Category: Local

By Fred Kroner Karley Yergler pitched her fifth consecutive shutout on Monday (April 11) at Centennial – and sixth of the season – as Mahomet-Seymour’s softball team blanked the Chargers, 17-0. Yergler yielded one single, walked one batter and struck out 11. Five Bulldogs rapped two hits in the non-conference game. Abbey Akers, Kenadi Granadino,… Read more

By Fred Kroner Boys’ tennis made its debut at Mahomet-Seymour on Monday (April 11) and it was a successful start for the Bulldogs. Playing the first boys’ tennis match in school history, M-S traveled to Danville and returned home after a 6-3 victory. The Bulldogs won four matches in singles and two in doubles. At… Read more

The Mahomet Village board of trustees awarded the bid for South Mahomet Road extension to Feutz Contractors for $4,307,769.26 Tuesday evening.  The Village received two bids for the project, the other from Duce Construction for  $5,296,368.08, both coming in under the projected cost of $5,489,002.60. The board also placed a “built-in variable” for construction, allowing… Read more

By Isabella Zarate This summer the Mahomet Market is returning to Main Street. Starting June 1 and running till August 31, vendors will set up in the green space at the corner of Main and Jefferson. Booths will be open every Wednesday evening from 4 to 7 p.m.  For the 2022 season, the Mahomet Area… Read more

By JERRY NOWICKI& PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers worked until the early hours of Saturday to pass a $46.5 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as a $1.8 billion package of mostly-temporary tax cuts that Democrats said are intended to soften the impact of inflation on working families.… Read more

By Fred Kroner Senior Zach Courson was the winning pitcher in both games of an Apollo Conference baseball doubleheader on Saturday (April 9) as Mahomet-Seymour prevailed at Effingham, 5-3 and 9-0. The fourth pitcher employed in Game 1, Courson worked the final 1 2/3 innings, allowing no hits, no runs and one walk. He struck… Read more

By Fred Kroner Kenadi Granadino was 4-for-4 and Karley Yergler slugged a home run for the third time in her last four games on Thursday (April 7) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball squad posted a 26-0 win at Heritage. Granadino and Yergler each collected four RBI as did teammates Abbey Akers and Brooke Howard. Jenna Wade… Read more

By Fred Kroner Cayla Koerner and the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ soccer team set the tone early on Thursday (April 7) and raced to victory at Middletown field over Charleston, 10-2. “M-S opened with possibly the fastest goal in M-S history,” Bulldog coach Jeremy Davis said.” In high level, somewhat esoteric strategy, the Bulldogs dropped the kickoff… Read more

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center’s (NGRREC) will host a community training program, Illinois River Watch, at the Lake of the Woods’ Izaak Walton Cabin from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 23. Illinois River Water is designed to train community members on how to monitor local stream health. Each spring, RiverWatch… Read more

MAHOMET, IL – The U.S. Postal Service has launched USPS Connect — a set of four delivery solutions that leverage ongoing network improvements, new equipment, new pricing and enhanced operational precision to meet evolving business package delivery needs. “USPS Connect provides businesses of all sizes what they have been asking for — an affordable way to meet… Read more