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By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The first Mahomet-Seymour high school athletic teams to swing into action for the fall season were the golf squads, which opened competition last week. Boys’ golf The Bulldogs had different leaders in their first two meets of the season. At the Tiger Kickoff Classic, at Urbana Country Club, M-S placed seventh… Read more

MAHOMET —Gov. Rauner today signed legislation that requires gas storage field owners to notify local communities if natural gas leaks threaten to expose residents and businesses to contaminated water. The new law also mandates annual storage field inspections by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “Notifying local residents and business owners will help ensure… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com When Lutz and Deb Braunig took over as pastors at the Mahomet Church of the Nazarene, they had the unanimous support of the congregation. The membership, in 1996, was nine. During the decades, the pastors have seen the numbers of worshippers rise, decline, rise and fall again. It’s similar to life… Read more

The Mahomet Area Youth Club appreciates all the runners, sponsors, and volunteers that help make their 23rd annual Run Mahomet possible. Signature 1/2 Marathon Sponsors Carle Health Alliance 10k Sponsors Matt Difanis REMAX/Reality First State Bank of Forrest 5k Sponsors First National Bank of Mahomet Fun Run Sponsor Walk Chiropractic, Acupuncture, & Massage Platinum Sponsors Busey… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Friday marks a symbolic and historic first for the Mahomet-Seymour School District. As school children from kindergartners through high school seniors start classes, one former school will officially enter into its new life. The paperwork to complete the $750,000 sale of the Sangamon School Building and its 3.6-acre tract will be… Read more

You may have seen Grace Mies around. “When you first meet Grace, her ever present smile is the first thing you notice, even before her beautiful, bright red hair!”, Mahomet resident Kelly Trevillian said. In a letter to the Mahomet Daily nominating Mies for the Classic Plumbing P.L.U.M.B.E.R. of the Month, Trevillian wrote, that she… Read more

Classes begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. 2ND GRADE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: Aug 14 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM FIRST GRADE BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: Aug 15 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM KINDERGARTEN BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: Aug 16 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Video for PreK, Kindergarten and 1st and 2nd graders… Read more

Springfield, IL – Legislation built upon Urbana based Carle Hospital’s Healthy Beginnings program that seeks to provide workforce training and employment skills to those out of work, underemployed, or those at the lowest income levels was signed into law Aug. 10 by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Senate Bill 3232, sponsored by State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet),… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour volleyball team will host their fifth annual Free Car Wash and Cook Out for active duty military, veterans and first responders on August 11 from 1-3 pm at Mahomet-Seymour High School. The annual event began not as a fundraiser, but instead, a way for the volleyball players to give back to those in… Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is a story about a ramp, but the ramp really isn’t the story. A wooden ramp was constructed last week at the Elm Street residence where Betty Brainerd has lived for almost 47 years. “It was something I needed,” said Brainerd, 82. “It’s hard for me to be stable enough… Read more