By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com One race. One day. Four firsts. Mahomet-Seymour’s Mathias Powell capped a perfect postseason on Saturday by winning the Class 2A cross-country individual state championship at Peoria’s Detweiller Park. — He was the first M-S state titlist in cross-country; — His 3-mile time of 14 minutes, 31.77 […]
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M-S Board Agenda 11.5.2018
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High will meet on Nov. 5, 2018 in the Middletown Prairie Elementary boardroom at 7 p.m. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/nov-5-2018.pdf”]
Meachum and Jordan cross items off bucket list together
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joan Jordan and Linda Meachum are former school teachers who are now in another learning stage. The retired Lincoln Trail fifth-grade teachers are soaking up first-hand knowledge about places many only know about through books and magazines. First friends, later card club members, Jordan and Meachum […]
Letter to the Editor: Support for Matt Grandone
November 2, 2018 Matt Grandone is the most qualified candidate for Champaign County Clerk. Matt is conscientious, hardworking, ethical, honest, and dedicated to our community. The facts are simple: … For the past 4 years, Matt has been working with State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to increase Election Security […]
Commentary: “Kesher Moments”
By Jason Schifo Pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet Have you ever gone to the store in search of a particular thing and run into or across something unexpected along the way that wasn’t on your list? Maybe it’s just me, but that happens all the time. It […]
Who will eat all that candy?
Candy. Bags and bags of candy. And maybe one more bag of candy depending on how long the kids stay out trick-or-treating. Your kids will come home Monday night, spread the candy out on the floor, sort it by type and then trade with their siblings so they have what […]
2018 Living Flag performance Nov. 2-4
[gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Flyer-A.pdf”] Honoring America’s Veterans is something the Mahomet community prides itself in each year. Mahomet-Seymour School do not close down, but instead, host Veterans from all backgrounds to recognize them with students who get to see their heroes up close. The same holds true for the Living Flag Celebration at […]
MSJHS October Students of the Month
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High 8th grade students of the month for October are: Chloe Pruitt, Eliza Noonan, Roman Di Girolamo, Andrew Robinson, Savannah Grammer and Ethan Bice.
“You’re never too old for school.”
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Not all college students fall into the demographic of recent high school graduate who is continuing their education while in their teenage years. Adults who return to school face a variety of challenges and hurdles as they re-adjust to the classroom after leaving full-time employment in […]
Commentary: Kroner encourages constituents to vote
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is a political column. When I told my buddies about this idea, they shook their heads. Almost in unison, they responded, “Don’t go there.” This is not a typical political column, however. After a half-century of involvement working in the media, I continue to have […]
