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  • September Mahomet Garage Sale List

    1213 Farm Lake Drive, Mahomet : Saturday only 8 to 2. Moving Sale includes furniture, decor, kids clothes, crib with matching dresser, toys and more. 503 Country Ridge Dr, Mahomet, IL: 09/21 and 09/22 08:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Miscellaneous home goods and decorations , Clothing items, King size oak headboard, matching side towers, and oak armoire ($350), Espresso…

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  • MSJHS Baseball wins IESA Regional Championship

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Monday was a night of firsts for the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High baseball team. The important one: first place in their own Class 3A regional tournament. That outcome was secured when unbeaten and top-seeded M-S (13-0) defeated second-seeded Paxton-Buckley Loda 10-5 in the championship game on the Bulldogs’ field. The other firsts…

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  • What to look for when child complains of sore throat

    It’s not uncommon for a child to complain of a sore throat or for a medical professional to see patients with sore throats. Six weeks into the school year with fall just around the corner, students are already presenting at medical clinics with sore throats. But not every sore throat means that a child has…

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  • Busy weekend for MSHS sports

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The statistics sheet shows a 10-8 season record for Mahomet-Seymour’s volleyball team. What the numbers don’t show is how close the Bulldogs have been to much more success. In five of the losses, M-S has won one of the sets against their opposition. The latest was last Thursday’s 19-25, 25-11, 25-12…

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  • Village Board Agendas 9.18.2018

    The Village Board and special committees will meet at the Village Administration during the following times next week: September 18th – 6:00 p.m. – Special Board of Trustees meeting September 18th – immediately following the Special meeting – Study Session September 19th – 7:00 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals September 20th – 6:00 p.m. –…

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  • Mahomet-Seymour School Board Meeting 9.17.2018

    The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will hold a budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018.  This will be followed by a regular board meeting at 7:00 p.m.  Both will be held in the Board Conference Room at Middletown Prairie.  Please enter the building using the Northeast entrance. [gview file="https://mahometnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Meeting-Packet-3.pdf%22]

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  • Mahomet Sportsman Club BBQ Cook-off

    The Mahomet Sportsman Club will host a rib and chicken barbeque cook-off on September 22. The event will begin at 8 a.m. with judging to follow at 3:30 p.m. Participants can begin to set up on the 21st at 5 p.m. Only wood or charcoal cookers are allowed to enter. Participants will be judged on…

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  • MSHS volleyball, tennis and cross country pick up wins

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ tennis team captured its first dual-meet victory of the season on Tuesday, winning every match in a 9-0 decision at Gibson City -Melvin-Sibley.  In singles play, Amalie Fried didn’t lose a game at No. 5. Both Annie Bao (at No. 1) and Mrinali Kesavadas (No. 4)each dropped one game.…

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  • Commentary: The Things That Really Matter

    By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Some things truly don’t matter. In the wake of another shooting in the United States, we should be prepared to hear a common refrain. “Guns kill people.” “People kill people.” There are arguments for both sides, but the bigger point is simple: It doesn’t make a difference. The end result isn’t…

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