Mahomet Seymour High News

Alan R. Balazi | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Alan Robert Balazi, 36, of Mahomet passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019. He was born Jan. 29, 1983, in Joliet, to Isen and Laureen Balazi.

Bus driver charged with DUI while driving Mahomet-Seymour students  The Pantagraph

MAHOMET — Illinois State Police say a Mahomet man was driving under the influence of drugs when a school bus, carrying 33 students and coaches, was ...

Pogue resigns as Mahomet-Seymour football coach | Prep Sports  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Keith Pogue is stepping down as the head coach of Mahomet-Seymour football, the school announced Friday morning.Pogue has run the ...

UPDATE: State police ID bus driver charged with DUI while driving Mahomet-Seymour students in Piatt County  Herald & Review

MAHOMET — The Illinois State Police said a Mahomet man was driving under the influence of drugs when a school bus, carrying 33 students and coaches, was ...

Hayden Ade | Obituaries  Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

MATTOON — Hayden Ade, 23, of Mahomet, IL passed away Friday, March 29, 2019. Family and friends may gather to remember Hayden on Tuesday, April 2, ...

Champaign-Urbana Area Spring Musical Theater  chambanamoms.com

Spring is a popular time to catch live musical theater at area high schools. Packed into just a few short months of rehearsals, these students all over ...

Pogue resigns after 11 years leading MS football | Prep Sports  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — In what appears to be a surprise decision, Mahomet-Seymour football coach Keith Pogue is stepping aside following 11 years in charge of the ...

'This is a special place' | Prep Sports  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Jon Adkins is not a graduate of Mahomet-Seymour High School. In fact, he played football at Charleston, one of the Bulldogs' current Apollo ...

Art Theater to screen Mahomet-Seymour student's film on inspirational bicyclist  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

The 25-minute film by Ethan Grinberg on longtime Carle nurse midwife Ray Spooner, who died in 2016 from ALS, will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the theater,

Retired educator enjoying time as interim principal of Paxton grade school  Paxton Record

PAXTON — Being brought out of retirement may mean fewer walks on the trails of Mahomet's Lake of the Woods and fewer lunches with his friends, but Tom ...

For friend of Mahomet woman's family, kidney donation an 'easy' decision  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Life can change in an instant, and for Mahomet's Linda Miller, it all changed with an unexpected phone call in early May. Joel Shoemaker, the ...

Closing and Cancellation Tuesday, January 29th  Samantha Laturno

The following has been cancelled for January 29th: Effingham Knights of Columbus Bingo has been cancelled. Eff...

Kenneth Grammer | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Kenneth C. Grammer died peacefully at Carle Foundation Hospital in Hospice Care on Monday (Feb. 25, 2019) in Urbana, at the age of 78.

Gary Ross | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Gary Dale Ross, 59, of Mansfield went to be with his Lord and Savior at 7:38 p.m. Saturday (March 16, 2019) at Carle Foundation Hospital.

Central Illinois native, SIU grad hailed as hero after stopping Indiana school shooting suspect  Chicago Tribune

The teacher who subdued the gunman during Friday's middle school shooting in Noblesville, Ind., is a Mahomet native and graduate of Southern Illinois ...

Hall-of-fame M-S coach removed from position  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

The longtime girls' track and field coach at Mahomet-Seymour High School has been removed from her position under uncertain circumstances, leading to an ...

Top of the Morning, April 23, 2019 | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

The kids from Jennifer Wherley's agriculture class at Mahomet-Seymour High School were back in our building last week, producing radio commercials to ...

Mahomet-Seymour student killed in Douglas County wreck  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet Citizen editor Fred Kroner was at Wednesday's vigil. Listen to his report here. TUSCOLA — One Mahomet-Seymour student was killed and two others ...

Cassano case: Cigarette butt sealed deal | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Suspect Michael Henslick and Ms. Cassano went to Mahomet-Seymour High School around the same time and had mutual friends.

