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  • M-S Baseball ends regular season with 3-game win streak

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometmews.com Nate McFall and Andrew Norman each poked three hits as the Mahomet-Seymour baseball team concluded the regular season on Tuesday (June 1) with a three-game winning streak following an 11-1 five-inning win at home over Urbana. Zac Carr, Chase Wagers and Blake Wolters contributed two hits apiece for the Bulldogs, who…

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  • Mahomet Public Library Book Sale this weekend

    The Mahomet Public Library is moving its spring book sale outdoors. On June 5, the invites the community to join them under the big tent on the library lawn for a Friends of the Library Book Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds support the programs and services of the Mahomet Public Library. In…

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  • Touch-a-Truck event this Saturday

    Mahomet Parks and Recreation will host their annual Touch-a-Truck event on June 5 from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. at Barber Park. Police cars, fire trucks, tractors, snowplows, and other construction vehicles will be on-site for children to climb in and ask questions about. This event is free and open to the public.

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  • Wildwood to play at Barber Park, Mahomet Public Library

    *Editors Note: the interview with Wildwood came from 2019. Summer concerts are back. The Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department will kick off their summer concert series on June 4 with Mahomet’s Wildwood playing at Barber Park from 6:30 to 8. Wildwood will also be at the Mahomet Public Library on June 13 from 2 to…

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  • Carle transitions vaccine clinics to Champaign on Curtis, Urbana on Windsor

    Champaign, Ill. — Carle in partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Champaign Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) will close the Kohl’s Plaza COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on Sunday, June 6. Vaccine appointments for those who live or work in Champaign County will transition to Carle Champaign on Curtis and Carle Urbana on…

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  • Mahomet-Seymour High School 2nd Semester Honor Roll

    20/21 Semester 2 Honor Roll 9th grade Avery S. Allen Savannah C. Amatyleon Evan R. Anderson Brooke A. Arnett Jacob T. Atteberry Abigail L. Bachar Kylie D. Beard Niccolo M. Bellini Brinley F. Benson Alec R. Berg Alec K. Bergman Declan M. Brewer Noah M. Butler Olivia R. Chalk Henry F. Collins Madeleine O. Cortez…

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  • Fourth-quarter Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Honor Roll

    High Honor Roll 6th Grade Allen, Norah K. Allison, Bree J. Almaroad, Bella M. Andrawes, Jonathan Andrawes, Rachel Bailey, Naia A. Baker, Jackson C. Bao, William W. Benway, Coy P. Blue, Abbie N. Brauer, Nicolas D. Bryan, Cash O. Busch, Emma M. Busch, Landon J. Campion, Silas J. Chappell, Kelly L. Coleman, June I. Collins,…

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  • CCFPD to hold Freedom Fest Celebration on July 2

    The Champaign County Forest Preserve has announced that it will resume its annual Fourth of July celebration on July 2 at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve in Mahomet. The gates will open at 4 p.m. and the fireworks display will take place at approximately 9:15 p.m. Admission is  $2 per person, with children 5…

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  • Second meeting in Bulldog Blueprint series next week

    The Mahomet-Seymour School District will host the second Bulldog Blueprint meeting on in-person on June 8 or virtually June 9 or 10. The Community Engagement series is focused on providing the community with information about the state of the Mahomet-Seymour School District facilities. The district plans to put forward a tax referendum for vote in…

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  • Both houses pass election bill postponing 2022 primary to June

    By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinoisrtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers passed an omnibus elections bill Monday that would push back the date of the 2022 primary elections amid other major changes to the state’s election code. The 156-page omnibus bill, an amendment to Senate Bill 825 filed by Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, would also strengthen the state’s cybersecurity surrounding…

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