By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three Mahomet-Seymour athletes and two relays qualified for the girls’ Class 2A state track and field meet during Thursday’s Monticello Sectional. Senior Jessica Franklin was a two-event qualifier, winning the 300-meter low hurdles in a school-record time of 43.79 seconds and taking second in the 100 […]
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Moon Grove Farm to open bed and breakfast
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Jen Quinlan is a city girl with a heart for the country lifestyle. Her husband, Mike Quinlan, hails from a longstanding Champaign County agriculture family. Collectively, the couple is pursuing a startup business at the rural home they purchased on County Line Road (west of Mahomet) […]
Brogan’s Corner: Being near mom on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a special occasion my mother longs for and loves. During this time, lots of affection and heart is shown. All day we are together, and I feel that is the whole point. It doesn’t matter what we do if we are with each other. Mother’s Day is […]
Party to honor Porter scheduled for May 25
The Mahomet-Seymour Community is invited to Papa Dels on May 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. for an opportunity to say thank you to Courtney Porter. The event hosted by Porter Supporters, which is a come and go opportunity, will feature a buffet-style pizza dinner and time to connect with […]
US News Ranks Mahomet-Seymour HS as 32nd in State
Mahomet-Seymour High School made the list of U.S. News and World Report annual report of The Best High Schools. The highest ranked high school in downstate Illinois, Mahomet-Seymour came in at 32 in the state and at 1299 out of 20,548 high schools in the nation, earning a Silver Medal. Both […]
Commentary: The community I love, and want for generations to come
Twenty-years ago this month, I was graduating from William Henry Harrison High School in West Lafayette, Ind. Because of the rapidly growing population of West Lafayette, the school was added onto right before I arrived as a sophomore. People don’t move to Tippecanoe County, which is where Lafayette is located, […]
Whitehouse to continue track career at Indiana State University
Senior Track and Field Athlete Callan Whitehouse will be committing to continue his athletic participation on the intercollegiate level at Indiana State University. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, the ISU Sycamores are a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. Whitehouse is a 4-year varsity letter-winner for the Bulldog Track and […]
M-S District and Porter part ways, Porter leaves lasting impact on students
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The outcome of Monday night’s Mahomet-Seymour School Board meeting left many Mahomet residents speechless. After an hour of public comment, followed by two hours of lawyers walking back and forth between Ms. Porter and the Mahomet-Seymour School Board, the board tabled the resolution to reclassify Courtney Porter from […]
Soccer finishes regular season unbeaten in Apollo Conference, Baseball wins, Softball falls
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer program concluded the regular season on Tuesday by completing an unbeaten run against Apollo Conference foes as well as tying the single-season school record for victories. The mark of 19 had been set last spring. M-S carries a 19-2 overall mark into […]
Bretz to continue track career at SIUE
Senior Track and Field Athlete Brandon Bretz will be committing to continue athletic participation on the intercollegiate level at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, the Cougars are a NCAA D-I program that competes as a member of Ohio Valley Conference. A four-year varsity letter-winner, Brandon was an I.H.S.A. […]
