The Illinois Elementary School Association planned to allow member schools to begin boys’ basketball practice on Jan. 4, but received word on Dec. 29 that the state of Illinois remains in Tier 3 mitigations. IESA Executive Director Steve Endsley wrote in a press release that he believes “ it is […]
James (Jim) Jeffers will run unopposed in the 2021 consolidated election for one seat on the Cornbelt Fire Department Board. The consolidated election will be held on April 6, 2021.
There’s nothing that says the holidays like ordering out a pizza the night before the big meal. It’s been a year now since Patricio’s has been filling the belly of Mahomet residents with their original sauce and dough. “We make our own over here so we try to keep everything […]
Mahomet-Seymour teachers are currently on a long-awaited holiday break after balancing remote and in-person learning during the first semester of the 2020-21 school year. Since August, 69 students and 16 teachers have tested positive for COVID-19, including four in-school exposures, two of which were added to the Mahomet-Seymour COVID-19 dashboard […]
Four candidates, Laura Lang, Max McComb, Sunny McMurry and Rebecca Richardson have filed as candidates for two in-township seats in the Mahomet-Seymour School Board consolidated election that will be held on April 6, 2021. Justin Lamb and Patrick Mackay have filed as out-of-township candidates for the consolidated election. There is […]
After the filing period of Dec. 14-21, the Village of Mahomet candidate for Mayor is Sean Widener. Also running for three trustee seats are Andy Harpst, David Johnson, Brian Metzger. Harpst, Johnson and Metzger, who filed simultaneously at 8 a.m. on Dec. 14 will be placed in a lottery for […]
The Illinois State Board of Education has released guidance for assessment administration in the spring 2021, but several Illinois’ education unions are calling for standardized testing to be put off this school year. In a joint letter with the Chicago Teachers Union, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the Illinois Principals […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District will begin rapid antigen testingto help identify COVID-19 among Mahomet-Seymour staff and enrolledstudents beginning Jan. 11. With a valid consent form, eligible individuals will be able to betested at a drive-through facility in the bus lane at Mahomet-SeymourJr. High School on Mondays, an asynchronous learning day […]
Minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another $1/hour again come Jan. 1, 2021. This will be the third increase since Jan. 1, 2020 when the minimum wage moved from $8.25/hour to $9.25/hour. On July 1, 2020, the minimum wage moved to $10/hour. Annual $1/hour increases until 2025 will […]
Not all gifts come in packages with bows. A gift to Veteran Erica Kennedy came with a knock on the door, friends and family, and David Jones, the owner of Kingdom Lawn Care and Lighting, stating that she had been nominated for Christmas Decor’s Decorated Family Program. “She was actually […]
