Illinois Senator Chapin Rose hosted four Lincoln Trail fourth-grade classes at the State Capitol the week of April 30, 2018. The students spoke with Rose and toured the Capitol.
Author: Dani Tietz
Village garage sale dates set for May 31-June 2
Village of Mahomet garage sales are scheduled for Thursday, May 31, Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2. The Mahomet Daily will produce a free garage sale guide. For a garage sale lising to be included in the guide, an email with the address and description must be delivered to […]
Board to discuss reclassification and separation agreement of employee Monday
The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will meet at 6:00 PM in the Multipurpose Room at Middletown Prairie Elementary on Monday, May 7. The first two items on the board agenda include, “Consideration and Action Upon a Resolution Reference the Proposed Reclassification of Courtney Porter” and “the Approval of Separation Agreement with an […]
Miller in kidney failure, seeks donor
Healthy kidneys have never been something Linda Miller has taken for granted. The 59-year old Mahomet resident, is the fourth generation to have polycystic kidney disease. Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within the kidneys, causing the kidneys to enlarge and lose […]
Rose hosts Glumac and Hodges at Youth Advisory Council meeting
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) hosted Mahomet High School students and dozens of other students from other high school students from across the 51st Senate District April 2 at the Statehouse for his Youth Advisory Council. Rose’s bi-annual Youth Advisory Council gives students a unique, hands-on, and up-close experience in state […]
Letter to the Editor: Retired Lincoln Trail Teacher turned to Porter
Dear Editor: I am a retired 4th-grade teacher. I worked with Courtney for 6 years prior to retiring. She has an amazing impact on every single student at Lincoln Trail, each of whom she knows by name. She provides them with the perfect combination of caring, compassion, wisdom, and fun! […]
Pedigo stands up for Holmes
In a board meeting with more than 70 “Porter Supporters” on Monday night, Keith Pedigo wanted to talk about someone else. Pedigo, whose oldest daughter is in first grade at Sangamon Elementary, wanted to illustrate how the reassignment of Lincoln Trail’s Assistant Principal Courtney Porter impacts others, too. Pedigo began […]
M-S Board to reconvene Monday at 6 p.m. to discuss reassignment of Porter
The status of Lincoln Trail assistant Principal Courtney Porter remains undetermined. After more than a 3 1/2-hour session on Monday — the first hour devoted to comments from nine members of the public — the Mahomet-Seymour School Board announced at 10:44 p.m.that they were not ready to take another vote on the involuntary […]
Carle Hospital initiative passes senate: Rose sponsored measure to help lift individuals out of poverty
Springfield, IL – Legislation proposed by Urbana based Carle Hospital and designed to help address poverty in the region by training and putting people to work passed by the Senate unanimously April 24. The legislation sponsored by local State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) and co-sponsored by Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Chicago) built […]
Board Meeting for Courtney Porter Monday
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30 to discuss and vote on the involuntary reassignment of Lincoln Trail Assistant Principal Courtney Porter. Discussion will take place during a closed session, but the public will have a chance to speak prior to the board discussion […]
