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Mahomet cancels Music Fest

The Village of Mahomet has cancelled the 2020 Mahomet Music Festival scheduled for August 28 and August 29 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Village President Sean Widener expressed disappointment for the people of the  community, local businesses, and for the sponsors and vendors who support the festival every year. “With the continued COVID-19 […]

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“Unofficial prom” leads to 10 positive COVID-19 cases in Mahomet, Hall: “I want to learn from this”

Ten Mahomet-Seymour students have tested positive for COVID-19 after a non-school sanctioned “prom” on June 13.  Mahomet-Seymour Superintendent Lindsey Hall said that late last week the district was notified that one student had tested positive. Because the student was part of the summer behind-the-wheel program, the district notified district parents […]

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Event leads to Mahomet COVID-19 positive cases

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is conducting an investigation into a non-school event in Mahomet that has resulted in COVID-19 positive tests for Mahomet-Seymour students. Superintendent Lindsey Hall said that at this point the district does not know how many individuals have been infected. Today, the Mahomet-Seymour School district suspended […]

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Illinois Schools Can Return to In-Person, State Provides Guidelines

Illinois school districts received the recommendations that they had been awaiting from the Illinois State Board of Education Tuesday. Gov. JB Pritzker recently released details for Phase 4 of Restore Illinois, which specifically stated that schools could re-engage after being closed since mid-March.  ““Classroom learning provides necessary opportunities for our […]

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Mahomet-Seymour suspends in-person activity

The Mahomet-Seymour School District has suspended all in-person athletic conditioning and Behind the Wheel Driver’s Education instruction until further notice.  The announcement was made just days after Superintendent Lindsey Hall said that a student in behind-the-wheel had tested positive for COVID-19. The Mahomet Daily has been asking questions all day, […]