Area Garbage Service is offering a free Clean up Day and Electronic Recycling for Village residents only. Village residents can dispose of unwanted junk or non-hazardous garbage, including: bikes, metal exercise equipment, kitchen appliances and window air conditioners, computers, stereos, printers and cell phones. The following items will not be […]
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Buchanan inducted into Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com As Craig Buchanan reflects on his induction last weekend into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the biggest significance is the name on the plaque. But, not his name. “I’m glad that Mahomet’s name is there,” he said. “The fact that Mahomet’s name is […]
Bulldog Open scheduled for June 22
Registration for the 35th Annual Bulldog Open Golf Outing to support M-SHS Bulldog Athletics is now open. The event will begin with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start on Friday, June 22 at Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Mahomet. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-Bulldgo-Open-Golf.pdf”]
Halm retires with the love of students in her heart
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The topic was trees. It was a fitting subject for a Friday which was National Arbor Day. For the final time, Pam Halm was leading a discussion about trees to a group of 7- and 8-year-olds. She is retiring at the end of May as a […]
Commentary: Change comes with uncertainty and positives
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Change. Just hearing that word causes some of us to shudder. Predictably, we are most comfortable with that which is familiar. Perhaps it is not change itself that is so stressful as is the uncertainty of the unknown. Those of us who have lived in Mahomet […]
Residents asked to put non-perishable food by mailbox May 12 to benefit Helping Hands
The Mahomet Post Office is hosting a food drive for Mahomet Helping hands this Saturday, May 12. The post office asks Mahomet residents to put donated food items next to their mailbox. When the mail carriers come by to deliver the mail, they will also pick-up the donated food.
Letter to the Editor: School Board, you need to walk the beans
Mahomet-Seymour School Board, My Grandpa is just about finished planting his 61st crop. Farming is what he loves. His land is his passion and truly is what gets him out of bed each and every morning. Each spring and fall, I take a couple of days to ride with him […]
MSHS Math Team places third at ICTM State Competition
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Math Team took third place at the ICTM State Competition Saturday. Lake Forest Academy placed first and Latin School of Chicago took second. Math Team Sponsor Eric Potter said, “I am so proud of these kids and how hard they worked. “So many of these kids worked so hard […]
Student brought knife to junior high dance
The Mahomet-Seymour School District notified junior high parents that a knife brought by a student was present at the sixth/ seventh-grade dance Friday night. In the email, it states, “On Friday, May 4, 2018 MSJH hosted a 6th-7th grade dance from 7-8:30 p.m. It was brought to an administrator’s attention that […]
MSHS Girls’ Track and Field claims Apollo Conference title
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ track and field team won the seven-team Apollo Conference championship on Friday at Mount Zion. The boys’ track and field squad placed second, but had individual champions in four events. Girls’ track and field Senior Jessica Franklin was a double winner for the Bulldogs, […]
