Category: Local

By Brogan Hennesy During the week of Thanksgiving, 10-year-old Mackenzie Bonham and her family drove to Atlanta to compete for the title of Little Miss of America, put on by American Pageants. Though competing nationally was a change of scenery, Mackenzie loves the stage, and felt at ease the entire time.  “The process of the… Read more

As a freshman interested in acting, Kylie Fuoss did not know where she would find opportunities at Mahomet-Seymour to hone her craft.  By the time she became a sophomore, the opportunity to perform on the Mahomet-Seymour speech team became available.  “I’ve stayed with speech because it has helped me grow with my acting and I… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour Chess Team closed off its regular season with two solid victories over Bismark-Henning High School (47-21 and 60-8).  This brings the overall season record to 20-6 for the year.  Tony, Dalen, Jonah, Sebastian and Ethan captured two wins each. Now the team will participate in the IHSA State Chess Meet on Feb 12th-13th.  The… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In a move as shockingly swift as the shutdown which took place in March when the coronavirus pandemic began to grip the nation, school sports in Illinois returned on Friday. The rapid turnabout took many people by surprise. Mahomet-Seymour athletic director Matt Hensley put the announcement by Governor J.B. Pritzker and… Read more

If you could change one thing about the last year what would you change?                 I would start meditating earlier in the year, watch less political news and be more present.   Is there anything new you tried last year? How was your experience?                Yes. I started writing for Mahomet Daily. I love it and am still… Read more

Dr. Ngozi Ezike said on Friday that regions in Illinois that reach Phase 4 of COVID mitigations can play all sports. That includes higher-risk sports like basketball, football and wrestling. Under the IDPH guidelines, regions in Phase 4 expands the level of play allowed for all sports to allow play at the intra-conference, region, or… Read more

Because of an increase in COVID-19 cases and exposures at Mahomet-Seymour High School, the high school will close down to in-person instruction until Jan. 26. All extra-curricular sports are also paused until Monday, Jan. 25. “This is out of an abundance of caution, and will provide an opportunity for cleaning as well as four consecutive… Read more

The Illinois Department of Public Health has Region 6 (Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, Shelby, Vermillion) into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan. “I am excited that 10 out of our 11 regions have moved out of Tier 3… Read more

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 now be hosting community-based COVID-19 vaccination clinics for all Champaign County residents 65 years of age and older. There are two convenient locations to receive your vaccine the week of… Read more

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Social studies classes in Illinois public schools are about to get a major overhaul, with more emphasis on Black history and the contributions of other underrepresented groups to American culture. In addition, within the next few years, all school districts in the state will be required to offer… Read more