Mahomet Daily

A trip to New York was beyond their wildest dreams. Allison Yeager and Tisha Smith, stylists at Mahomet’s Oak Street Salon, recently participated in New York Fashion Week. “I’d say this was our dream in life,” Smith said. “To go do hair for New York Fashion Week or even see […]

During Fire Safety Week, and throughout the month of October, volunteers at the Cornbelt Fire Department want to educate all ages of the Mahomet community on fire safety and prevention. Through an annual open house event, the Mahomet community is invited to tour the station, view fire trucks, take a […]

  Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School has announced that  Lizzie Paragi, Maddy Clark, Emma Kassem, Gage Williams, Braden Houchin and Seth Tolliver (not pictured) are the September STudents of the Month.   

*photo by Matt Difanis By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com They come from different grade levels, with different interests, different backgrounds, different goals and different motivations. Individually, they are students at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School. Collectively, they are members of a boys’ cross-country program which is carrying on the school’s tradition for […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is one of a continuing series the Mahomet Daily will publish about the ordinary men and women from the community who have done or accomplished extraordinary things in their lifetime. We encourage readers to submit nominations for other deserving individuals who deserve consideration. We are […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Ryan Bosch is encountering obstacles in his first year as Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball head coach, and the team is still a month away from the start of preseason workouts. The varsity and junior varsity schedules — which had been finalized months ago — finds a series […]

Tim Culver, owner of Classic Plumbing Systems, will get to build his business and home on the same property in Mahomet. But the build will come at a price to Culver. The Champaign County Zoning Board granted Culver’s request for a special use permit for a 7-acre tract north of […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour golfers were among the 10 individuals who advanced to sectionals following Wednesday’s Class 1A girls’ regional golf tournament at Brookhill Golf Course, in Rantoul. Sarah Amjad (95) placed 24th overall, Emma Yates (96) was 27th and Emma Amjad (98) ended in 30th place. Their […]

State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) speaks at the Decatur Chamber Business Breakfast Oct. 3 after receiving the Champion of Free Enterprise Award from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Decatur, IL – In recognition of State Sen. Chapin Rose’s (R-Mahomet) “special contributions in the defense of free enterprise, and the furtherance of economic […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Marching bands — obviously — have moving pieces as they produce their sounds of music. It’s clear to those in the bleachers as the group weaves and works its way through sometimes intricate movements while playing their instruments. For Mahomet-Seymour’s group, that means 213 students this […]