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By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Joe Churm has grown accustomed to life on the move. He was born in New Hampshire and moved with his family to New Mexico as a fifth-grader. At the beginning of his eighth-grade year, the family relocated to the Mahomet-Seymour School District. During Winter Break, his father’s job promotion prompted a… Read more

Thursday, January 18th, 2018 – RE/MAX Realty Associates welcomes Bill Oliger as a sales partner with The Nick Taylor Real Estate Team. Bill is a lifelong resident of Mahomet. He’s a graduate of Parkland College, Eastern Illinois University, and the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. Retiring after a twenty-year career as a Deputy Sheriff… Read more

It’s hard to understand another’s walk in life unless you’ve walked in their shoes. On Jan. 4, the day before students arrived back at school, Mahomet-Seymour teachers, grades K-8, spent a few hours in a poverty simulation hosted by the Mahomet-Seymour School District. K-5 teachers met at Lincoln Trail for the simulation, and educators of… Read more

The Mahomet Public Library will host the very popular Valentine Bingo on February 8 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. With great prizes and food–and even better company–adults of all ages are invited to join the library staff for the annual Mahomet tradition. Participants will have a chance to win fabulous prizes from local merchants. This… Read more

Catching a professional break at 20 years old isn’t something many college students experience. But, Mahomet-Seymour graduate Leah Bice is beginning to experience the fruits of her ‘break.’ It all began in the spring of 2017. A second-year communications student at Parkland College, Bice was asked to record her original song “Stay” for Parkland’s label,… Read more

Registration for Sangamon and Lincoln Trail MAYC B.L.A.S.T. Session 3 begins at 6 p.m. on January 17. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BLAST-Brochure-Session-3-2018.pdf%22] Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com In Tuesday night action, the Mahomet-Seymour wrestling and girls’ basketball teams were victorious while the boys’ basketball team lost a six-point decision. Wrestling Seven Bulldogs won matches as the team edged Mattoon 33-31. Two of the wins were due to pins. Three others came in matches where the M-S competitor did… Read more

The Mahomet-Seymour boys basketball team will host the 12th annual MSHS Boys Basketball fundraiser, Mahomet Madness, on February 9. Inflatables and Field House games will begin at 4:45 PM. Children can purchase a $5.00 Bracelet with unlimited use at the door. Admission to the game is included. A pulled pork meal, including sandwich, chips, drink… Read more

Mahomet youth participated in the Sounds of Music Studio’s production of “Into the Woods” at 51 Main this weekend. Back row: Izzy Gonzales, Maya Lee, Jen Bartlett, Mallory Birkbichler, Samantha Hamilton Front row: Max Bartlett, Tucker Loven, Abby Loven, Nicolina Di Girolamo Read more

By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The rural landscape on winter days has fewer of the idyllic elements than what existed in a previous generation. It has nothing to do with the amount of snowfall. It has everything to do with a decreased use of snow fences. In the 1960s, ‘70s and into the ‘80s, snow fences used to pop up annually… Read more