Gov. J.B. Pritzker closed all public and private K-12 schools from March 17 to March 30 late Friday afternoon. “This is the right thing to do to protect our students, our staff and our teachers,” Pritzker said. “No school district will see their state funding cut as a result of […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has been closely monitoring information related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and will be taking the following precautions to ensure the safety of preserve visitors and staff. All educational and public programs and events scheduled between March 14 and April 12, 2020 have been canceled. […]
Out of concern for the health of our court partners, staff and the public, the Champaign County Circuit Clerk’s Office is encouraging court patrons to use our many online services for as much court business as possible. Using these services can reduce the number of people visiting the courthouse in […]
The Glenwood Assisted Living of Mahomet and The Waterford at Bridle Brook of Mahomet are taking precautions provided by the CDC, IDPH and HFS to ensure the safety of their residents. In order to protect their residents from COVID-19, influenza, pneumonia and common colds each facility will take the following […]
The Village of Mahomet offices will remain open to the public for the foreseeable future. The Village is asking, though that in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, residents use email and phone communication as much as possible to conduct business with the Village. A village staff directory with […]
Effective March 12, the Mahomet Public Library has canceled all programs through April 13. “This decision has been made for the health and safety of the community due to concerns over COVID-19,” Mahomet Public Library Director John Howard wrote. “We are joining with the public libraries in Champaign and Urbana […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District is canceling all Spring Break programming scheduled for March 16-March 20. “Our facilities will remain open, and members of the public are welcome to visit in small numbers (fewer than 10),” CCFPD said. “We have instituted additional cleaning procedures to insure your safety.” The […]
The Mahomet-Area Youth Club will remain open for spring break. In a letter to parents on Thursday, Executive Director Sara Balgoyen outlined some precautions the club is taking in preparations for children March 13-March 20. MAYC will follow the precautions and recommendations set forth by the local, state and federal […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Mahomet-Seymour had top 25 placers in all 14 events in Wednesday’s 29-school Normal West girls’ indoor track and field meet at Illinois Wesleyan University’s Shirk Center. Shaelin Ruzich was a top placer in four events. Individually, she was second in the pole vault (11 feet) and […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School district has announced that they will stay open after spring break ends on March 23, 2020. Superintendent Lindsey Hall joined area Superintendents on a phone call with Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department’s Julie Pryde this morning for updates on COVID-19. “The evolution of demands for public safety and […]
