Champaign, Douglas, Ford, Piatt, Vermilion and the 16 surrounding counties that make up Region 6 have met the Illinois Department of Public Health requirements to move into Tier 1 mitigations, which include re-opening indoor dining. Restaurant owners will be required to limit indoor capacity to the lesser of 25 guests […]
In the COVID-19 world, nothing is normal. But that isn’t necessarily always a bad thing. For Mahomet-Seymour’s scholastic bowl team, it was an opportunity to participate in an international scholastic bowl competition. Mahomet-Seymour senior Nate Lundstrom, who lived in Chile while his father was on sabbatical during his sophomore year, […]
Three Illinois Regions will move into Tier 2 mitigations Friday after being in Tier 3 since Nov. 20. Regions 1,2, 5 have met the requirements: average test positivity rate of less than 12-percent for three consecutive days, three-day average of staffed ICU and hospital bed availability above 20-percent for three […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech team will host their first-ever virtual tournament on Jan. 14 to 16. Twenty other schools throughout Illinois will be coming together, including schools from southern Illinois and the suburbs of Chicago. The competition includes 14 IHSA Individual Events which highlight a variety of public speaking styles. Eighteen […]
St. Jude is gearing up for the annual Monticello-to-Peoria Run on July 16 and 17. Last year organizers made some accommodations due to COVID19, but this year, they are preparing for a normal event, knowing adjustments may be needed. Registration is now open for runners to sign-up for a leg […]
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will soon be able to be in the board room together again. During the Jan. 13 board of trustees’ meeting, Village Administrator Patrick Brown said that with the help of trustee Brian Metzger, the Village will be able to capture board meetings through […]
Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees advanced a resolution to accept an Engineering Service Agreement with Fehr Graham & Associates LLC for the East Street lift station forcemain rerouting Tuesday night. The project, which was approved in the 2021-2025 Capital Improvements Plan, should total $370,000. The agreement with Fehr Graham […]
The Illinois High School Association plans to hold a special meeting on Jan. 27 to further discuss and possibly bring forth “viable scheduling options.” Wednesday’s IHSA board meeting brought forth an announcement that all IHSA sports not operating under an official IHSA season calendar may begin to conduct contact days […]
Snowflakes aren’t abundant in East Central Illinois, but that no longer means that Champaign County residents will miss out on the winter fun. Beginning Jan. 21, the Champaign County Forest Preserve will have 30 decorated snowflakes, decorated with winter fun facts, scattered throughout their parks, hidden for hikers to find […]
There were two things Zakk Tompkins knew growing up in Mahomet: the first was that he loved watching the Cornbelt Fire Department trucks in town; the second was that his parents were setting a great example of being members of their community. The first led Tompkins to become a Cornbelt […]
