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 […]
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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 […]
Smith and Yeager’s dream comes true
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 […]
Cornbelt Open House October 11
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 […]
MSJHS September Students of the Month
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.
