Mahomet Daily

Enrollment Enrollment numbers in the Mahomet-Seymour School District held steady this year. The data for school enrollment is collected on the sixth day of school. Mahomet-Seymour enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year was 2992. This number is down just two students to 2990 for the 2013-2014 school year. Superintendent Rick […]

The 2nd annual Chris Craig 5K Run/Walk to benefit Mahomet-Seymour High School and the Carle Cancer Center will take place on Saturday at Elks Lodge of Lake of the Woods at 8:30 a.m. “It’s what he wanted,” said Craig’s sister Darlia Orton. “When he was sick and going through the […]

Volunteers from six states associated with Bark & Ride Transport saved 24 dogs from being put down in Bolivar, Tenn. Saturday. The dogs found refuge at rescue shelters or foster homes. Sisters Ginna Moore, Shelley Porter and Erin Fulk started their volunteer work in dog rescue five years ago. When […]

Mahomet MOPS has kicked off their 2013-2014 campaign to connect mothers of preschool aged children. “It’s a place for moms to come, meet other mom, relax and get a break from your kids,” co-leader Jodi Kimball said. The group, which meets from 9 to 11 a.m. on the first and […]

  Scouts from Troop 103 helped Alex Marcusiu work on his Eagle Scout project Monday, as they cleared brush from an island located between holes seven and 12 on the Lake of the Woods Golf Course. A regular golfer, Marcusiu approached the Champaign County Forest Preserve staff about fulfilling his […]

Several Eagle Scouts from Troop 103 helped 13-year-old Jason Webb complete his Eagle Scout project at Sangamon Elementary on July 20 through 22. Webb’s mother, Sangamon librarian Amy Webb, approached Sangamon Principal Mark Cabutti in the spring as he began to think about projects to do. Cabutti had already slated […]

Nothing about Penny Moisson fits inside a box, so she’s not expecting her job to, either. “I’ve been pursuing who I really am for 25 years,” Moisson said. “I need to be who I am and stop apologizing for it.” With a secure relationship with God, Moisson decided to move […]

William and Grace Larson have loved being in the water from a very young age. Now the siblings compete with the YMCA Heat and the Indian Acres swim year round. Their mom, Lori, said they would watch the kids dive for treasurers and play with them in the deep water […]

The Mahomet Park and Recreation Department has taken the party outside with their current Zumba in the Park programming. While their Zumba program has been held in the Mahomet-Seymour High School fieldhouse or the Mahomet Community Building, schedule conflicts forced the department to think outside of the box. They decided […]