Category: Local

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Ten Mahomet-Seymour athletes earned all-Apollo Conference first-team status this spring in either baseball, softball or girls’ soccer. Another four Bulldogs were chosen for the all-Apollo second team. In softball, senior Aubrie Shore completed a perfect 3-for-3 collection of first-team accolades. She was recognized by the Apollo as a freshman, sophomore and… Read more

By Zainab Susi A Tribute to Wonderful Fathers!  I am blessed to know many great Fathers. For this year’s Father’s Day I asked some of them to answer questions about their experience with fatherhood. All these fathers are doing a great job by teaching their kids what they have learned from their own lives and… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Eight of the 12 Mahomet-Seymour wrestlers who participated in the Class 2A sectional tournament the Bulldogs hosted on Saturday (June 19) qualified for the state tournament. The lone M-S sectional champion was undefeated sophomore Mateo Casillas (195 pounds), who prevailed in the finals 7-5 in overtime to improve his season record… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com It took 84 years, but Mahomet-Seymour finally has its second track and field state champion in the high jump. Back in 1937 – when it was known as Mahomet Community High School – Paul Blue set a school record, winning the one-class high jump at the state meet with a leap… Read more

Four-year letterman Payton Ragona left the Mahomet-Seymour wrestling program early to serve in the United State Army late on June 7. Prior to heading to bootcamp, Ragona amassed 62 career victories, 23 of which ended by fall. He earned the Brent Johnson Ironman Award in 2018, was a member of the Illinois Top Dawg Disney… Read more

By Neshmia Malik The Museum of the Grand Prairie is hosting its annual “Summer in the Schoolhouse” program, a historical twist on different subjects with a learning atmosphere much of the late 19th century.  While the Museum’s mission is to preserve and interpret the natural history of Champaign County and East Central Illinois, the Schoolhouse… Read more

By Will Payne Summer concerts around the country are coming back, and in Mahomet it is no different. The Mahomet Music Festival is returning on August 27-28 this year, with the Village boasting a great venue, popular artists and mouth-watering food. The concerts are free to attend and will be taking place along Main Street… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Studying our history allows us to learn about – or in some cases, remember – events that otherwise might be lost forever. It also raises questions when we discover that what we now know isn’t the way it always used to be. Surprise! My recent history lessons have been courtesy of… Read more

Residents throughout East Central Illinois reported feeling a small rumble Thursday morning. They were not imagining things. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake, recorded as a magnitude 3.82, just north of Montezuma, Ind. a little after 2 p.m. on June 17. At just over 4.7 miles deep, the quake was shallow enough… Read more