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  • Albin to be remembered on I-74 through Farmer City

    Springfield, IL – Interstate 74 from mile post 155 to 160 through Farmer City will be known as the “Trooper Ryan Albin Memorial Highway.” State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) sponsored the legislation (HJR 93). It was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Senate unanimously May 28. Trooper Albin was born in Urbana and attended Blue Ridge H.S.… Read more

  • Gruner retires as MSHS Girls’ Soccer Coach

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Folks with a background in athletics can relate to this sentiment: At some point in our lives, there’s  a coach who makes others think, “he doesn’t know a thing.” Joey Gruner was that guy. Not the one with the negative thought process about a coach, but that coach who was less-than-knowledgeable.… Read more

  • Mahomet Garage Sale List for May 31-June 2

    Village of Mahomet garage sales will take place Thursday, May 31, Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2.  1503 East Amy Drive in the Sandy Ridge subdivision May 31-June 2, lots of books: Both hardback and paperback in science fiction, history and fiction. Tools and yard tools. Glassware and furniture. 106 Red Bud Ct., June-June 2, 8 a.m. Bake Sale/Lemonade… Read more

  • MSHS Softball finishes strong season

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s third winning softball season in the past decade came to an end Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 3A Mount Zion Sectionals. Apollo Conference foe Charleston handed the Bulldogs a season-ending 14-3 loss in a six-inning game. Charleston (31-4) has set its season record for wins. M-S (16-15)… Read more

  • Jimmy John’s coming to Mahomet

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com There is more growth on the horizon for Mahomet. The next commercial area to be developed is the southeast corner of Main and Lombard streets. Patrick Wampler announced on Tuesday that his partner, Austin Apgar, signed the paperwork earlier in the day to complete a land purchase from the Phillips family… Read more

  • MSHS Boys’ Track places second in 2A IHSA, Softball wins fourth 3A Regional Title

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com On a steamy, sultry, spring day, Mahomet-Seymour’s boys’ track and field team made history on Saturday. Since M-S became a Class 2A school 21 years ago, the school had never earned a state trophy in the sport. Since leaving the Class 1A ranks, the Bulldogs had never had an individual state… Read more

  • Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act Amendments Take Effect June 1

    The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is alerting watercraft owners of changes in the Illinois Boat Registration and Safety Act that take effect on June 1, 2018. The changes push back the expiration date of three-year Illinois watercraft registrations from June 30 to Sept. 30. For example, watercraft owners who renew their three-year registrations that… Read more

  • MSHS hires new boys’ basketball, girls’ cross country and track coaches

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s three recent varsity-sport coaching hires all share two common traits. Each has previously been a head coach in the sport they will work with next year, and each is familiar with the returning M-S athletes in their sport. M-S graduate Ryan Bosch will take over the boys’ basketball program, filling… Read more

  • Mahomet Summer Lunch Program Serves a Need

      For many children, summer is a no-worry time. There’s plenty to do, plenty of sleep and plenty of food. But there are children, even within Mahomet, who wonder if they will have enough to eat when school is not in session. The Mahomet Summer Lunch program, which has been run annually by 10 community… Read more

  • M-S grad intervened in school shooting, now recovering from surgery

    Jason Seaman, a 2007 Mahomet-Seymour graduate, was shot three times when he intervened to stop a school shooter at Noblesville West Middle School in Indiana Friday morning. Seaman is a seventh-grade science teacher and a football coach. According to reports, two people, including Seaman and a student were taken to the hospital with injuries from… Read more