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The Mahomet Daily will recognize Mahomet-Seymour High Schoolgraduates each week until graduation on May 28. Senior students will stillhave the opportunity to submit a photo and answer questions in theupcoming months. To participate, contact Principal Chad Benedict atcbenedict@ms.k12.il.us. Read more

The Champaign County Spring Recycling event will take place on May 22, 2021. Online registration opens April 12, 2021. If all the spots on Saturday fill up, openings on May 21 may become available as well. Residents in participating communities, which are still to be determined, will be able to sign up for a 15-minute… Read more

By Fred Kroner Both the Bulldogs’ seventh- and eighth-grade girls’ volleyball teams remain unbeaten after three matches. On Monday (Feb. 8), the seventh-graders topped Paris Crestwood, 25-16, 25-16. Ava Yeakel landed four aces during a seven-point service run that put M-S in control in the first game, 16-8. Olivia DeWitt’s ace on set point clinched… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s eighth-grade boys’ basketball team carries a two-game winning streak into its home opener. The Bulldogs (2-1) play host to Champaign Edison on Wednesday (Feb. 10). On Monday (Feb. 8), M-S overpowered Clinton, earning a 44-21 road victory. Luke Dyer scored a team-high 13 points. Teammate Ray Long added eight points.… Read more

There was never a question of what Kari Calcagno wanted to do in her professional life.  “I loved babysitting,” Calcagno said. “I started in junior high. I used to work for lady that was a mail carrier. She’d have to leave at like five o’clock in the morning; I go over, I’d wake up the… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Brian Waibel was raised on a grain and livestock farm outside of Forrest, about 40 miles north of Mahomet, and has parlayed that agricultural background into his livelihood. He still helps his brother, Nathan, farm the family’s nearly 470-acre tract, but much of the Mahomet resident’s time is devoted to Waibel… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Craig Bliss found the perfect time to become a startup business owner. He picked the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. His ability to almost immediately find clientele was based on the nature of his new business, illini360 °. “Starting a virtual tour business in the middle of a pandemic turned out… Read more

By Fred Kronerfred@mahometnews.com Sophomore Savannah Orgeron scored in double figures for the second game in a row, but the Bulldogs dropped an Apollo Conference contest on Thursday (Feb. 4) at Mattoon, 45-38. Orgeron scored 12 points and hit a three-pointer for the second straight game. She also had five rebounds and a blocked shot. The… Read more

By Zainab Susi One month ago, near the end of 2020, many of us were excited and looking forward to the beginnings the New Year would bring. We were hopeful that things would change for the better.  Today is February 8 2021. According to the World Health Organization, there have been 2.32M COVID-19 related deaths… Read more

The University of Illinois is lifting its ‘essential activities only’ guidelines on Feb. 8. School administrators issued the following Massmail announcement: “As you know, in the past several weeks, the university has successfully completed our re-entry testing program for the Spring 2021 semester. We are going to lift the essential activities only guidance beginning today.… Read more