Mahomet Daily

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The rural landscape on winter days has fewer of the idyllic elements than what existed in a previous generation. It has nothing to do with the amount of snowfall. It has everything to do with a decreased use of snow fences. In the 1960s, ‘70s and into the […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com An Alumni Reunion and basketball game is a fitting gathering for those who’ve been involved with the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball program over the years. Cindy Grammer Essex should know. She was part of the early tradition — as a player — and a part of the […]

Who motivates the motivators? The Mahomet-Seymour cheer squad rallies behind the Bulldogs’ football and boys’ basketball teams from August to March. That’s after beginning practice in June. But, who makes sure that the M-S cheerleading team makes it through their long season? It’s not someone, but something. The 2017-2018 squad, […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour had no individual champions, but nine top-six placers in Saturday’s 38th Marty Williams Invitational wrestling tournament. In all, 28 Bulldogs took to the mats during the day-long event — most receiving five matches — and 25 earned at least one win while 19 posted at east one […]

The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, January 18 at 6 p.m. at the Village Administration Building. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/01-SS-01162018-AGENDA-DRAFT.pdf”]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A trio of double-figure scorers led Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ basketball team past visiting Effingham, 68-56, Friday night. The Bulldogs are 14-4 overall after improving to 7-0 in Apollo Conference action. Cory Noe nailed 10 of 17 shots and scored a team-high 26 points. Noah Benedict had 16 […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A longstanding tradition within the Mahomet-Seymour school district could be on its way out. After more than a half-century of holding a spring track and field Junior Olympics competition at Lincoln Trail Elementary School, the event is in limbo. Physical education teacher Lu Rippy — who […]

Article by Emily Jankauski The Mahomet Daily and Mahomet Citizen share one story each week.  With the crowd’s roar of laughter cheering them on, the sleep-deprived, 17-member Mahomet-Seymour High School cast regained its energy to complete its first-ever 24-hour musical performance. “There’s a lot of chaos,” sophomore hair crew and set […]

Sixty minutes of physical activity can do a lot for a young child. While lack of exercise has led to one and three children in America being overweight or obese, a new study published in Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development shows regular exercise helps children to […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The paid attendance at Monday’s national championship football game doesn’t include a former Mahomet-Seymour letterman who was paid to be at the overtime contest in Atlanta. Don Willard (Class of 1990) was part of the Big Ten Conference officiating crew assigned to the game, won by […]