James Vest | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — James “Jim” Vest, 76, a lifelong resident of Mahomet, passed away Saturday (Jan. 19, 2019) at home. Jim was born Aug. 4, 1942, in Champaign, ...

Updated: Mahomet-Seymour student dies of apparent natural causes  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

New 6:23 p.m. Friday: Services have been set for Matthew Prather, according to Mahomet-Seymour football coach Keith Pogue. Matthew's visitation is at First ...

Charleston softball shuts out Mattoon in regionals and gives feeling playoff run is just starting  Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

The Trojans secured a regional final meeting with Mahomet-Seymour by scoring in every inning and driving in their first ten runs with two outs.

Charleston officially hires football, boys basketball head coaches  Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

CHARLESTON – New leadership has officially arrived for Charleston's football and boys basketball teams.

Mahomet pulls together in wake of teen's tragic death  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

'We're blessed we live in Mahomet and have the support we have. Unfortunately, we've had a lot of practice lifting each other up.'

Mahomet-Seymour passes sting U High | High School Football  Bloomington Pantagraph

NORMAL — Primarily a running football team, Mahomet-Seymour High School's passes are often simply to stretch a defense.

Mark Cooley | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

God gained another angel Wednesday (Jan. 2, 2019) when husband, dad, papa, brother and loving son Mark Cooley was taken to heaven.

Morton Superintendent Lindsey Hall set to resign  Peoria Journal Star

MORTON — The Morton school district will require a new superintendent for the 2017-18 academic year.During a special meeting Monday night, the ...

Charleston softball's Emily Price carrying the pitching load and cruising through opposing lineups  Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

Price has thrown all 20 innings of Charleston's playoff run so far, and there are no thoughts of ending that streak or any signs of fatigue.

Tackling a school shooter? For those who know M-S grad, 'That's Jason'  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

At Mahomet-Seymour High School, he was a tough-tackling, rim-touching, shot-putting three-sport star who was always in the middle of the action. So when ...

HS Boy's Basketball: Mahomet-Seymour vs Normal U-High  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Mahomet-Seymour Boy's Basketball vs Normal U-High, Friday February 3, 2017 at Mahomet-Seymour High School. The Bulldogs defeated the Pioneers 55-51 ...

'It's getting worse' | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

People impacted by gas leak tell aquifer task force of continued problems.

Wired In: Erik Johnson | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Each week, staff writer Paul Wood chats with a different high-tech difference maker. This week, meet ERIK JOHNSON, an associate professor of astronomy at ...

STATE WRESTLING: Clinton's Micah Downs advances to title match  Herald & Review

CHAMPAIGN — Clinton's Micah Downs wasn't going to stop.

Celebrating 2nd tough for Mahomet boys | High School Cross Country | pantagraph.com  Bloomington Pantagraph

PEORIA — After being ranked No. 1 all season, the Mahomet-Seymour High School boys cross country team took it hard after losing to No. 2 Grayslake Central ...

Bret Fry | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Bret W. Fry, 41, of Chillicothe, formerly of Mahomet, passed away at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 19, 2018) at his home. Bret was born on Nov.

Teachers picket at Mahomet-Seymour; classes, activities canceled  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Teachers will picket from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in front of Middletown Early Childhood Center, where the Mahomet-Seymour school district ...

Cheryl Osterbur | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Cheryl Osterbur peacefully passed away Sunday (March 10, 2019) after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Illini pitching target shuts down Maroons in regional title game  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — Champaign Central baseball coach John Staab acknowledged his team's first inning against Charleston for what it was.A missed opportunity.

Ex-Bulldogs cream of Rose-Hulman crop | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

For the past 18 years, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been ranked the No. 1 engineering school for undergraduates in the country that doesn't offer ...

State agency recommends suspension of Champaign lawyer's license  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN — A hearing panel for the state agency that disciplines lawyers has recommended that a Champaign attorney's license be suspended because he ...

