Residents and visitors to Mahomet should expect to see a new 1.0% tax on most purchases within the village’s business district starting January 1, 2025. This tax, approved when the Village of Mahomet established a Business District, will affect retail and service transactions as part of the village’s plan to […]
On August 15, 2024, the Champaign County Board passed Resolution No. 2024-179, which will place an important question on the November 5, 2024, General Election ballot: whether or not to eliminate the office of the Champaign County Auditor. This action follows the Board’s July 18, 2024, approval of Resolution No. […]
Champaign County voters will soon decide whether to raise the county’s Public Safety Sales Tax by a quarter of a cent, a measure that could generate an estimated $7 million annually to bolster various public safety departments. The proposed tax hike, on the November 5, 2024 ballot, would increase the […]
Early voting is now open county-wide for the 2024 election in Champaign County. Voters can cast their ballots at any designated early voting location before Election Day. Early Voting at Brookens Administrative Center The Brookens Administrative Center, located at 1776 E Washington Street, Urbana, IL, offers early voting during the […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ tennis team secured a school-record three state qualifiers while winning a second consecutive IHSA Class 1A regional championship. M-S and Danville ended with 25 points on Saturday (Oct. 19) at the Paris Sectional, but M-S won the tiebreaker and was crowned the tournament’s champion. The […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour senior Reis Claybrooke rebounded from an 82 in first-round action at the IHSA boys’ Class 2A golf state tournament with the fourth-best score on the second day to claim a top-20 finish. Claybrooke had 18-hole rounds of 82 and 70 at the Weibring Golf Club, in […]
By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour’s Apollo Conference champion boys’ soccer team closed out the regular season on Thursday (Oct. 17) with a 7-0 win at Taylorville. The shutout was the fifth of the season for M-S. Chris Bowie, Travis Hoffman and Colin Jackson all netted two goals. Scoring one goal was […]
By Fred Kroner Led by all-tournament picks Ellie Barker and Ellie Dallas, Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team won the championship on Saturday (Oct. 19) at the Limestone Tournament. The Bulldogs swept the five opponents that they faced, handing losses to Peoria Richwoods (25-19, 25-9), Chillicothe IVC (25-20, 25-13), La-Salle Peru (25-16, 25-16) […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Three passing touchdowns. Three different players reached the end zone. The game was less than 8 ½ minutes old. Mahomet-Seymour’s football team scored four touchdowns in the first quarter and four more in the second quarter on Friday (Oct. 18) and completed an unbeaten run through […]
As someone who truly cares about the future of our schools, I’ve been thinking about the upcoming referendum and what it means for our students, teachers, and community. While it’s clear that we need more classroom space and improved facilities, I can’t help but ask—what about our teachers? The district […]
