CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that the posted speed limit along Interstate 74 from west of I-57 to east of Cunningham Avenue will be reduced from 70 mph to 60 mph beginning Friday, Aug. 31. IDOT recently completed a speed study on I-74 and I-57 in the […]
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Tough start to week for MSHS athletics
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team started strong, but couldn’t continue the momentum in a Tuesday loss to unbeaten Tolono Unity. The Bulldogs (1-2) won the first set against the visiting Rockets, 25-21, but dropped each of the next two sets, 25-23, 25-18. The team returns to action tonight at […]
M-S bus challenges a work in progress
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com A new school. A new school year. A new set of problems. They don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand, but issues surrounding student busing and parental dropoff of students has been a constant during the first weeks of the 2018-19 school year in the Mahomet-Seymour district. Several frustrated parents […]
Arrest made in death of Holly Cassano
Urbana, IL- At approximately 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2018, the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael F.A. Henslick of Mahomet in the parking lot of Market Place Mall, Champaign. Henslick, age 30, is charged with the November 2, 2009 murder of Holly Cassano. The bond for his arrest is […]
Commentary: A Look at Progress
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com In my childhood, a group of elders — mostly relatives — were people I referred to as “old and wise.” Now that I’m a member of one of those categories, I find that the more I learn, the less I actually know. Passion is a trait I […]
Dawgapalooza Friday
Dawgapalooza, an annual celebration to kick-off the football season will take place on August 31. The event, which runs from 4:30 to 7:15 p.m. features inflatables, a tailgate cookout, and Bulldog apparel. The Mahomet-Seymour marching band and cheerleaders lead the crowd in pre-game cheers at 6:45 p.m. Jason Seaman, a […]
Statement on Confederate Flag from Ben Chapman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe Mahomet Daily received this statement on Saturday. Per our posting schedule, Monday was the first day this piece was available for publication.August 25thFrom: Ben Chapman for County BoardContact: benbart.chapman@gmail.com or (217)898-8066Facebook Page I oppose the Confederate flag display at the Mahomet Music Festival On August 24th, a […]
Mahomet Music Festival Duck Race Winners
The Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department alongside the Upper Sangamon River Conservatory hosted the 2018 Mahomet Music Festival Duck Race on Saturday. The winners are as follows. Prizes are avaialble for pickup: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 2:00pm at 218 S. Lake of the Woods Rd.
MSHS Girls’ Cross Country debuts victorious, MSHS Sports in full swing
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Kristin Allen enjoyed a triumphant debut as Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ cross-country coach on Saturday. The Bulldogs were victorious in St. Thomas More’s Saber Corn Classic. Olympia was the runner-up and Monticello placed third. Individually, M-S had three of the top five placers as well as a fourth […]
Seaman to be honored at MSHS football game
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In early May, Jason Seaman was one of about 150 faculty members at Noblesville (Ind.) West Middle School. At a school with an enrollment of 1,400 students for the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grades, he is a seventh-grade science teacher and an eighth-grade football coach. By the […]
