Mahomet Daily

Thanksgiving gatherings come in many different shapes and sizes. For decades, the Mahomet Ministerial Alliance has given Mahomet residents the chance to gather with neighbors and friends to celebrate the year’s blessings. “I think we are all part of the same team,” First Baptist Church Pastor Brian Romanowski said. “We […]

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Veterans’ stories were brought to life during Veteran’s Day for students at Mahomet-Seymour High School and Mahomet-Seymour Junior.   After MSHS students read poems, Captain David Tanner told a gymnasium filled with students that Veterans and military service men and women were just like everyone else. Growing up in small […]

Tuesday morning, amongst nearly 25 of his peers, fourth-grade student Colby Crowley announced his candidacy for Mayor. As his classmates said, “Really?”, Crowley said, “I have a lot of good ideas. We could bring Avanti’s to the space next to the Apollo Mart and have gondolas!” While Crowley’s vision for […]

Mahomet has once again been recognized as a quality community to live in as The SafeWise Report named the community of nearly 14,000 residents one of the top 50 safest communities in Illinois. To compile this report, SafeWise analysts considered public safety initiatives and the most recent FBI crime data […]

Local businesses and high school students teamed up to provide MAYC with a custom 10’x16’ storage building, which a crew of volunteers will soon move to its new home behind the MAYC clubhouse.  MAYC has long needed the storage space due to the large assortment of supplies used for the […]

For many Mahomet residents, spending time with family on Thanksgiving Day is more than watching football and stuffing turkey and dressing into their faces. For nearly five years, moms, dads, siblings, aunts, uncles and grandparents have gathered on Thanksgiving morning for the Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department Turkey Trot. While […]

Former Mahomet-Seymour High School student and Community Blood Services representative Megan Rushing visited with freshmen students in Health class Monday to talk about the importance of blood donation in Central Illinois. Rushing encouraged students to donate locally when they become of age because the blood stays in Central Illinois and […]

The Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department will move offices from 206 S. Elm Street to the Village of Mahomet Public Works building at 218 South Lake of the Woods Road. The Village purchased the 8000-square-foot facility for $1.1M two years ago. They have since updated the facility to meet the […]

Last night, I was filled with joy. For the first time in almost a year I was so happy because I watched a community come together without pretense or politics. I, one of the planners of Trunk or Treat, wanted to create an event that brought families and business owners […]