EXCHANGE: Future Marines gets head start on basic training  Chicago Daily Herald

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Push-ups, chin-ups and sit-ups. They're the upside of training for future Marines, who will face greater challenges - hefting ammo boxes full of ...

Madeleine McNulty  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Madeleine Claire McNulty, 16, of Mahomet passed away on Saturday morning (Feb. 25, 2017) at her home of complications from PCDH19 ...

Will Eastern Illinois' next football coach come from this group of candidates?  ChicagoNow

Prairie State Pigskin speculates who and when Eastern Illinois will hire as its 25th head football coach.

Cassano case: 'He said he stabbed her. He said all over'  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA — For the first time ever, Toni Cassano was in the same room as the man accused of brutally murdering her daughter. The mother of the late Holly ...

To honor a friend, Mahomet teens decided to give  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — After her friend and Mahomet-Seymour classmate Madeleine McNulty died suddenly earlier this year, Catherine Tandy began looking for a way to ...

Michael Stillwell | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Michael Stillwell, 63, of Savoy, formerly Mahomet and Bloomington, passed away Wednesday (June 20, 2018) at Willowbrook Memory Care of Savoy.

William "Billy" Sanderson | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — William “Billy” Michael Sanderson, 28, of Mahomet passed away at 7:30 p.m. Friday (June 22, 2018) in Mahomet. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. ...

Wesley Veitch | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Wesley T. Veitch, 28, of Mahomet passed away on Sunday (Sept. 10, 2017). Wesley was born on Feb. 3, 1989, in Normal. Surviving are his parents ...

Jacob Hamilton | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Jacob Andrew Hamilton, 16, of Mahomet died at 5:21 p.m. Wednesday (May 17, 2017) as the result of injuries sustained in a multi-vehicle accident ...

Three Mattoon grapplers go to final day at state  Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

CHAMPAIGN — Not only did Mattoon's wrestlers have a good day at the State Wrestling Finals, Mattoon coach Brett Porter also received recognition.

Possible homicide suspect leads deputies on a chase through Champaign County  WAND

The chase ended outside Mahomet-Seymour High School, when police confronted a man with a knife.

Our Newest Redbirds: Perfect choice after two perfect ACT scores  Illinois State University News

Getting a perfect 36 score on your ACT exam is really, really hard. Illinois State University incoming freshman Griffin Megeff did it twice.

Rantoul closes out regional win | Prep Sports  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Rantoul gets clutch free throws from Rome, Hudson to earn regional victory. MAHOMET — As time ticked away to less than three minutes left in the fourth quarter ...

Mahomet, UI grad a 'city boy' for CMT show  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

LOS ANGELES — Travis Leonard gets paid to walk around without a shirt on. If you remember him from his sports career at Mahomet-Seymour and the ...

Top of the Morning, Feb. 8, 2017 | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Meet Morgan Cheek and the other 25 area high school seniors who have been named Good Citizens.

Future Marines get head start on basic training in Champaign  Northwest Herald

CHAMPAIGN – Pushups, chin-ups and situps. They're the upside of training for future Marines, who will face greater challenges, such as hefting ammo boxes ...

UPDATE: 55 years for Champaign man who killed mother during crime spree (w/video)  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA — A 41-year-old Champaign man who has spent much of his adult life behind bars for crimes of violence will stay locked up the rest of his life for killing ...

UPDATE: Man who strangled mother facing extended prison term  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

UPDATE: 1:20 p.m.. URBANA — A Champaign County judge will decide how long a Champaign man will spend behind bars for strangling his mother late last ...

Meals with Santa in Champaign-Urbana Sponsored by Woodfield Plaza  chambanamoms.com

Thank you to Woodfield Plaza for helping us bring you all things SANTA in Champaign-Urbana on chambanamoms.com this holiday season! Today, we're ...

