BY NANCY KIDD Step one foot inside most big box stores and there’s no denying it: the summer is almost over, and a new school year will soon be upon us. The aisles of those businesses are overflowing with school supplies. There are lunch boxes, backpacks, colored markers and pens, […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Prairie A’s Antique Ford Club will host Antique Ford Day in St. Joseph on August 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Owners of antique Fords, including Model A and Model T Fords, whether original or restored, shiny or rusty are invited to bring their vehicle […]
BY KELLY SKINNER Ever feel like you need a change of pace and a new view? Last weekend, I made my husband take us on a day trip to Arthur, Ill. It’s kind of a running joke between us. We’ve lived in this area for 12 years and I’ve always […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – Many Americans live with the mentality of buying something new when an item breaks. This is often the case for everything from clothes, to vacuums to computers. But throwing things out isn’t always necessary. Adam Baldwin has been fixing and making things work […]
PRESS RELEASE-Champaign County residential home sales and median home sale prices remained sluggish in June as compared to a year ago while inventory tightened, according to the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®. CCAR reports a total of 340 home sales were reported in June, comparable to 391 sales a year […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Hate has no home here. That’s what a petition handed to the Mahomet Music Festival committee Thursday night signed by 80 Mahomet residents said. Prior to Thursday’s final meeting before the festival on Aug. 23 and 24, the group reached out to Committee Chairman Dave Parsons […]
Myerscough and agriculture kind of go hand-in-hand. Mahomet-Seymour alum Michael Myerscough knows that. “Ag has been my everything,” he said. “That’s all I’ve ever done.” Some of his earliest memories include watching his sister, Megan, show sheep at the Champaign County Fair. “It’s brought my sister and me closer as […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Thursday, July 25 was a big day for incoming Mahomet-Seymour High School freshmen Taylor Dietz. As she was celebrating her 14th birthday, she also won Grand Champion Ram and the Senior Showmanship award in the sheep division at the Champaign County 4-H Fair. Like many children […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Showing cattle is in the blood of the Turners. Ten-year-old Mahomet resident Callie Turner has spent her childhood watching her dad, brother and sister learning the ropes of the show ring. When she turned eight, it was her turn to take the reins. “I just thought […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Monticello Theater Association invites community members to experience a world of imagination this weekend. The cast, which has been working on their Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-Youth Production performance for the last six weeks, will take the stage June 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. […]
