The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today that additional mitigation measures could be coming for Region 6: including Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, Shelby and Vermillion counties. Champaign County data was removed from Region […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Commentary: Let’s pass the Champaign County Forest Preserve referendum
Did you know that there are places in Champaign County where a six-foot human could feel small while walking through grass? That in the winter, when the lush forest floor is asleep, you can see trees that it would take at least five adults to hug? Where the late afternoon […]
Champaign County Back the Blue Rally Goers Show Support for Police
Groups from Mahomet, St. Joseph and Tolono met in Champaign on Sept. 19 to rally around area police officers. The nearly two-hour event, featuring former Republican Senate candidate Peggy Hubbard, featured a few hundred people on the University of Illinois campus in the late morning hours. “We all know what’s […]
Mahomet-Seymour Board votes to stay with hybrid learning first semester
On the recommendation of Superintendent Lindsey Hall, Mahomet-Seymour schools will remain in their current hybrid learning model until second semester. The Mahomet-Seymour Education Association, who had surveyed their members, told the Mahomet-Seymour School Board that teachers overwhelmingly did not favor moving away from the plan the district is currently in. […]
MAYC one of 200 finalists for $25,000 grant
The Mahomet Area Youth Club has a chance to be awarded a $25,000 grant. But the organization that provides affordable childcare options for low-income families needs the help of the community it serves to win. “With the altered school plans for learning, families are faced with choosing between working and […]
Mahomet Public Library to host fall book sale
The Friends of the Mahomet Library will host their fall book sale on September 26 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In case of bad weather, the sale will be rescheduled for the following Saturday, October 3. The sale will be held outside on the library lawn with COVID-19 precautions […]
Mahomet Public Library purchases heating system to disinfect materials
The Mahomet Public Library is committed to following science and protecting their patrons during COVID-19. “We’ve said, the board and I have said, whatever science comes back, that’s the science we’re going to follow in terms of quarantining things, because it’s a concern,” Director John Howard said. “You know, people […]
Mahomet-Seymour board gets update on school, to revisit plan on Sept. 21
The Mahomet-Seymour School board is expected to vote at the Sept. 21 board meeting on whether or not to change the learning plan that the district has been engaged in since the school year started. A presentation for Superintendent Lindsey Hall and District Nurse Nita Bachman at the Sept. 14 […]
Back the Blue Rally to begin in Mahomet
According to the Village of Mahomet website, a Back the Blue Rally will begin at Lincoln Trail and cruise past the Mahomet Police Department on Sept. 19. Noted as a “rally parade to show support for local P.D,” the permit states that the event will begin at 11 a.m. The […]
Illini 360 brings the world to life through photography
Craig Bliss knows that the world is multi-faceted. “When you look at a standard 2D picture, you only see what is captured, what the photographer wants you to see,” Bliss explained. Through new technologies, though, Bliss is able to capture the world as it is, then share that experience with […]