Author: Fred Kroner

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This story had its beginnings nearly 50 years ago, but it couldn’t have been reported a half-century back. It required not only the creation of the Internet, but also apps such as the one which can translate a message written in a foreign language into English (or vice versa) within a… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com A tradition that can be traced back at least 170 years will be over before the end of next month. Since at least 1847 — according to information compiled by Mahomet historian Greg Pasley — a school building has been located in the 600 block of East Main Street, in Mahomet.… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Tim Culver is letting his past help shape his future. The California native was a football and baseball player at Hilmar High School, east of San Jose. The oldest of four sons, Culver was raised on an almond farm. It was his other interests, however, that have helped to define his… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet’s newest business venture is one without a storefront. A Farmer’s Market will start a 14-week run next month. The event will be held just off of Main Street on Fridays — rain or shine — from 4-7 p.m. in the parking lot to the west of the community building and… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Thanks to favorable weather conditions, Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team took advantage of the opportunity and played games each of the first three days this week. Freshman Aubrie Shore hit home runs in each of the four games played between Monday and Wednesday. Teammates with hits in all four games were Layne Acree,… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Thirty-four years ago, Chad Benedict was one of three sixth-graders at Mason City chosen to play for the school’s seventh-grade basketball team. Each subsequent year, Benedict has been involved with the sport, either as a player or as a coach. “I’ve been in school locker rooms since sixth grade,” Benedict said.… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Girls’ soccer was the only Mahomet-Seymour sport to take the field during the past week. M-S participated in the eight-school Urbana Invitational, and went 1-2 during the two-day event that ended on Saturday. In first-round action on Friday, the Bulldogs scored first, but couldn’t hold the lead and dropped a 2-1… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is an unusual year for the music and drama departments at Mahomet-Seymour High School. Students and directors have been actively working on a presentation of Beauty and the Beast that will take place later this month. Many of the acting roles have not one, but two, students ready to perform.… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Maria Ross believes she is still suffering lingering effects from issues she had to deal with as a high school runner under the tutelage of her Mahomet-Seymour High School coach, Bonnie Moxley. Ross, a 2017 M-S graduate, is now attending Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. “Eating and my body image has… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com It has been five weeks since Bonnie Moxley was relieved of all coaching duties associated with the girls’ cross-country and track and field teams at Mahomet-Seymour High School. In May, she will retire from the district as a physical education instructor, a position she has held for more than two decades.… Read more