Thirteen enthusiastic Upper Sangamon River Conservancy volunteers gathered on Sunday afternoon, February 8th to assemble 20 wood duck nest boxes. The volunteers, who included kids through seniors, enjoyed the mild temperatures and the opportunity to conduct the nest box assembly outdoors. USRC nest box building, traditionally occurring in January or […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Village looks at pilot program to allow food truck vendors
Village staff proposed a food truck pilot program that may allow vendors to set up shop within Village limits Tuesday night. The Village Board is expected to vote on the measure soon. Although the Village has allowed food vendors, such as Papa Johns, to sell within Village limits before, Village […]
Girls: Know Your Limits
Growing up in rural Indiana in the 1980s and 1990s definitely was a treat. Looking back as an adult, I know there were social issues, but as a child I was oblivious to them. As far as I knew, women had the same rights as men because we could work […]
Bike Path along IL-47 to become reality
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees voted to enter into a local agency agreement the Illinois Department of Transportation Tuesday. The agreement requires the Village to pay 20 percent of a $293,780 grant that will fund a bike path along IL-47 North from Franklin Street to Briar Cliff Subdivision. […]
Mahomet Animal Hospital provides expertise and common sense
Mahomet Animal Hospital Veterinarian Cathy Williams loves working around her furry friends all day. But Williams, who has practiced medicine for over 30 years, said making sure her clients, both the animal and the owner, are comfortable and educated is most important to her business. “My vision is to provide […]
Kaffee brings coffee, meeting space to Mahomet
Owning a coffee shop has always been on Deb Braunig’s mind. But she’s doing more than brewing coffee at Kaffee located in Mahomet IGA. Braunig is bringing years of community experience to create a friendly atmosphere focused on people’s needs. Braunig, who said she pursued a coffee shop business a […]
Building a Foundation
My kids are at the age where telling them, “I love you,” is often received with a blank stare, sometimes a short smile, and seldomly an “I love you, too.” As a mom, this is a hard pill to swallow. Maybe I took the return “I love you” with whim […]
Local officers deliver food baskets throughout Champaign County
It was an early morning for Mahomet Police Officer Dave Parsons and Chaplain Lutz Braunig. As members of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, Illini Lodge 17, the duo met up at 4 a.m. to join other officers as they packed boxes of Christmas food for needy families in the Champaign […]
Brown steps into Village Administrator role, Widener accepts Mayor role
Patrick Brown stepped down as Mahomet’s mayor during Tuesday night’s board meeting-only to be appointed Village administrator by acting Mayor Sean Widener later. After the board spent nearly two months looking for a Village administrator replacement, Trustee Don Lynn announced that he thought Brown would be a good fit for the […]
Military family receives holiday blessing
Mahomet residents Tim and Evie Newman received an extra special Christmas gift Friday. After an afternoon of shopping, the couple arrived home with their four-year old son to see their house elegantly decorated by Christmas Decor by Kingdom Lawn Care. The Newmans were nominated for Christmas Decor’sDecorated Family Program by […]
