When the sky bursts into the colors of fire, it’s time to get outside. Whether you are looking to just stare at the magnificent display or feel the leaves crunch beneath your feet, Illinois has several stops that won’t disappoint. Near Mahomet With fields to the north, south, east and […]
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Walk for Water Saturday
Chances are it just took a short walk to the faucet to get clean water today. But for many people around the world, it takes walking a few miles both ways to get unclean water. Mahomet community members can help change that, though. On Saturday morning New Beginnings Lutheran Church, […]
MSYF Varsity advances to CIYFL Championship game
The Mahomet-Seymour Youth Football seventh and eighth grade team has advanced to the CIYFL Championship game, which will be played on Sunday at Memorial Stadium at 4:30 p.m.
MSJHS to participate in the IESA State meet
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High cross country teams will participate in the IESA State meet at Normal Parkside on Saturday. After finishing second out of 13 teams, the MSJHS boys’ team was led by eighth-grade student-athlete Gabe Difanis, who finished fourth overall at 11:11. Gage Williams, Mitchell McAnally, Tyler Clark, Finn […]
Palazzolo creates memories through camera
It’s more than just a picture for Mic Palazzolo. A Mahomet native and 2012 graduate of St. Thomas More High School, Palazzolo went to school to become a counselor. That is until he picked up a camera. “I really started viewing photography in a psychological state,” he said. “When we […]
Village of Mahomet Leaf Collection Schedule
The Village of Mahomet will begin leaf collection procedures on October 15. The program will continue through November 30. Brush can be dropped off at 218 Lake of the Woods Rd. from 8 a.m. until noon. This drop off is for residents of the Village only and ID is required to […]
Declining high school football numbers cause pause at Mahomet-Seymour and St. Joseph-Ogden
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com National trends in athletics are playing out in a similar pattern in east central Illinois. For more than a decade, participation in high school football has been declining. “I believe in the 2004 season we had 106 players,” M-S football head coach Keith Pogue said. “That’s […]
Corn Belt Fire Department began with nothing except a few committed individuals
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For many of us, the chance to learn about history comes through words that were chronicled by people at the time of the event. If the accounts are incomplete, then much of the background remains a mystery or is forever lost. Former Mahomet resident Keith Dawkins […]
Fall fun and Lincoln Lecture at Lake of the Woods this weekend
Harvest Fest The morning air has a bit of a bite and flannel can be seen while on a walk. Fall nostalgia is something most people look forward to. And the Museum of the Grand Prairie will help visitors build memories during their annual Harvest Fest Saturday. Spooky stories, hay-rack […]
Bulldog cross country and volleyball on a roll, Band named Grand Champions
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s state-ranked girls’ cross-country team had eight runners place among the top 50 in Saturday’s 224-runner invitational at Metamora. The Bulldogs, ranked fourth in Class 2A, won the 21-school meet with 96 points. The individual leaders were runner-up Elizabeth Sims, who covered the 2.94-mile course in […]
