BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Diane Guth just wanted to talk about books all day. It didn’t start that way, though. When Guth, who retired from Mahomet-Seymour High School in May, went to college, she wanted to defend the defenseless. So, she began in pre-law. But once she learned just how […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet Parks and Recreation Director Dan Waldinger asked the Village Board of Trustees to approve $26,000 for playground equipment at Brooks-Warfel Park located at 405 E. Dunbar St. on July 16, 2019. The Village board approved the request on July 23. Known as Mahomet’s “toddler park”, […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve will host Take Me Fishing on July 27 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Boathouse Peninsula. The Champaign County Forest Preserve puts on family-friendly fishing events throughout its parks each year to promote the park system and to encourage children […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometdaily.com Whether you want to catch bluegill in a local pond or trout from Lake Michigan, you must purchase an Illinois fishing license before casting your line. Prices of Illinois fishing licenses vary by the age of the participant, the type of fishing to be done and […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Village of Mahomet will vote on the annexation of 11 properties in the Lakeview Subdivision at tonight’s July 23 Board meeting. Board members heard from Village attorney Joseph Chamley about the annexation of properties in Lakeview on July 16. In March, approximately 40 properties in […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Village of Mahomet opened Sunny Acres Road on July 12 after approximately 3.5 months of construction. The $1 million reconstruction project came in under budget. Village Engineer Ellen Hedrick said some manicuring will be done to the project near the end of August or in […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees approved a 5-year, $400,000 loan from Busey Bank at a special board meeting on July 16, 2019. The funds will be used for the purchase of the properties currently known as 511 E. Main St., 107 […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – Mahomet-Seymour Director of Facilities Steve Curtis presented a facilities report, including suggested updates, to the Mahomet-Seymour School Board at the July 15, meeting. Curtis began his presentation going over the remaining Middletown Prairie Phase II punch list items that were identified early in […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Urbana, Ill – Time away from school during the summer months often means time away from friends. But something special is happening through the Urbana Park District’s Youth Theatre program this summer: 15 Mahomet-Seymour students are rekindling old friendships and making new ones, too, as they […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted to reduce fees for drivers’ education by $50 on July 15, 2019. The district was operating on a waiver that allowed them to charge $300 for drivers’ education. The waiver expired for the 2019-2020 school year, requiring the district to charge no more than $250 […]
