For a 17-year old boy, getting ready to graduate high school in Sibley, IL, freedom may be working on his father’s farm or going off to college, but when Pearl Harbor was attacked and boys all over the United States began to get drafted, 17-year old Art Leenerman knew that […]
American Legion Post 1015 Memorial Day Message 2017 I feel honored and privileged to be asked to speak at this event once again. I want to begin by saying thank you for taking the time to participate in this event. I want to honor our time together today because time […]
For retiring Sangamon Principal Mark Cabutti, everything comes back to relationships. Cabutti’s interest in reaching a large group of people led him into communications as a young college student, but once he realized that being a TV or radio personality was a one-way communication path, he decided to choose another […]
Mahomet-Seymour School Board President Max McComb confirmed that the Board of Education has had ‘informal’ discussions on retaining Superintendent Rick Johnston as a building consultant during the renovation and addition to Middletown Prairie Elementary. “The Board of Education has no plans to retain Rick Johnston in any administrative capacity,” McComb […]
What did you do this weekend? Some of you with older kids, stayed home to help your child get ready for prom. Then, there were some of us with middle-aged kids who had a weekend full of sporting events to keep us occupied. My son had four games this weekend, […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Schools Foundation will celebrate their mission of providing educational resources to the Mahomet-Seymour Schools during their annual Bulldog Bash fundraiser on May 12. This year’s fundraiser will include a casual dinner buffet alongside a live entertainment by Chicago’s premier dance band, Hey Jimmy at The City Center from […]
The Mahomet Area Youth Club is asking the Mahomet community for financial support as the club moves from 601 E Franklin St to 700 W Main Street, formerly New Hope Fellowship Church, this spring. MAYC closed on the sale of the new property Tuesday morning. While much of the construction […]
Lexi Mohr: Nominated by English Teacher Diane Guth Lexi works especially hard in class and is patient and helpful with other students. She desires to move into an honors level yet has asked in a polite way what she can do to perhaps be moved up. She shows consistent leadership […]
Dear Bean, As a mother in her early twenties, I brushed off when the women with older children would tell me about how fast your childhood will go. I didn’t think they understood how I was just going through the motions to get through each and every day that felt […]
Sometimes the heart can be quick and reactive. Other times it can be slow and deliberate. For Mahomet resident Judith Adanma Johnson, art has always been a way to understand and express her heart. “I’m going to be very frank and a little vulnerable here because I think it’s important,” […]
