Category: Local

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In the past decade, St. Joseph-Ogden athletic teams from nine different sports have secured top three finishes in IHSA state tournaments. It’s a continuation of a well-established tradition at the school which can be traced back to the 1960s. Interestingly, team success was sparse during that early era. From 1960-1975, the… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s longest current-tenured high school head coach is no longer Nathan Seal. He officially lost that designation on Thursday, his first day on the job at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School as the assistant principal and athletic director. “I have a lot to learn,” Seal said. For the past 20 years, Seal served… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Reis Claybrooke didn’t have any difficulty in social distancing on Wednesday when he played golf at Lake of the Woods. “I was playing by myself,” Claybrooke said. He was tackling the par 3 course. “I play there almost every day,” the 13-year-old said. If practice makes perfect, then there’s a simple… Read more

Mahomet-Seymour Superintendent Lindsey Hall, Director of Instruction Nicole Rummel and District Nurse Nita Bachman agreed to answer questions from the community on July 16. About 200 questions were asked, and condensed into categories. Because of the time limit, not every question was answered, but Dr. Hall has said that she would answer questions again after… Read more

By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Both of her parents were teachers. Her father was a coach. And, Jama Ryan was an athlete. Some would say it was a given she’d follow in their footsteps and seek a career in education, either as a teacher or coach. Jama Ryan wasn’t one of those people. “I’d have said no… Read more

Everything looks a little different right now. The 25th annual Mahomet Area Youth Club Run fundraiser is no different. But just because things are different, it does not automatically mean that they should cease to exist. This is the approach that MAYC Race organizer Marla Dewhirst took in mid-March when planning for the end of… Read more

For more photos of this event, visit https://mahometdaily.smugmug.com/July-Paign-to-Peace-March-Mahomet/. Prior to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, both ‘Paign to Peace protesters and the Mahomet Police Department felt like they were on the same page. But at 1 p.m., while standing in the parking lot of Lincoln Trail Elementary School in July heat, it became obvious… Read more

A petition in support of the plan submitted to the board of education by the Mahomet-Seymour task force is circulating on social media.  “Mahomet-Seymour United for Teachers and Safe Reopening” asks the school board to consider 11 things: Invite tasks force members to make a presentation on their proposed reopening plans Fully accept the plans… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour School board is asking the district’s re-opening task force to come back with a full-day option for the 2020-21 school year.  A July 6 study session to discuss back-to-school options highlighted the work that the Mahomet-Seymour Re-opening task force had completed since May 27. The board discussion looked at the work done by… Read more

A week after releasing Phase 4 Return to Play guidelines, the IHSA has amended the rules to align with directives from the Illinois Department of Public Health and Gov. JB Pritzker’s office.  Teams were allowed to begin Phase 4 practice on July 6.  IHSA’s executive director Craig Anderson announced the changes in an email to… Read more