Mahomet Daily

When Mahomet resident Lori Larson was diagnosed with cancer and lost her brother seven years ago, she vowed to make a mark on life. “I just felt such a draw after my brother passed away to leave a legacy when I die,” she said. “My brother had hundreds of people […]

Five of the six Village Trustees voted to take some definitive action on the video gambling issue in Mahomet in a straw poll during Tuesday’s board meeting. In open discussion after agenda items had been acted upon, Acting Mayor Sean Widener asked Trustees if they would rather come bring the […]

Talking to a room full of six and seven-old students is easy for Julie Henry. But this Saturday Henry will tell her story to an auditorium full of 800 spectators during the third annual That’s What She Said show at the Virginia Theatre. Henry was approached earlier this summer by […]

The Mahomet Rotary Club, which meets every Wednesday morning at Bridle Brook Assisted Living Community, donated dictionaries to all third grade students at Lincoln Trail Elementary at the beginning of October. The Rotary donates dictionaries to the school every year.

Buddy, When I first held you in my arms ten years ago today, I did not know how to be a mom to a boy. I knew to give you a ball, to teach you how to hit and I thought my duty was to teach you how to be […]

The Mahomet-Seymour High School Ag Supply Store has partnered with Prairieland Feeds again this year to offer Mahomet residents pet food and bedding at a reasonable price. As the winter months approach, they will also offer salt for sidewalks and porches. “We are a subsidiary of Prairieland Feeds,” Assistant Manager […]

Growing up in small-town Indiana, it was a treat to go to the Covered Bridge Festival. Not only were there miles and miles of vendors with the important stuff, like paper Chinese fans, but spending hours driving through the winding Indiana roads to view a large concentration of beautiful covered […]

The 4th annual Chris Craig Memorial 5K Run/Walk to benefit Mahomet-Seymour Schools, the Mahomet Parks and Recreation Department and the Carle Cancer Center will take place on October 17 at Elks Lodge at Lake of the Woods at 8:00 a.m. Chris Craig passed away after battling kidney cancer in 2012. […]

Dear Dani, This isn’t even on your radar. I know you’re not even thinking about turning 36. But here I am, 18 years later, a confident, well-adjusted woman, looking at you, a hurt 18-year old girl with promise, with a few words of advice as you go through the next […]

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