintendent
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Gary Lewis has an idea of what to expect as he prepares to take over as regional superintendent of schools for Champaign and Ford counties. He will need to deal with people who possess a wide-ranging assortment of ideas and interests, goals and expectations. It’s not […]
2019 Mahomet-Seymour Ballers Bash
The Mahomet-Seymour Girls’ Basketball program will host their annual Ballers Bash June 14-16 in the M-S Fieldhouse. Fifty-one teams from junior high and high schools across the state will participate in the tournament. While full varsity, junior varsity, eighth and seventh-grade schedules are available online, M-S plays in the following […]
The Sock Connection: Love Your Neighbor Ministry fills a need
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Are your feet warm? When you get chilly in the middle of the night, do you have socks to wear underneath your covers? Something as simple as socks is a resource many people with money take for granted. But James Moreland, the Founder of Love You Neighbor […]