BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com When Mahomet-Seymour alum Joel Jessup told his story to Mahomet-Seymour Junior High students, it was a story that they heard before: the small boy who is transformed into a superhero. The 1999 graduate was unsure of what he wanted to do in his life as a high […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Veterans aren’t only human. Lincoln Trail Elementary students learned that veterans can also be dogs on Monday. Corporal David Cluver introduced the third to fifth-grade students to Sergeant Jady, his partner who served during Cluver’s second tour in Afghanistan. As part of the Marine Corp, Cluver first […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Maybe the extraordinary begins with the ordinary. That was the message that Mahomet-Seymour High School students heard as they listened to O’Fallon’s Marc Eccher, a Civil Engineer in the United States Air Force, during Monday morning’s Veterans Day program. “There’s a perception out there that the military […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com The Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 5 Essentials Survey is now available for parents to take in order to provide feedback on school climate and learning conditions. The questions from the Parent Survey went live on Oct. 24 and will remain available until Feb. 14, 2020. […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Tickets for the 37th-annual Mahomet-Seymour High School Madrigal dinner go on sale to the public on Nov. 12. This year’s Madrigal cast, directed by Nicole Kuglich and assisted by Brian Lonergan, features 22 members including: Lord Maxwell Bartlett, Lord Luca Bellini, Lord Logan Burdette, Lord Ryan Bushell, […]
The East Central Illinois AHEC will host its first Adult Mental Health First Aid course in Mahomet at the Mahomet Public Library on Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The training, designed for anyone 18 years and older, will help participants identify, understand and respond to signs of […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High’s first-quarter Luke Busch H.E.A.R.T. Award winners have been announced. The quarterly award is given to one student in each grade. Teachers and staff nominate students who exhibit H.E.A.R.T.: Helpfulness, Effort, Acceptance, Respect and Tolerance. The honor is in memory of Luke Busch, who was diagnosed with a […]
Mahomet-Seymour Girl Scout Troop #2292 will be hosting a food drive at Middletown Prairie Elementary School from Nov. 18 through the 22. The troop of 15 second, third and fifth graders will be collecting non-perishable food, hats, gloves, socks and toiletries. In years past, they have donated toys, purchased meals […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com A good way to get the word out about your business is to bring a Major League Hall of Famer to your small town. For many, the announcement that Andre Dawson would be signing autographs at Ryno’s Fine Sports Collectibles was the first time they’d heard of […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Typically, when runners cross the finish line, there is someone waiting to share in the excitement. Many times, though, training for a running event is a solo undertaking, involving time spent making gains to ultimately reach a goal. When 60 third- through fifth-grade girls at Lincoln Trail […]
