Author: Dani Tietz
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Bretz to continue track career at SIUE
Senior Track and Field Athlete Brandon Bretz will be committing to continue athletic participation on the intercollegiate level at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, the Cougars are a NCAA D-I program that competes as a member of Ohio Valley Conference. A four-year varsity letter-winner, Brandon was an I.H.S.A. Class 2A State Qualifier in… Read more
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Village Clean-Up and Recycling Event
Area Garbage Service is offering a free Clean up Day and Electronic Recycling for Village residents only. Village residents can dispose of unwanted junk or non-hazardous garbage, including: bikes, metal exercise equipment, kitchen appliances and window air conditioners, computers, stereos, printers and cell phones. The following items will not be accepted: tires of any kind, television… Read more
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Buchanan inducted into Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com As Craig Buchanan reflects on his induction last weekend into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the biggest significance is the name on the plaque. But, not his name. “I’m glad that Mahomet’s name is there,” he said. “The fact that Mahomet’s name is up there is more important… Read more
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Bulldog Open scheduled for June 22
Registration for the 35th Annual Bulldog Open Golf Outing to support M-SHS Bulldog Athletics is now open. The event will begin with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun start on Friday, June 22 at Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Mahomet. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-Bulldgo-Open-Golf.pdf%22] Read more
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Commentary: Change comes with uncertainty and positives
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Change. Just hearing that word causes some of us to shudder. Predictably, we are most comfortable with that which is familiar. Perhaps it is not change itself that is so stressful as is the uncertainty of the unknown. Those of us who have lived in Mahomet more than a few decades… Read more
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Residents asked to put non-perishable food by mailbox May 12 to benefit Helping Hands
The Mahomet Post Office is hosting a food drive for Mahomet Helping hands this Saturday, May 12. The post office asks Mahomet residents to put donated food items next to their mailbox. When the mail carriers come by to deliver the mail, they will also pick-up the donated food. Read more
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Letter to the Editor: School Board, you need to walk the beans
Mahomet-Seymour School Board, My Grandpa is just about finished planting his 61st crop. Farming is what he loves. His land is his passion and truly is what gets him out of bed each and every morning. Each spring and fall, I take a couple of days to ride with him in his planter or combine… Read more
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MSHS Math Team places third at ICTM State Competition
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Math Team took third place at the ICTM State Competition Saturday. Lake Forest Academy placed first and Latin School of Chicago took second. Math Team Sponsor Eric Potter said, “I am so proud of these kids and how hard they worked. “So many of these kids worked so hard for months and represented Mahomet-Seymour… Read more
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Student brought knife to junior high dance
The Mahomet-Seymour School District notified junior high parents that a knife brought by a student was present at the sixth/ seventh-grade dance Friday night. In the email, it states, “On Friday, May 4, 2018 MSJH hosted a 6th-7th grade dance from 7-8:30 p.m. It was brought to an administrator’s attention that a student was in possession… Read more
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Rose hosts Mahomet fourth graders at Capitol
Illinois Senator Chapin Rose hosted four Lincoln Trail fourth-grade classes at the State Capitol the week of April 30, 2018. The students spoke with Rose and toured the Capitol. Read more