Mahomet Daily

Young BMX rider, Ryken Kirby is at it again this year. The Mahomet-Seymour third grade student, who competes at the BMX track in Farmer City every Saturday, kicked off 2014 competing at a national race in Louisville before heading to Pennsylvania at the beginning of July to rack up two […]

The mysteriously magical world of everyone’s favorite nanny, Mary Poppins, comes to Parkland Theatre this week. And three Mahomet residents, who grew up adoring Poppins’ playful wisdom, are excited to be part of the production. Seasoned performer, Kat Downs and newcomers Valerie and Ellie Hall play small, but impactful roles […]

Community support has been the backbone of Dani Bunch’s training since she was a seventh grade student at Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School. Now, the Big 10 Female Athlete of the Year and Purdue University graduate needs support from her hometown family and friends as she begins to train for the […]

  Some knew Jim Yost as a local business owner. Others were awed by the way he conquered long distance races. Some appreciated his support of the Mahomet Area Youth Club, Champaign West Rotary and the Presence Covenant Medical Center. And others loved to listen to him talk about the […]

The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education approved a four-year teacher contract Monday night. Mahomet-Seymour Education Association leadership met with district leadership informally over five sessions in April and May to review shared worksheets and documentation on district financial data. After discussions to modify the language component of the contract, the negotiation […]

Preschool and kindergarten teachers became acquainted with their new spaces at Middletown Prairie Elementary School as Superintendent Rick Johnston took them on a tour of the building early last week. Teachers may be able to begin personalizing their classrooms as early as next week after crews spend the rest of […]

For many preschool and kindergarten-aged children, recess is the most exciting part of the school day. And with new playground equipment at Middletown Prairie Elementary School, the 15-minute venture outside could be the highlight of the 2014-2015 school year. While providing children with a fun and stimulating recess experience was […]

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.” -Dr. Martin Luther King On a recent trip to Milwaukee, the growing blonde-haired girl, whom I refer to as “Bean” […]

A growing community is a building community. Mahomet is no exception. Building takes time, numerous materials, experience, and know-how. Small towns often are forced to look outside the community to acquire these things when they need them. In a day where the “superstore” has all but wiped out “Main Street, […]