Jason Seaman returning to hero's welcome as SIU's Homecoming 2018 grand marshal  SIU News

CARBONDALE, Ill. —The last time Jason Seaman crossed the field at Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Saluki Stadium, the defensive lineman was a ...

Boys Basketball: Eagles No. 5-seed in Mahomet regional  Rantoul Press

By RANTOUL PRESSRANTOUL — The seeding and matchups have been announced for the IHSA Class 3A boys basketball regional tournament at ...

Jordan Harris | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA – Jordan Wayne Harris, 24, of Urbana died on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. He was born March 2, 1993, to Craig and Lori (Torbit) Harris, big brother to Eric ...

State Farm Foundation scholarships awarded | Local Education  Bloomington Pantagraph

BLOOMINGTON — State Farm Companies Foundation has announced winners of its scholarships.

Seats up for grabs on county board | Local News  Danville Commercial News

DANVILLE — Several seats are available in Tuesday's election for the Vermilion County board. With races in districts 2, 4, 6, and 7, residents there have much to ...

R. Joe Pruitt | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – Joe Pruitt, 70, passed away March 17, 2018, in Okeechobee, Fla. Joe was born Jan. 18, 1948, to Herman "Pete" Pruitt and Lois (Wildman) ...

Dixie Heath | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Dixie Nell (Mayol) Heath, 43, of Mahomet passed away from colon cancer on Wednesday morning (Oct. 5, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital in ...

Top of the Morning, Dec. 7, 2016 | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Congrats to Nathan Gunn and 440 area high school seniors.

We Know Where Santa Parks the Sleigh: Where to See Santa in Champaign-Urbana  chambanamoms.com

Santa Claus is coming to Champaign-Urbana! We list local places where your child can see him and ensure their spot on the nice list this year.

Two Relay for Life events are relocating | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Relay for Life, the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, has some changes coming up for Champaign and Vermilion counties this year.

U of I Community Credit Union announced 2017 scholarship winners : SPlog  Smile Politely - Champaign-Urbana's Online Magazine

If you need any more convincing that the University of Illinois' Community Credit Union is a positive force in Champaign-Urbana (and beyond), today, they've ...

Rebecca Cain Fowler | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Rebecca “Becky” Cain Fowler, 60, of Urbana passed away Saturday (May 12, 2018) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.

Entertainment listings, Feb. 21-28, 2019 | Arts & Entertainment  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

EVENTSThis weekendDINNER, AUCTION AND ENTERTAINMENTWhat: An evening of entertainment with performances by the award-winning Redcoats, ...

Prosecutor: Man suffocated mother | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA — Prosecutors said in court today that a Champaign man killed his mother by suffocating her with a pillow and blankets during a crime spree Friday.

Dynamic duos lead Bulldogs | Prep Sports  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET — In wrestling, good things often come in twos. Takedowns and reversals are each worth two points.There's another pair that's prevalent in the sport.

Jason Smitley | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

MAHOMET – Jason R. Smitley of Mahomet died Oct. 24, 2013, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was born Aug. 3, 1987, in Urbana.

Signing Day: Local athletes across Central Illinois commit  WAND

Today is national signing day. Here at WAND News we are celebrating all local athletes in Central Illinois who have committed to playing a sport in college.

Illinois Fusion takes stock after taking 2nd in Presidents Cup  Bloomington Pantagraph

The sting of defeat doesn't get much worse than what the Illinois Fusion 00 Girls Premier soccer team experienced in Florida on Sunday.

Steve Hillard: Serial entrepreneur | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN — Steve Hillard has had an unusual career path as an entrepreneur, meeting with success in both manufacturing and banking. Today he's the ...

Top of the morning, Dec. 30, 2013 | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Something to get you going today, courtesy executive editor Jim Rossow. Memory Lane. On Mondays, we'll make use of our extensive photo archives both in ...

Phalen-Kimme  bcrnews.com

Sara Phalen of West Chicago and Bradley Kimme of West Chicago were united in marriage Nov. 12 at the St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton. She is the ...

