Author: Dani Tietz

By Fred Kroner Seniors played the starring role on Thursday (April 28) for the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team. As the Bulldogs moved a step closer to the Apollo Conference championship, seniors accounted for every assist and five of the goals in a 9-0 thrashing of Lincoln at Middletown Field. Senior Cayla Koerner connected on… Read more

Cece Abramson is not only helping the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ track and field team gain momentum in the spring 2022 season, but the senior is also leading in the classroom. Recently, Abramson tied for third in the pole vault at 8 feet, 7 inches at the Champaign Central Invitational. In a meet at Mahomet-Seymour High School… Read more

Mahomet residents will notice a change in their water rates in 2022. The Village of Mahomet approved their increase on April 26 while Sangamon Valley Public Water District approved their changes in January. SVPWD serves residents north of I-74 and east of IL-47 whereas the Village serves all other incorporated areas. SVPWD approved their first… Read more

The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees approved $135,000 to purchase the property located at 304 S. Elm Street Tuesday. The .4 acres that is zoned residential was acquired by The Cox Property Group, LLC. in 2008 for $96,000.  According to Village Administrator Patrick Brown, the Village obtained an appraisal, which indicated the value of… Read more

Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees rejected all bids for tennis courts would have been built at Middletown Park and pickleball facilities at 13 Acres Park Tuesday night.  The Village received two bids, ranginging from $780,000 to $884,000 for the six tennis courts with bullpen. Lighting and electrical were not included in the base bids. … Read more

The Village of Mahomet has created a Sangamon River Greenway Canoe and Kayak Launch Agreement that will be applied to commercial organizations and paddle sport outfitters who utilize public launch sites owned and maintained by the Village of Mahomet.  Currently, the only site along the Sangamon River owned by the Village is located at 1404… Read more

The Village of Mahomet will update their Barber Park and Indoor Facility Agreement to include options to rent the Barber Park Splash Pad, which is expected to open by late summer 2022. While the Splash Pad will be open to the public during designated hours, it will also be available for daycares and private parties… Read more

When my daughter was in second grade, she brought home a bag of books at her reading level. The bag was in the shape of a manila envelope, but made of a durable fabric. Some nights the bag was yellow, other nights it was orange. Some nights she read the books inside alone, sometimes aloud… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour’s Blake Wolters continues to show his talent as the Bulldogs ride a winning record coming into the second half of the 2022 season. Fourteen games into the season, the Purdue University recruit leads Mahomet-Seymour with a .548 batting average, 1.129 slugging percentage accompanied by 2 home runs on the season.  Wolters has also shined… Read more

In recognition of International Dark Sky Week, the Champaign County Forest Preserve District and the Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society are joining with other partners to raise awareness about light pollution and its impact on the environment. Light pollution can come in one of four forms. “Glare” occurs when unwanted light shines into your eyes. This is… Read more