What will you wear today? That’s the question Morgan Wood asks herself as she buys merchandise for her online and mobile women’s clothing store, OOTD Boutique. “OOTD stands for Outfit of the Day!” Wood said. “Pick out something that you feel good in, and show it off!” Wood’s dream of […]
Author: Dani Tietz
There’s plenty of room for more with Six Red Chairs Bakery
Pull up a chair. There is plenty of room. And food. It’s Manon Lalonde’s way of life. And the catalyst for her business, Six Red Chairs Bakery. “While there are only five members of our family, six chairs sit around our tables,” Lalonde said. “That one extra chair has come […]
CDC recommends masks for all, including teachers, staff, students and visitors to schools
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) updated their mask guidance, recommending that all persons, even those who are fully vaccinated, wear masks indoors, especially where transmission rates are high, in order to curb the spread of the Delta variant. The Delta variant now accounts for 83-percent of all U.S. COVID_19 […]
Sunscreen: Valisure report and products that are safe
After trusting the benefits of sunscreen for decades, news that several sunscreen brands had benzene, a chemical linked to blood cancers such as leukemia, left many consumers curious as to whether or not sunscreen is the safest way to protect their skin from UV rays. Christie Clinic dermatologist Will Miller, […]
County Sheriff asks Champaign County board for staffing help
Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman is asking the Champaign County Board for help in staffing the Champaign County jail. In a letter to the county board, Heuerman said the correction division is “experiencing critical levels of staffing in the jails.” “We have seen an increase in employee turnover in multiple […]
Commentary: An Open Letter to the Person who Wrote Anonymously
Editor’s Note: An anonymous letter was mailed to Dani Tietz, the author of Now we know about Juneteenth, let’s be better. This letter was sent prior to June 19, but received in mid-July. The piece is not published, as Ethos Publishing does not publish anonymous Letters to the Editor, but […]
Masks will be “strongly encouraged” for Mahomet-Seymour students
Masks will be “strongly encouraged” for students and staff in the Mahomet-Seymour School District in the 2021-22 school year. Hall released a draft plan early Thursday afternoon that states the district will provide an in-person learning environment for Mahomet-Seymour students five days a week. Students who have received medical advice […]
Illinois to Provide Birth Control Over the Counter
Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 0135 into law Thursday, granting Illinoisans access to birth control over the counter. The legislation removes barriers to care that may have previously prevented residents from accessing hormonal contraception, including lack of access to a physician willing to prescribe birth control. It also expands Medicaid to […]
Rad Lad Games ready to provide space for gaming community
The great thing about communities is that you’ll often find a community within. Or there are always opportunities to create a community within. That is what Monticello’s Andrew Clodfelter is doing in Mahomet with Rad Lad Games. “I grew up in Monticello – and pretty much if you wanted to […]
M-S Schools offers excess hand sanitizer to the community
The Mahomet-Seymour School District seeks individuals or families who are in need of hand sanitizer. According to Superintendent Lindsey Hall, the district was given more than enough sanitizer from FEMA to equip each classroom for the upcoming school year and more leftover. While the district will hold onto some extra, […]