These aren't your parents' yearbooks | Local News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

High school yearbooks used to be collections of photos and text that sat there on the page — but now they have to jump right out at you. At $50 or more, the ...

Younger Generation: Celebrating the achievements of young adults in East Central Illinois  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Kiwanas Club honors C-U teens. The Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis Club recognized 18 teens from Champaign-Urbana's six high schools as "outstanding ...

Ohio 13-Year-Old Wins $25K in 2016 Young Scientist Challenge  T.H.E. Journal

A 13-year-old ninth grader from Mason, OH has won the 2016 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in St. Paul, MN. Maanasa Mendu won ...

100 Best Public High Schools in Illinois for 2016  Patch.com

Chicago, IL - A new 2016 list compiled by Niche.com, an information *service* provider, ranks the Land of Lincoln's best public high schools.

Adam Jenkins | Obituaries  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

CHAMPAIGN – Adam Patrick Jenkins, beloved husband, father, brother and son, died at 1:40 p.m. Monday (Feb. 20, 2017) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana ...

UPDATE: Teacher lauded for efforts to subdue Mattoon High student gunman  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

UPDATE, 9 p.m.: MATTOON — A female teacher acting quickly may have prevented further tragedy Wednesday at Mattoon High School after a male student ...

Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois names Class of 2017  Chicago Daily Herald

Golden Apple announces the induction of the 2017 class of the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program, a group of 234 young people who have chosen to ...

Entertainment listings, July 19-26, 2018 | Arts & Entertainment  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

EVENTSThis weekendFARMER CITY/DeWITT COUNTY FAIR.

CUTC's second Penguin Project: 'Mulan Jr.' | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

URBANA — The Champaign Urbana Theatre Company's second Penguin Project — described as "social change disguised as theater" — will be "Disney's ...

Ranking 10,007 Boys By Average XC Finish  MileSplit

10007 cross country runners ranked by their average finish place during the cross country season with a minimum of three races.

Top of the morning, Oct. 7, 2014 | News  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

In Monday's paper, Staerkel Planetarium's David Leake advanced this week's lunar eclipse, which could start as early as 3:45 a.m. Wednesday (about the time ...

Plenty working against the UI, from rumors to rivals  Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Students and parents said the UI's large endowment and strong alumni base should allow it to remain financially stable well into next year, even without a state ...

Rantoul 5K: Chalk another win up to Hazel  Rantoul Press

By TIM EVANSRantoul Press general managerMatt Hazel is no stranger to the winner's circle.

2016 PARCC test results  Chicago Tribune

The Tribune reviewed the passing, or proficiency, rate on the PARCC exams across both reading and math in all grades tested at some 3,700 schools, ...

State Farm foundation awards scholarships | Local Education  Bloomington Pantagraph

BLOOMINGTON — The State Farm Companies Foundation has awarded scholarships to a number of children or legal dependents of State Farm employees, ...

Change of Subject: Final seconds tell the tale for mathletes  Change of Subject - Chicago Tribune Blog

CHAMPAIGN - The actual moment of truth Saturday lasted 8 seconds, but the suspense had been building for about an hour: Would Naperville North High ...

US Top 500 Outdoor Returnees: Jamal Walton Leads The Pack With Top All-Time 400m Mark  MileSplit

Last spring at the Pan-American Junior Athletics Championships, Jamal Walton ran one of the top marks ever by a high school athlete. Walton threw down a ...

Football Fever: Previews of B-N, area high school teams  Bloomington Pantagraph

Get a look at Bloomington-Normal's intercity and area high school football programs for 2016 throughout the week as we preview the upcoming season that ...

In remembrance: Locals who passed on in April  Bloomington Pantagraph

April 2017 obituaries and announcements in the Bloomington–Normal area. View obituaries any time at Pantagraph.com/Obituaries.

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