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  • Change in Mahomet polling location in April 6 Election

    Mahomet residents who planned to cast their vote in the 2021 Consolidated Election at Point of Change Church located at 702 County Rd will need to make plans to vote at the Lake of the Woods, Elk’s Pavilion located at 301 Senna Drive. The Champaign County Clerk was informed late last week that Point of Change Church had… Read more

  • Athlete of the Week: Mattie Leskis and Macie Manuel

    Mahomet-Seymour’s Mattie Leskis and Macie Manuel have been named to the 2021 All-State Dance team. In 2019, Leskis and Manuel were part of the Mahomet-Seymour team that received 1st and 2nd place at the Mundelein Dance Competition. Unlike every other program, the Bulldogs did not have a regular season in 2020-21, but they placed fifth… Read more

  • Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard captures State Championship

    There have been a lot of reasons to make excuses in 2020 and 2021. But the Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard team did not want to make any excuses.  That mentality led the Bulldogs to their second consecutive IDTA State Championship. “Even with marching band in the fall, our focus has been to continue training,” head coach… Read more

  • Mahomet-Seymour Math team wins State

    The Mahomet-Seymour Math Team captured the state title by placing first in the ICTM Math Competition.  The single competition of 2021 served as both the Regional and State this year.  The top 10 team scores at State were: Mahomet-Seymour 630Marmion Academy 609Lake Forest Academy 584St. Francis 582Latin School of Chicago 571Morton 571Mt. Zion 476Montini Catholic… Read more

  • Spring Trout Fishing Season to open April 3

    The 2021 Spring Trout Fishing Season will open Saturday, April 3, at 57 ponds, lakes and streamsthroughout the state of Illinois, including Lake of the Woods in Mahomet. The Champaign County Forest Preserve District will open the main lake at Lake of the Woods for trout season at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 3. The… Read more

  • Mahomet Public Library School Board Forum Transcript and Additional Information

    The following is the transcription of the Mahomet Public Library Mahomet-Seymour School Board forum with additional facts and figures regarding the state of the Mahomet-Seymour School District. The three candidates running for two in-township seats are Laura Eden Lang, Max McComb, Sunny McMurry and Rebecca Richardson. The two candidates running for one out-of-township seat are… Read more

  • SHIELD CU to provide University of Illinois PCR COVID-19 test through OSF Healthcare

    The University of Illinois and OSF Healthcare are partnering to expand the UI COVID-19 testing program into the Champaign County community. Known as SHIELD CU, the locally developed saliva-based PCR COVID-19 test and digital infrastructure will be offered to public schools, businesses and organizations. The initial participants of the SHIELD CU program will include students,… Read more

  • Mahomet-Seymour Volleyball Invite: Christie Clinic Photos

    Christie Clinic brings photos from the Bulldog Round-Robin including St. Joseph-Ogden and Decatur St. Theresa. To view all the photos visit: https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/2021-Mahomet-Seymour-Volleyball-Invite/. Read more

  • Moore and Schweighart help Chiefs win Championship

    Mahomet-Seymour Junior George Moore and Sophomore Kale Schweighart were part of the 2021 Champaign Chiefs hockey team that won the Lincoln Land High School Hockey Championship. The Chiefs overpowered the Bloomington Sharks and won by a score of 3-1 Sunday. Read more

  • Pritzker announces “Bridge” to Phase 5

    Nearly a year after Gov. JB Pritzker announced a stay-at-home order in Illinois, the state is looking at a “bridge” phase to increase capacity at museums, zoos and spectator events as well as increased business operations. Pritzker announced the plan Thursday calling it a “dial-like approach.” To advance into the Bridge Phase, the entire state… Read more