Volunteers with the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy finalized their 2020 clean up schedule with a roadside cleanup on Oct. 18. Eleven volunteers, led by Joe Niernberger, took to two miles of IL-47 from I-74 to 2500 N. The annual cleanup usually takes about three hours, but due to volunteer turnout, […]
Just as trees in Mahomet began to lose their leaves, the Mahomet Rotary Club thought about the future beauty 35 trees would bring to the new kayak/canoe launch located near the Sangamon River on IL-47. Planting trees is an annual service project that began in 2018 when the Rotary offered […]
Wrestling coaches throughout the state of Illinois were aware that the winter competitive season would most likely be moved to the summer of 2021. So, while the state has been shocked by the back-and-forth between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois High School Associations’ decision on basketball, […]
The following Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Students were recognized for their academic achievements in the 1st Quarter of 2020.
Mahomet’s Casey Ryan has always wanted to be a realtor. The road to get there was long, though. “I actually have been in sales and marketing for years and years and years, and I had looked to do real estate. I actually took the courses back about the time that […]
Banks are built on the backbone of trust. But it’s more than being an FDIC insured bank. It’s often based on relationships that happen at the teller’s desk or in the loan office. Suzanne Stachura knows how important each relationship is. In her first year as a mortgage originator at […]
Mahomet’s Deana Gauze has been named the 2020 REALTOR® of the Year by the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®. Gauze, a licensed real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group of Champaign, was joined by fellow Mahomet resident and longtime friend RE/MAX Realty Associates broker Casey Ryan, who received […]
Nothing could be more unclear: will IHSA basketball be played in the winter or in the spring. During Thursday’s press conference, Gov. JB Pritzker said that winter high school sports, including basketball, would be “moved into spring” after the IHSA announced the previous day it would defy the IDPH guidelines […]
Mahomet opened its first ADA compliant kayak/canoe launch on Oct. 22. The Sangamon River access point, located on IL-47 just south of the “Chief” at 1404 S Division was made possible by a federally funded Recreational Trails Program Grant (RTP) administered through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). Originally, […]
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen Ayala wrote to superintendents and principals throughout Illinois Wednesday night, urging them to prioritize the health and safety of students and staff as they approach their decision on whether or not to participate in the IHSA basketball season in 2020-21. “We recognize the value […]
