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Mahomet-Seymour High School is ranked #63 on the 2022 U.S. News and World Report Best Illinois High Schools list. In 2018, Mahomet-Seymour was ranked 32 in the state and 1299 out of 20,548 high schools in the nation, earning a Silver Medal. In 2021 the Bulldogs were ranked 1,235 out of nearly 24,000 public high schools in… Read more

Carle Clinic will host COVID-19 booster clinics in Champaign-Urbana during the first two weeks in May for those looking to get their first or second booster shot. Anyone who is eligible for a first or second dose booster can schedule time at either the Carle Champaign on Curtis clinic or the Carle Urbana on Windsor… Read more

By Fred Kroner Jonah Singer’s second-place finish in the 1,600-meter race on Friday (April 29) was the top performance for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ track and field team at the Spartan Classic, in St. Joseph. Singer’s time was 4 minutes, 31.32 seconds. In the same race, Bulldog teammate Kyle Nofziger took seventh in 4:47.59. Nofziger was… Read more

By Fred Kroner Mahomet-Seymour fielded the winning 3,200-meter relay in the Friday (April 29) Urbana girls’ track and field invitational. Bulldogs Ava Boyd, Chloe Bundren, Elizabeth Sims and Chloe Allen finished in a time of 10 minutes, 20.10 seconds. Boyd and Bundren were each the runner-up in one individual event.  Boyd took second in the… Read more

By Fred Kroner Home runs by Carter Selk and Carter Johnson powered Mahomet-Seymour to a 6-5 win at home over Peru St. Bede on Saturday (April 30) in a Strikeout for Cancer Benefit for Ty Andracke, the 7-year-old son of long-time M-S coach Eric Andracke. Selk slugged a two-run homer in the third inning to… Read more

By Fred Kroner Karley Yergler pitched a three-hit shutout and struck out 17 batters on Thursday (April 28) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team escaped with a 1-0 win on the road at St. Joseph-Ogden. The win was the 14th of the season for Yergler. She has reached double figures in strikeouts in 12 games. M-S… Read more

By Fred Kroner Seniors played the starring role on Thursday (April 28) for the unbeaten Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team. As the Bulldogs moved a step closer to the Apollo Conference championship, seniors accounted for every assist and five of the goals in a 9-0 thrashing of Lincoln at Middletown Field. Senior Cayla Koerner connected on… Read more

Cece Abramson is not only helping the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ track and field team gain momentum in the spring 2022 season, but the senior is also leading in the classroom. Recently, Abramson tied for third in the pole vault at 8 feet, 7 inches at the Champaign Central Invitational. In a meet at Mahomet-Seymour High School… Read more

Mahomet residents will notice a change in their water rates in 2022. The Village of Mahomet approved their increase on April 26 while Sangamon Valley Public Water District approved their changes in January. SVPWD serves residents north of I-74 and east of IL-47 whereas the Village serves all other incorporated areas. SVPWD approved their first… Read more

The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees approved $135,000 to purchase the property located at 304 S. Elm Street Tuesday. The .4 acres that is zoned residential was acquired by The Cox Property Group, LLC. in 2008 for $96,000.  According to Village Administrator Patrick Brown, the Village obtained an appraisal, which indicated the value of… Read more