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  • Athlete of the Week: Mahomet-Seymour HS softball

    It is an accomplishment that will be noted forever. The 2022 Mahomet-Seymour softball team is the first to make it into the final four of the IHSA Class 3A tournament. They were actually the first in the Elite 8 and the first to win 20 in a season.  Hopefully that record will be extended to… Read more

  • Diamond Dogs to host 17th Annual Classic Tournament

    Mahomet’s Diamond Dogs will host their 17th Annual at 13 Acres Park on June 10, 11 and 12. This year’s tournament will feature 25 teams in the 8U, 9U and 10U category. To see the brackets, click here. The tournament kicks off at 5:30 pm on Friday, 8:00 am on Saturday and 9:00 am on… Read more

  • CCFPD Announces Summer Concert Series Lineup

    *July musicians to be highlighted at a later date. To see full lineup, check out the graphic above. Sunday, June 12 CCFPD SUMMER CONCERT SERIES SUMMER GARDEN CONCERT: NEW SOULS Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, 5-7 p.m. Help us kickoff this year’s Summer Concert series by welcoming New Souls! Some… Read more

  • Touch a Truck at Barber Park this Saturday

    Does your child want to touch a truck? From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday (June 11), children will be able to climb into, on and around police cars, firetrucks, tractors, snowplows, and other construction vehicles during the Mahomet Parks and Recreation’s Touch a Truck event at Barber Park. This event is free and open to… Read more

  • Caleb Cook to perform at Village Green Friday night

    The Caleb Cook Band will kick off the Mahomet Parks and Recreation’s Summer Concert Series on from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on June 10 at Village Green west of Sangamon. The kick-off event will also food trucks from Ice Daddy’s, Maize, Mama D’s Smokehouse and the Stuft Bird that evening. Visitors are reminded to bring lawn… Read more

  • Letter to the Editor: Support for the Mahomet-Seymour School Board Referendum

    Editor’s Note: All letters to the editor are fact-checked before publication. While Phase I does show additional capacity at all grade levels, the question on the referendum only requires the district to build a new junior high and a bus barn, then make upgrades as possible with the $97.9 million. When you walk into the voting booth… Read more

  • Physical Activity in Children with Christie Clinic

    by Rachel Zwilling, PT, DPT  As summer quickly approaches and children start to have more free time it is important to focus on healthy habits and activities. But what does that mean? Summer is a great time to be physically active with many ways to get outside and get moving.  Physical activity and movement should… Read more

  • Athlete of the Week: Karley Yergler

    Mahomet-Seymour senior Karley Yergler will go down in the books as one of the Bulldog greats. As the M-S softball team heads into tonight’s Sectional Championship game against Chatham Glenwood, Yergler probably isn’t thinking about everything she’s already accomplished in her career as a Bulldog, but those milestones have certainly caught the attention of the… Read more

  • Commentary: Support for Robb Elementary School Families 

    By Zainab Susi There are no words to describe the horrible things that happened at Robb elementary school this week. We all wish we could change these tragic events. But we can do what’s in our power, and help the families grieving.  I like to cook and bake for others and would like to offer… Read more

  • Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Fourth-Quarter Honor Roll 2022

    High Honors Sixth-grade 6th Grade Adams, Tristen D. Allan Pinto, Bernardo Alvarado, Angel M. Anderson, Kate M. Arbuckle, Emma C. Ash, Amanda T. Bailey, Brennan J. Beedy, Camden A. Bell, Wyatt H. Bohannen, Sydney G. Bohm, Atticus K. Boughton, Alexander J. Bowe, Kylee R. Bowie, Christopher D. Brand, Hannah A. Branson, Preston T. Buh, Luke… Read more