Mahomet-Seymour Senior Student/Athlete Brooks Coetzee has committed to play intercollegiate baseball at the University of Notre Dame. Located in South Bend, Indiana, Notre Dame competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Taking the field for its inaugural season in 1892, the storied Fighting Irish Baseball program has made […]
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To Grandmother’s House We Go at Museum of the Grand Prairie
The Museum of the Grand Prairie, located in the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve will host their annual To Grandmother’s House We Go Event on December 2 from 2 to 5 p.m. Visitors can make, wrap, and take home presents and ornaments for families and friends, including […]
MSHS Dance places third and fifth in first competition, MSHS girls basketball places second in Invitational
The Mahomet-Seymour dance team finished in third place and fifth place at the Andrew High School IHSA Invitational Saturday. The Mahomet-Seymour girls basketball team opened their season with a 3-1 record at the Prairie Central Turkey Tournament. After defeating Morris 50-19 on the back on Amanda Franklin and Erin Lenschow […]
Small Business is Big Business for our Community
*Busey Bank sponsors the following content. With Thanksgiving around the corner, it’s easy to get caught up in the rush of discounts and late-night sales on Black Friday. Instead, reserve your holiday money for Small Business Saturday® on November 25th. Busey and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance suggest there’s ‘more […]
People’s Gas holds informational meetings
People’s Gas spokesman Brian Manthey said last week that “trace amounts,” of methane gas was found in two additional private wells in the vicinity of a leak that occurred approximately 6 miles north of Mahomet last December. That brings to seven the number of private wells that had confirmed levels of methane. “We have […]
Mahomet-Seymour School Board Meeting
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will meet on November 20 at 7 p.m. at Middletown Prairie Elementary. The board agenda is attached below. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Web-Packet-6.pdf”]
MSHS Boys Basketball takes trip to Hoosiers movie gymnasium
Practices aren’t designed for enjoyment. But when the Mahomet-Seymour boys basketball team stepped onto the court of Hickory gymnasium where the movie Hoosiers was filmed, maybe they did enjoy practice a little bit. The team left Friday evening to stay overnight in Greenfield. “It is good to get away and […]
Breakfast with Santa December 2
Mr. and Mrs. Clause will be at the Mahomet-Seymour High School Cafeteria for Breakfast with Santa on December 2 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The Mahomet Area Chamber of Commerce and the Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club team up each year to provide doughnuts, games, crafts and a […]
Charity helps family get back on the road
Photo and article by Fred Kroner: Kathryn Woodcock stands by the donated 2005 Chrysler Town and Country van she received in May from Mattoon-based New Life Car Care. Her family had endured nine years without transportation of their own. Daniel Craw repairs donated vehicles and makes sure they are ready for the road […]
Craft Bazaar raises money for Give Me 5 Program
Our Lady of the Lake will host its 14th annual Craft Bazaar December 2 from 3 to 6 p.m. and December 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event which began as a way for parishioners to support each other has become a way for the church to give […]