Nearly a year after beginning an evaluation to gauge how the Mahomet Public Library might better serve patrons, the library staff has begun to implement a three-year plan to improve library products and services. With the support of community leaders, the Mahomet Public Library received 871 completed surveys, representing 6.9% […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Mahomet Public Library welcomes new Youth Services Librarian
While saying goodbye to a friendly face is always hard, the Mahomet Public Library welcomes Colorado native Neal Schlein as the new Youth Services Librarian this week. Schlein replaces Kim Oslawski, who finished her last week at the Mahomet Public Library before Thanksgiving in order to prepare for her first […]
Deyoung finishes cancer treatments; urges others to get second opinion
After a year and a half battling cancer, there is only one thing Sara Deyoung wants others to know about the disease: “always get a second opinion.” Deyoung began training for an 80-mile relay with her friends in 2012. She thought her “soul-sucking fatigue” was just part of the training, […]
Places to Donate
Busey Bank Mahomet has toy Boxes for two organizations to collect toys for chidlren’s gifts for Christmas. One is from Toys For Tots, and the other is a collection by It Takes a Village. People can drop off their toys for these organizations at the bank. Our hours are 9:00 […]
Life Community Church hosts Christmas Tea for women
Life Community Church invites Mahomet women to a special holiday Christmas Tea on December 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. “We just wanted to reach out to the women of Mahomet,” Christine Augustine said. “That’s where our heart is; to expand this so that’s it’s not just a church event, […]
Chamber brings old-time Christmas feel back to Mahomet
Many who have grown-up in Mahomet remember the community coming together downtown during Christmas. And the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce is ready to bring that joyous feel back to Main Street as they present Village Christmas December 5, 6 and 7. “Growing up in Mahomet, I remember the Christmas […]
To Grandmother’s House We Go
The Museum of the Grand Prairie, located in the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve will host their annual To Grandmother’s House We Go Event on December 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. Guests can make, wrap and take home presents and ornaments for their family and friends. This program […]
Mahomet United Methodist Church Cookie Walk
The Mahomet United Methodist Church will host a Cookie Walk on December 13 from 9 a.m. until they sellout. The fundraiser, which supports local and international organizations, is run by the United Methodist Women. Guests are invited to purchase a cookie box to stuff with a variety of home baked Christmas […]
Hometown Proud Playground becomes a reality
Founding sponsors of Middletown Prairie Elementary’s Hometown Community Proud Playground met with the Mahomet-Seymour School Board Monday night to present their donation. Sponsors include Fisher National Bank, The Mahomet-Seymour Educational Foundation, Mahomet Chamber of Commerce and the Mahomet IGA.
Former Mahomet resident named twelfth President of the University of Florida
Former Mahomet resident W. Kent Fuchs appointed as the twelfth president of the University of Florida by the Florida Board of Governors last week. Fuchs (pronounced fox) lived in Mahomet with his wife, Linda, from 1985 to 1996 when he worked as a professor in the Department of Electrical and […]
