The Champaign County Lacrosse (CCL) organization has found success with the growth of their program this year. For the first time since CCL was formed around 2013, there was enough youth interest to form a fifth through eighth grade boys’ team, the CCL Youth Kings. They have also fielded their […]
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MAYC raises funds for new programming
he Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC) is putting the fun back in fundraising. This year’s MAYCelebration will be a “Boot Scootin’ Barn Dance” and barbeque with a live and silent auction on June 14 at the Shroeder farm located at 1097 N. 4000 E., Bellflower. “In the past the focus […]
Good as their last game
The 10U Diamond Dog team found out they are as good as their last play this weekend at the Diamond Dog Classic. After winning two games in dramatic fashion, the 10U team took third place while competing against established baseball programs in Central Illinois. In pool play against the Central […]
Mahomet community reaches out to Moore Oklahoma
Shocked by the tornado devastation in Oklahoma, Darci Dreher, the nursing supervisor at Whitestar Home Health Agency in Danville, planned to take a car full of supplies down on Friday to help. An EF5 tornado roared through Moore, OK on May 20 destroying 4,000 homes and business, killing 27 people. […]
Morefield plans to use life experience to help others
While obstacles like cystic fibrosis, navigating in a wheelchair and losing a brother might hold some people back, Mahomet-Seymour senior Taylor Morefield is looking forward to using her life experiences to help others. Born a triplet with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, Morefield and her siblings Tucker and Tanner have spent much […]
Geetha Sivaguru becomes United States citizen
After years of paperwork and patience, Geetha Sivaguru received her United States citizenship on May 10. Geetha and her husband, Mayandi decided to move to the United States 13 years ago from India. The couple also spent a few years in Japan and Germany while Mayandi worked. Mayandi was then […]
Mahomet runner excels at Illinois Marathon
Tonya Nunn is addicted to running. The Mahomet resident finished the Illinois Marathon 116 overall on April 27. This placed her 18th in the women’s division, and third in her age group. In her fourth marathon, Nunn beat her personal best time at 3:25:09. “Whenever I go to races, it […]
Hall to talk about material world artifacts Sunday
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The Archaeology Lecture Series, which started in early April, will come to an end this Sunday when archaeologist and museum educator Valerie Hall presents “A Material World: Artifacts, Their Stories, and the People They Represent.” The fourth lecture in the series will run […]
PTO makes changes to allocate funds to schools
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The newly elected Mahomet-Seymour PTO board is focused on bringing parents, teachers and community businesses together for the benefit of students. “I feel like there needs to be an internal change with the board, and how we relate to the community,” said first-time […]
Jeremiah King can do trampoline flips
Eight-year-old Jeremiah King is back to playing outside with his neighborhood friends just like he loved to do before he was struck by a car while training for a 5K race with his family on August 10. His parents, Mike and Brandy King said Jeremiah flourishes when he has the […]
