Category: Local

CHAMPAIGN, IL – The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD), in partnership with Carle Health, OSF HealthCare, Christie Clinic, Promise Healthcare, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for anyone who lives or works in Champaign County that fall within Phases 1A and 1B, as well as food and beverage workers, construction… Read more

Early voting will open at nine (9) locations throughout Champaign County starting March 29  and March 30, 2021.  Prince of Peace opens a day earlier on March 29, 2021 due to the limited availability during Holy Week/Easter. The Gathering Place is closed to voting on Sunday April 4th due to the Easter holiday.  1) Illini Union – 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 2) Lake of the Woods,… Read more

Mahomet residents who planned to cast their vote in the 2021 Consolidated Election at Point of Change Church located at 702 County Rd will need to make plans to vote at the Lake of the Woods, Elk’s Pavilion located at 301 Senna Drive. The Champaign County Clerk was informed late last week that Point of Change Church had… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour’s Mattie Leskis and Macie Manuel have been named to the 2021 All-State Dance team. In 2019, Leskis and Manuel were part of the Mahomet-Seymour team that received 1st and 2nd place at the Mundelein Dance Competition. Unlike every other program, the Bulldogs did not have a regular season in 2020-21, but they placed fifth… Read more

About Dustin  I am a 33 year-old father of 3, and currently married to my high school sweetheart. I spent 3 years in the US Army with one deployment to Afghanistan. I graduated from EIU with my Bachelors in 2019 and am currently the Program Director for the Mahomet Area Youth Club.  How long have… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com The Bulldogs celebrated Senior Night in boys’ soccer on Wednesday (March 24) by posting their fourth shutout and by scoring a season-high 11 goals. All seven Mahomet-Seymour seniors were key contributors, accounting for eight goals, three assists and two saves in an 11-0 triumph over Taylorville. “Like they were something deciduous,… Read more

By Zainab Susi What has been happening to the Asian American community is absolutely horrible and so shameful. I don’t understand why anyone would purposefully hurt innocent people. History has shown time and time again hatred will never solve any problems or issues. Compassion, kindness, and empathy will. The recent attack in Georgia should not… Read more

There have been a lot of reasons to make excuses in 2020 and 2021. But the Mahomet-Seymour Winter Guard team did not want to make any excuses.  That mentality led the Bulldogs to their second consecutive IDTA State Championship. “Even with marching band in the fall, our focus has been to continue training,” head coach… Read more

By Fred Kroner Sophomore Savannah Orgeron was chosen to the five-player All-Apollo Conference second team for girls’ basketball. The 5-foot-11 Orgeron led M-S’ 8-8 team in scoring, with a 14.8 average. She made 69.6 percent of her free throws for the season and had a 5.3 rebounding average. Orgeron finished sixth in the conference in… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Eli Warren was chosen for one of the six first-team berths on the Apollo Conference’s all-league boys’ basketball team. The 5-foot-10 Warren led the 10-4 Bulldogs in scoring, with a 15.2 average. He was third on the M-S team with 16 three-pointers and had a team-high 19 steals. He had the… Read more