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  • Mahomet-Seymour ranked 56th in State on U.S. News Report

    Mahomet-Seymour High School has found its place on the 2019 list of U.S. News and World Report annual report of The Best High Schools. Based on data from The Common Core of Data, The College Board and the International Baccalaureate, U.S. News worked with RTI International to look at six factors to compile the rankings:… Read more

  • DeHaan and Marsh meet up 1,470 miles away in Mahomet

    A lot can change in 1,470 miles. The landscape is different, as is the air density and the color of the sky. Thirty to 40 years will also change a lot of things. Businesses that once powered an economy will be different, as will the way children are raised. And what are the chances that… Read more

  • 10U Diamond Dogs win Borders Tournament

    The Mahomet Diamond Dog 10U baseball team competed in the Battle of the Borders Tournament in Bettendorf, Iowa on April 27 and 28. The team went 4-0 to become Champions of the Silver Division.  Members of the 10U team include Camden Beedy, Cameron Buskirk, Kaden Wedig, Lucas Norman, Cameron Wagner, Forrest Rawdin, Jordan Belcher, Austin… Read more

  • Mahomet IGA to Celebrate 61 years on May 4

    The Mahomet IGA will celebrate 61 years in the Mahomet community on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with it’s “Biggest Sale of the Year.” Alongside deals throughout the store, they will have a bounce house on-site for the kids. A cookout with butterfly pork chops and hotdogs will be held in… Read more

  • Mahomet-Seymour Junior High third quarter honor roll

    Mahomet-Seymour Junior High released their third quarter honor roll students earlier this month. In order to be on high honor roll, students must maintain a 4.0 GPA. To be listed on honor roll a student must have a GPA between 3.0 and 3.99999. High Honor Roll 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade Allen, Isaac M.… Read more

  • M-S Board Reorganization Meeting April 30

    The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will meet on April 30 at 9 p.m. in the Middletown Prairie Elementary board meeting room. Read more

  • Village of Mahomet Garage Sales May 17 and 18

    Village of Mahomet spring garage sales are scheduled for May 17 and 18. The Mahomet Daily will produce a free garage sale guide. For a garage sale lising to be included in the guide, an email with the address and description must be delivered to dani@mahometnews.com by May 15 at 5 p.m.. Read more

  • Champaign County Bikes celebrates a decade of C-U Bike Month: Lucky Moon Pies to provide free muffins and coffee on May 1

    The month of May is a great time to put your best wheel forward. Established in 1956, National Bike Month, which is recognized in May, is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a try. On May 1, Champaign County Bikes, the local bicycle advocacy… Read more

  • McCoy, Hall and Odum learn life lessons through preparation for C-U Ballet’s Swan Lake

    photo by Claire Daly It’s every ballerina’s dream to dance in iconic productions such as Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, but not every ballerina gets to. As hundreds of spectators take their seats at the historic Virginia Theater for the Champaign-Urbana Ballet’s production of Swan Lake on May 3 and 4, they… Read more

  • Peithmann questions high-density development at EDC meeting

    EDITOR’S NOTE: The TIF District and Downtown Redevelopment plan were also discussed at the 4.23.2019 EDC meeting. That information is still to come for readers. Bill Peithmann, a member of the Village of Mahomet Economic Development Commission, voiced concern over the boom of multi-family housing being erected along the IL-150 corridor at Tuesday morning’s EDC… Read more