Mahomet Daily

The Corn Belt Fire Department plans to build a new, seven-bay fire apparatus station along Franklin Street within the next year. Plans for the new station have been in the making for a couple years as the Department assessed its ability to serve residents and addressed needs for additional storage. […]

A new business is blooming in Mahomet. Flora Design officially opened their doors February 7,2015. Owners John and Julie Odum are longtime Mahomet residents and Julie Odum has operated a floral business out of her home for the last 15 years. Specializing in weddings, Odum and her husband were recently […]

A letter to the students in neon, You don’t know me. I am an old has-been cheerleader from MSHS past. Back in the olden days us cheerleaders spent countless hours coloring posters to make sure all the students knew where our games were and what time to be there. We […]

Who blew the straw house down? Detectives Cindy and H.D. will dig to the bottom of this age-old crime as Mahomet-Seymour Junior High students present Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit on Friday and Saturday evening. A parody of the popular TV show, “Law and Order,” this Jonathan Rand play […]

If you are concerned about new symptoms or behaviors in a senior loved one, their primary care physician should be the first stop in determining what is wrong. There are a variety of common illnesses they will probably consider before making a definitive diagnosis:   Medication Problems: Issues with medications […]

After 15 years in the floral business, there is nothing like adding a personal touch for florist Spring Pirtle. “I think the personal connection is important for me and the customer because, in general, people like to be remembered and to be acknowledged by our names,” she said. “I think […]

Busey Bank, located at 312 E. Main St., hosted a breakfast for Main Street business owners Tuesday.  After breakfast, owners listened to Mayor Sean Widener and Village Administrator Patrick Brown talk about their vision for Mahomet’s business growth, business owners also had a chance to share concerns with the two Village […]

The Mahomet-Seymour School District was recognized for its excellence once again this year as niche.com ranked the district in the top 100 schools in Illinois. Niche.com, which ranks schools and school districts based on academics, health and safety, parent and student surveys, student culture, facilities and extracurricular activities, among others, […]

The Mahomet-Seymour Educational Foundation and Mahomet businesses and organizations are once again partnering to provide thousands of dollars in scholarships to Mahomet-Seymour seniors this year. On Monday, seniors were granted access to over 20 local scholarship opportunities, and Scholarship Sponsor Lisa Martin said the list continues to grow. The Foundation […]