Arm-in-arm, fathers and their daughters will walk into a night designed just for them at the second annual Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department Daddy/Daughter Dance on February 10. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. and be held at the Lake of the Woods Pavillion. Event Coordinator Denise […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Emergency Snow Routes in Effect
Village Administration has instated emergency snow routes as of 3:41 p.m. on 12.29.2017. DESIGNATED SNOW ROUTES ARE AS FOLLOWS: CENTER STREET MARIETTA PEACOCK FAWN DRIVE NORTH AND SOUTH GARDEN COURT VISTA VIEW ALL OF NORTHRIDGE SUBDIVISION When snow routes are put into effect, anyone parked in these areas will be […]
M-S Music Boosters to host 24-hour musical January 6
Paying for music education isn’t cheap. In fact, the 2017 Mahomet-Seymour Marching band performance cost $30,000 after music rights, extra staff, drill and travel were taken into account. But because music education is so important to the Mahomet-Seymour environment, programs like the M-S Music Boosters exist to offset costs that […]
17 New Illinois Laws to Go Into Effect January 1, 2018
Illinois Lawmakers were busy in 2017. Of the more than 200 new Illinois laws that will go into effect on January 1, 2018, here are 17 that may be of immediate interest. Summaries of the additional laws are included in the pdf below. Barack Obama Day (SB 55/PA 100- 0037): […]
Mahomet monument: ‘The’ Pig Sign
This piece first appeared in the Mahomet Citizen on March 8, 2011. Raising pigs is a full-time profession. But owning a pig sign has a lifetime privilege for Bill and Barbara Herriott of Seymour. The Herriott family has farmed land just south of Mahomet for generations. After returning from the […]
Bill Herriott Obituary
Seymour, IL – William Howard “Bill” Herriott, 86, entered eternal rest on Christmas morning, Monday, December 25, 2017. Born on August 3, 1931 in Champaign County to Harold and Gretchen Herriott, Bill began playing the piano at the age of eight. Two years later his parents bought him the grand […]
Christmas Tree Drop-Off at Lake of the Woods
The Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve will accept Christmas Trees for recycling December 26 through January 15. Some of the trees are chipped for mulch, but others place in the lake to be used as artificial habitat for aquatic species, especially fish. The trees provide protection, food and shade for […]
A Thank You Letter From John Scott
John Scott and his wife, Mary, run the soup kitchen at Candlewood. He shared this letter with the Mahomet Daily after a group of Mahomet residents dropped off presents to fill an immediate Christmas need. The Community Evangelical Free Church dropped off presents for a 5-year old and 1-year old […]
Gonzalez nominated for Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders
A Mahomet-Seymour High School junior has been nominated to represent the state of Illinois at the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders next June. Rebecca Gonzalez received her nomination letter from John C Mather, Ph.D.the winner of the Nobel Prize in physics and the science director of the National […]
Unique public policy experience hosted by Rose for area high school students
Nearly 70 high school students from 26 high schools across State Sen. Chapin Rose’s (R-Mahomet) 51st Senate District participated in a unique, hands-on experience in public policy, state government, and leadership on Dec. 8, as part of Rose’s Youth Advisory Council. Rose hosted the all-day Youth Advisory Council in Decatur […]
