As of 1:30 on Nov. 4, 2020, it appears that the Champaign County Forest Preserve referendum to increase the tax rate in order to take care of a $3.7m backlog of repairs and to maintain the six outdoor preserves throughout Champaign County has passed. The Champaign County Clerk’s office will […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Champaign County Unofficial Election Results
As election results are reported through the Champaign County Clerks office and the Associated Press, the Mahomet Daily will report unofficial results until all votes have been counted by every precinct. This page will be updated several times a day until Nov. 17. State Income Tax Amendment (results statewide) YES […]
Ellen Ericson is named the 2020 ICTFL Teacher of the Year
It is well-known that a teacher’s reach goes far beyond the classroom. For some students, that means a teacher has taken the time to help them learn something, while for others it means that a teacher changed the way they saw themselves or the world. Mahomet-Seymour’s Ellen Ericson commitment to […]
USRC cleans up trash along IL-47
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, […]
Mahomet Rotary plants 35 trees at Sangamon River Greenway
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 […]
Local Coaches look at summer wrestling season
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, […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Honor Roll First Quarter 2020
The following Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Students were recognized for their academic achievements in the 1st Quarter of 2020.
Mahomet’s Casey Ryan receives CCAR’s Affiliate C.H.O.I.C.E. Award
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 […]
Busey Bank’s Suzanne Stachura named CCAR Affiliate of the Year Award
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 […]
CCAR names Gauze 2020 REALTOR® of the Year
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 […]