Mahomet-Seymour sophomore Mateo Casillas is currently participating in two varsity sports, baseball and wrestling, as an updated IHSA schedule overlapped the two seasons. The 5’11” pitcher has picked up his first 2021 win over Tri-Valley, collecting six strike-outs in two innings. The next week, Casillas knocked in three runs in […]
Mahomet’s Classic Plumbing knows that summer is a treat. So, they want to kick it off that way. Classic Plumbing owner Tim Culver is covering the cost of Kona Ice snow cones as students are released from the 2020-21 school year on May 26. The Kona Ice truck will be […]
The Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club have chosen officers for the 2021-2022 meeting schedule. Chris Bedford (left) was chosen as President, while Lynn Schmit will be seated as Vice President. Joan Kling will take on the Recording Secretary role, Charmaine Baldazzi will become the Corresponding Secretary and Kim Schaab-Ozier […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District will return to an in-person schedule for the 2021-2022 school year, according to an email sent to parents Wednesday afternoon. The announcement came after the Illinois State Board of Education voted to require all students to go back to class full time, with limited options for […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has announced trail, road and parking lot construction at the River Bend Forest Preserve in May and June. From May 25 to 28, crews will be prepping paved surfaces. The parking lot and road will be open during this period, but drivers are advised […]
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that nighttime closures of one direction of Interstate 74 at Mattis Avenue in Champaign resume tonight, May 19. The closures are necessary to install new bridge beams and will run from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. as follows: May 19-20: Westbound lanes closed May […]
Mahomet-Seymour will host free developmental screenings for 3 and 4-year old residents on June 23 and July 29. Students who qualify based on screening results may be enrolled in the Middletown Prairie Elementary preschool program free of all costs. Call 217.586.5833 to schedule an appointment.
The Mahomet Area Youth Club is looking for a little help from friends. The organization, which serves Mahomet-area youth ages 6-16 with afterschool, summer and school-vacation programs, needs program volunteers, committee volunteers and members of the board. Executive Director Sara Balgoyen said there is an opportunity to fit anyone’s schedules. […]
Earning some college credit while in high school has almost become the norm. But Lindsay’s Weiss’ path to graduating from high school in 2021 with an associate’s degree was definitely not the well-traveled one. Weiss withdrew from the Mahomet-Seymour School District as a six-grade student, enrolling in a homeschool program […]
As most days begin, I woke up thinking about my kids. On Monday, May 17, the three of them ventured out on their separate ways, two going to school, and one headed off to work. The oldest one hadn’t been to work since Pres. Joe Biden announced that vaccinated individuals […]
