It is unusual for teachers in the Mahomet-Seymour School District to begin a school year without a contract. The last contract — signed on July 1, 2018 — expired on June 30. Negotiation teams from the Mahomet-Seymour School District and the Mahomet-Seymour Education Association met more than 16 times with […]
Village of Mahomet spring garage sales are scheduled for September 9 and 10, 2022. The Mahomet Daily will produce a free garage sale guide. For a garage sale listing to be included in the guide, an email with the address, date/time and description must be delivered to dani@mahometnews.com by 5 […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District has been allocated $1,480,045.5 million in Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) money from the State of Illinois in FY 2023 — $900,000 more than was expected. Evidence-based funding was established five years ago as a way to help each school district reach “adequate funding” by sending more state […]
Finding support in a mental health crisis is now easier with a national network of more than 200 crisis centers which can be accessed by dialing 988. The three-digit, nationwide phone number will direct callers and texters to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline where healthcare professionals will be available […]
Second-quarter political action committee (PAC) reports from the Illinois State Board of Elections show donation and expenses behind work the Citizens for Bulldog Blueprint did in support of the 2022 Mahomet-Seymour School District referendum. The committee self-reported $8,000 in donations and $7,305.30 in expenses from its date of organization with […]
The Mahomet Daily has compiled salary information for Village of Mahomet from a former FOIA request and compensation reports located on the Village website. The following list does not include all employees of the Village of Mahomet. Job (Fiscal Year) Salary-not reflecting total compensation Police Chief(Mike Metzler) (2013) $76,814(2014) $79,657(2015) […]
The Mahomet Daily has compiled salary information for all of the Mahomet-Seymour School District Administrators per contracts located in board of education packets. District administration contracts run from July 1-June 30 of the following year.
It’s not unusual to see the Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education approve facility projects. Over the last decade, the district has erected an elementary school, put on an addition and renovated the building; made upgrades including a new roof and bathrooms in Lincoln Trail Elementary; updated the Mahomet-Seymour High School fieldhouse […]
Customers of the Sangamon Valley Public Water District are asked to restrict their water usage after an Ameren Illinois power surge affected the district’s wells. A press release states, “All of our wells have surge protection and this particular spike was so large it engaged and compromised those safety mechanisms. […]
It seems curious that a town the size of Mahomet would have two water districts. Within the Village limits there are about 9,500 residents. And just outside, there are about another 6 to 7,000. There are places in Mahomet where you can look across the street to look at land […]
