Four-year letterman Payton Ragona left the Mahomet-Seymour wrestling program early to serve in the United State Army late on June 7. Prior to heading to bootcamp, Ragona amassed 62 career victories, 23 of which ended by fall. He earned the Brent Johnson Ironman Award in 2018, was a member of […]
Residents throughout East Central Illinois reported feeling a small rumble Thursday morning. They were not imagining things. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake, recorded as a magnitude 3.82, just north of Montezuma, Ind. a little after 2 p.m. on June 17. At just over 4.7 miles deep, […]
Gas taxes in Illinois are set to increase from $0.387 per gallon to $0.392 per gallon on July 1. The state’s Motor Fuel Tax first increased from $0.19 per gallon of gasoline to $0.38 cents per gallon and from $0.215 to $0.455 per gallon of diesel fuel on July 1, 2019. At that […]
Mahomet Craft Beer Festival will once again fill the streets of downtown on June 26. “The event will be a little different than in years past, but come out for a fun event in downtown Mahomet, try a variety of beers from local and regional breweries as well as wine […]
The Village of Mahomet board of trustees moved to place the purchase of a third “gateway sign” on the June 22 consent agenda. The Village once again awarded the $22,036.00 project to Bendsen Signs and Graphics Inc. The sign that will read “Welcome to Mahomet” will be placed on IL-47 […]
The American Legion Post 1015 will respectfully retire flags that have served their purpose on June 14 with an Unserviceable Flag Ceremony. Flag Day commemorates June 14, 1777 when the United States adopted the flag of the United States of America. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in 1949 that June […]
Mahomet’s Diamond Dogs will host their 16th Annual at 13 Acres Park on June 11, 12 and 13. This year’s tournament will feature 23 teams in the 8U, 9U and 10U category. The tournament kicks off at 5:30 pm on Friday, 8:00 am on Saturday and 9:00 am on Sunday. […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is expanding access to no-cost and low-cost COVID-19 testing to elementary schools across Illinois. “Making testing widely available gives our schools another way to keep students and educators safe,” Senator Scott Bennett said. “The saliva collection is non-invasive and will be especially beneficial […]
Slavery in the United States did not end in 1863 when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were set free that slavery, as they United States had known it, ended. 165 years […]
At the beginning of June 2019, I didn’t know that the date June 19 meant anything other than a day near the start of summer. But around this time in June 2019, I learned a new word, “Juneteenth.” From its name, I could decipher that it correlated with something in […]
