Mahomet Daily

Beginning Thursday, August 3, 2017 (weather permitting), the Village of Mahomet will be spraying cracks and joints in streets to kill vegetation.  This is being done prior to crack and joint sealing, which should be done in the next 4-6 weeks. Signs will be placed at the entrances to subdivisions and at […]

For Air National Guard Master Sergeant Matt Arbogast, a six-month overseas deployment was out of the ordinary. “Before this deployment, Matt’s military life was something that didn’t personally affect our family other than the one weekend a month, 3 weeks a year,” Matt’s wife Ashley Arbogast said of his 15-year […]

Photo: The Colella family, from Mahomet, includes Alexa Colella, Grant Colella, 10-year-old Ryan Colella and 3-year-old Charlotte Colella. Charlotte Colella is, in many ways, a typical 3-year-old. “She runs, jumps in your lap and knocks you over,” said Alexa Colella, her mother. “We call her ‘The Tank’ or ‘The Linebacker.’ […]

With rising Going Back to School costs, the Community Evangelical Free Church will host a clothing swap on August 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. Parents are invited to bring gently used kids clothes and coats that children in preschool through high school can wear. Shoes, socks, infant clothes, and undergarments will […]

While many teenagers might be sitting at home watching their favorite television shows during the summer months, Kade and Kyle Kinnamon spend their summers performing the songs they have practiced during the school year and seizing opportunities that may put them on a path towards music or acting career. The […]

We will begin by talking about barbecue, but really the story is about how Benjamin Grice is working to bring his childhood home, Paxton back to life. But first, the barbecue. With 20 years of culinary experience under his belt, Grice moved back to his hometown of Paxton with his […]

Wisdom is often passed down from generation to generation, and we have a lot to learn from our parents and grandparents. After all, more than two-thirds of retirees wish they had done things differently during retirement planning, according to a study by Million Dollar Round Table. Here are seven tips […]

John Porter was promoted to the rank of Captain in the USMC on July 10, 2017 at the Headquarters of the Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team (FAST) Bravo Company, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Virginia. The Captains bars were pinned to his lapels by his parents and grandmother after Porter was sworn […]

Take Me Fishing will make its eighth appearance at Lake of the Woods this Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Boathouse Peninsula. The Champaign County Forest Preserve puts on three Take Me Fishing Events throughout parks within Champaign County each year to promote the park system and to […]

Photo (by Fred Kroner): Zaidah Balbuena, 10, left, and Journey Alexander, soon to be 8, participate in the Flashmob Reading on Friday, July 14 at Yo Yo’s Frozen Yogurt. This was one marathon which allowed participants to turn the page and move ahead at their own speed. No one finished […]