Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Driver Services facilities statewide will be closed to the public for in person transactions effective Tuesday, Nov. 17 and will reopen on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, due tothe worsening COVID-19 pandemic. White is encouraging the public to take advantage of online services. In […]
The number of active COVID-19 cases in area code 61853, which includes Mahomet, have more than doubled since Nov. 10, currently standing at 56 active, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 16 statistics. Area code 61875, including Seymour has 2 active cases, down one from Sunday. Champaign County […]
Mahomet-Seymour will continue in-person school for the time being. On Thursday the Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department recommended that all school in Champaign County move to remote learning as soon as possible and continue until Jan. 5. CUPHD Julie Pryde cited community spread, which includes 10 deaths in Champaign County since […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Drama Program will host their 2020 Fall Play, “Cauldron Bubble” online Nov. 20-Dec. 4. To view all of the photos in this album, click here.
Mahomet’s Mike Daab currently works as the Deputy Director for Planning and Development for the Champaign County Forest Preserve. He is also an avid explorer of the Sangamon River and a father to two children and husband to Jenny. Do you have any nicknames? How did you get them? I […]
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department is recommending that schools within Champaign County return to remote learning as soon as possible and remain in that model until Jan. 5. Pryde said that CUPHD understands that schools have processes and procedures to put into place prior to taking these steps, should they […]
The Illinois Department of Public Health has recommended that Illinois residents stay at home for the next three weeks on Wednesday as the state sets a new COVID-19 record for positive cases within 24-hours for the third day in a row. Thursday’s report announced 12,702 new confirmed and probable cases, […]
A poll of Illinois Education Association members show that one-third of teachers are considering leaving the profession over concerns of safety and stress. “This should sound the alarm for every person in Illinois who values our children and their education. We are already in the middle of a teacher shortage. […]
At a Nov. 11 board of directors meeting, The Illinois HIgh School Association (IHSA) decided to formally invite representatives from Governor Pritzker’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to attend the IHSA Board meeting on November 19 to discuss the 2020-21 basketball season. The IHSA will also […]
In a world that appears to be divided, Mahomet’s Zainab Susi knows there is nothing quite like food to bring people together. The Pakistani immigrant, who has been part of the Mahomet community for 30 years, grew up inside the comfort of her mother’s dishes. A widow, Susi’s mother stayed […]
