An after-school class. A safe place to play. A new skill. A healthy snack. A high five. It doesn’t take much to make an impact on a young student. And for four years now, the Mahomet Area Youth Club (MAYC) has met the needs of students of all income levels […]
I really don’t think we could have asked for better weather to kick off summer break. I should probably be wearing more sunscreen, but it’s been so nice to be outside the last six days. I hope you’ll excuse the time I’m taking this week. I worked non-stop through May […]
For parents or grandparents wishing to save for college, now is the perfect time to start as we celebrate College Savings Day on May 29th (529, get it?). According to the College Board, the average yearly cost for tuition and fees for a public 2-year college (in-district) is $3,440 and […]
For a 17-year old boy, getting ready to graduate high school in Sibley, IL, freedom may be working on his father’s farm or going off to college, but when Pearl Harbor was attacked and boys all over the United States began to get drafted, 17-year old Art Leenerman knew that […]
American Legion Post 1015 Memorial Day Message 2017 I feel honored and privileged to be asked to speak at this event once again. I want to begin by saying thank you for taking the time to participate in this event. I want to honor our time together today because time […]
For retiring Sangamon Principal Mark Cabutti, everything comes back to relationships. Cabutti’s interest in reaching a large group of people led him into communications as a young college student, but once he realized that being a TV or radio personality was a one-way communication path, he decided to choose another […]
Mahomet-Seymour School Board President Max McComb confirmed that the Board of Education has had ‘informal’ discussions on retaining Superintendent Rick Johnston as a building consultant during the renovation and addition to Middletown Prairie Elementary. “The Board of Education has no plans to retain Rick Johnston in any administrative capacity,” McComb […]
What did you do this weekend? Some of you with older kids, stayed home to help your child get ready for prom. Then, there were some of us with middle-aged kids who had a weekend full of sporting events to keep us occupied. My son had four games this weekend, […]
