Mahomet Daily

The Mahomet-Seymour School board voted unanimously Monday to extend Superintendent Lindsey Hall’s contract for five years. Beginning July 1, 2018, Hall’s salary increased from $187,960 to $193,223. Scheduled raises over the following four years include $198,633, $204,195, $209,912 and $215,790 the final year of her contract in 2023. On November […]

The Mahomet Diamond Dogs 9U team placed 4th in the USSSA AA World Series in Grand Park, Indiana over the weekend.  Members of the team are Forrest Rawdin, Kaden Wedig, Lucas Norman, Ben Ohms, Brennan Bailey, Lukas Whitt, Cameron Buskirk, Braden Szymkowiak, Camden Beedy, Jordan Belcher, and Connor Perraut. Coaches […]

The Mahomet-Seymour Fast Pitch Association (MSFPA)  Orange 10U Team finished their season in third place with an overall record of 9 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties. In the tournament, they beat Homer in the play-in game. They went on to beat St. Joseph in Quarterfinals in extra innings, then lost […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com More choices became available for some Mahomet residents earlier last week. Fiber internet connections have gone from the concept and planning stages to reality for residents in the newest section of Hunter’s Ridge on the east side of town, just north of Route 150. Rob Frerichs, […]

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Traditions all start somewhere. Mahomet-area resident Mark Burns is preparing for his 29th pilgrimage to Israel. The 11-day trip is scheduled for early October. The origin of the annual trips can be traced to Burns launching Urbana-based Great News Radio (WGNN and WGNJ), in 1996. The […]

The Village Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. on July 17,2018 in the Village Administrative Building. They will welcome Kyle Schlorff onto the Mahomet Police Force, vote to approve Robert Kouzmanoff as IMRF Representative and discuss the development of property at 903 E. Oak Street. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/07-SS-07172018-AGENDA-FINAL-1.pdf”]

The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will meet on July 16, 2018 at 7 p.m. in the Middletown Prairie Administrative Center (located on the west side of the building). The board will vote on the approval of the high school math books and the Acceleration Program Policy, as presented in June. […]

On-line registration for Mahomet-Seymour Schools will open in Skyward starting Monday, July 16, 2018.  In order for your student(s) to start school on August 17, 2018 parents must complete the registration process . If you have questions about this process, please contact your student(s) school(s) during the hours posted below.   If you need […]

The Mahomet-Seymour Fast Pitch Association (MSFPA) 12u team recently completed their season at the Greater Champaign County Girls Softball Association tournament in St. Joseph. The team finished in 4th place with an overall record of 7-7. Mahomet came out on top 21-11 against Champaign in the quarterfinals game. In the […]

The Champaign County Forest Preserve will begin structural restoration work on the pond and waterfall at the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden on July 16. More than 40 years old, the pond will receive a new liner, pond walls will be shored up and the waterfall will be rebuilt. Improvements to […]