By Dani Tietz Katrina Roberts, founder of Family First Advocacy, has been selected as the recipient of the Community Builder Award from the Mahomet Masonic Lodge. The nomination for this prestigious honor came as a surprise to Roberts, who was not even aware she was being considered for the award. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahomet.news.com David Deschler built a three-stroke lead after one round and held on for a three-shot victory on Sunday (June 4) in the 71st Naughtin Open golf tournament at Lake of the Woods. Deschler was the medalist on Saturday (June 3), with a 70 and he posted […]
By Zainab Susi It doesn’t matter where we come from. We may differ in gender, genes, and our families but we have more in common than not. Our guardians are important people in our lives. Some people are blessed to know and love both of their parents, some have wonderful […]
By Brett McMahon “I get to do what I love most in life, with who I love most in life. I am lucky.” That’s how Jake Tatar describes playing music with his son, Jackson as part of the Jake and Jackson duo. Tatar was originally a founder of The Boat […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The list is long. And impressive. It’s a veritable list of major league all-stars and World Series champions, recognizing the skills they displayed as high school students. There’s Kris Bryant (2010, from a high school in Nevada), Mike Trout (2009 from New Jersey), Clayton Kershaw (2006, […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Deangelo Hughey finished the 2023 outdoor track season the way he ended the indoor season—drawing attention with his times. According to Athletic.net, Hughey is ranked second in Illinois’ Class 2A in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.04 and sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time […]
By Dani Tietz It’s true. Everything you need to know you learned in kindergarten. For some, Robert Fulghum’s list of 16 life lessons gathered in kindergarten is a motivational poster. But for Mahomet-Seymour kindergarten teacher Julie Myers, those details that tend to get overlooked as an adult were the backbone […]
By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — In the final hours of their spring session last week, lawmakers approved a controversial measure that would give existing power companies in downstate Illinois, notably Ameren Illinois, the first crack at installing new transmission lines. The measure applies to companies that already own […]
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to highlight the spending plan’s increased funding for higher education. “With this new budget, we’re making it […]
By Sarah Jo Bouton, PT; Christie Clinic Department of Physical Therapy According to the CDC, 28% of adults 65 years old or older had a fall last year. This results in 36 million adults who fall each year and about 37% of those who fall report some sort of injury […]
