By Julia Schultz Sixteen-year-old Jill Uken, the youngest sweet potato farmer in Champaign County, is at work selling her successful crop. “There were three main reasons for growing sweet potatoes: one, both my older brothers grew them; two, they are a one plant, one harvest crop; third, sweet potatoes are […]
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Champaign County Election Day Voting Sites
On Election Day you can vote at your home precinct or at any of the universal locations listed below. Polls are open from 6AM-7PM. To find your home precinct, check your voter registration card or click here to look up your address. Precinct Polling Places: Douglass Center Annex – 804 N Fifth St. […]
Costume Parade At Bridle Brook on Oct. 30
The Waterford at Bridle Brook will be hosting a costume parade outside on the front drive from 6 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 30. Residents will be seated outside to watch the parade. All ages are welcome to dress up and attend. Please maintain 6-ft social distance from one another […]
Mahomet-Seymour Soccer Photos 2020
The Mahomet-Seymour Soccer team held an intrasquad scrimmage on Oct. 15 at Middletown Soccer Field. To view all of the photos in this album, click here.
Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band Photos 2020
The 2020 Mahomet-Seymour Marching Band finished their season on Oct. 15 with a performance for family in the school parking lot. The entire album is available here.
Women’s Club meeting on Oct. 20 at MUMC
The Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club will be meeting Tuesday October 20 at 7 PM at the Mahomet United Methodist Church. Masks are required and all safety guidelines will be followed. The guest speaker will be Cindy Brumfield telling about Mom’s Pantry. Attendees are encouraged to bring items to […]
Local officials want Champaign County listed as Health Innovation Region
Mahomet’s Mayor Sean Widener joined other local officials from Champaign County in a letter addressed to Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) stating that it is “troubling and disappointing to everyone in our community” that Champaign County would be subject to additional mitigation measures should […]
Treats on Tables at Sangamon on Main Oct. 31
Sangamon on Main will host a walk-through Treats on Tables event on Oct. 31 from 10 a.m .to 4 p.m. Children in costumes accompanied by an adult are encouraged to come to Sangamon on Main to grab a treat in this socially distanced Halloween Event. Face coverings are required.
Four Mahomet-Seymour seniors receive National Merit Scholarship recognition
Mahomet-Seymour’s Alexander Headley, Tony Huang, Amber Marshall, and Daniel Renshaw have been named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Over 1.5 million students who took the PSAT in the fall of their junior year were entered into the competition and the competition will continue throughout the school […]
2020 Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Cross Country Photos
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High cross country faced off against Mount Zion and St. Joseph on Oct. 5. Photos can be purchased by visiting Smugmug.