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 […]
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District is working to raise awareness about the threat of radon during National Radon Action Month. CUPHD has radon test kits available for $6.00. Test kits may be picked up at the Environmental Health Division of CUPHD located at 201 West Kenyon Road in Champaign; kits […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has added a sixth park, Heron View Forest Preserve, to its properties in Champaign County. The 98-acre property located along the Sangamon River north of Mahomet, approximately halfway between Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve and the Sangamon River Forest Preserve, was purchased with […]
The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has added a sixth park, Heron View Forest Preserve, to its properties in Champaign County. The 98-acre property located along the Sangamon River north of Mahomet, approximately halfway between Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve and the Sangamon River Forest Preserve, was purchased with […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Chess team took third place out of 24 teams in the virtual Illini Classic on Saturday. Finishing 3-1, the Bulldogs improve to 18-5 on the season. Tony Huang placed fifth amoung 24 players on Board 1. He did not lose any matches. Dalen Elliott also did not lose […]
