BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com What will you read this summer? Maybe the Mahomet Public Library can help. In an effort to bridge the popular monthly subscription model some products use with the knowledge of the library staff, the Mahomet Public Library introduces the Teen Book Box program. Through registration for the […]
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Losing the lead, but leading the heart: how Stutsman, Rodebaugh, Straub and Carr celebrate
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com It was the moment that junior high track and field athletes had worked for all season: crossing the finish line with a chance to move on to the IESA State meet. Of the hundreds who compete at IESA sectional meets, only dozens get to move on. To […]
“Frieda Mumm’s: Discovering Home” opens at Museum of the Grand Prairie Saturday
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com In every story told, there is more than meets the eye. The stories told and those that will be created at the Museum of the Grand Prairie’s upcoming exhibit: “Frieda Mumm’s Discovering Home” are no different. It’s not something museum curators will be there to talk about, […]
Mahomet Garage Sale Map
The following is a list of garage sales that have been submitted so far. To be included in the map, please email dani@mahometnews.com by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15. It is free to be included on the map thanks to: 1210 E Jeffery Dr. Saturday 8 am-1pm baby clothes […]
Lincoln Trail musicians perform at Orff Chapter Music Festival
Twenty-three Lincoln Trail students performed in the Heart of Illinois Orff Chapter Music Festival on Saturday, May 11 at the Center for Performing Arts in Normal. Music Instructors Sue Keeble (Lincoln Trail) and Jacob Beinborn (Middletown Prairie) had an amazing day creating music with students from all over Central Illinois for this annual […]
Update on Mahomet Jimmy Johns
According to Patrick Wampler, Jimmy Johns, which will be on the corner of Main and Lombard Street in Mahomet, will begin construction on May 20. They are scheduled to open their doors around Labor Day 2019.
MSJHS April Eighth-Grade Students of the Month
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School Eighth-Grade Students of the Month for April are Colton Crowley Owen Uebelhoer Lauren Hobbs Sebastian Chamorro and Autumn Paytes (not pictured).
Kaper brings ag education to life for students in the classroom through Champaign County Farm Bureau program
In East Central Illinois, farmland is nearly everywhere. At one time, farmland sustained families and incomes, lifestyles and dreams. And while that is true for some today, the tasks that happen on the land are often unknown, although they impact nearly every aspect of any human’s life. Since 1993, the […]
Keller Williams’ Red Day ignites Pride’s passion to give back
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Champaign, Ill. – It’s Mo Anderson’s 82nd birthday. And she’s invited around 180,000 people to her party! The name Mo Anderson might not mean much to someone outside Keller Williams Realty, but the culture that she began to build within the Keller Williams organization when she became […]
Johnson finds her superpower through conducting “Avengers”
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Through 22 movies, the world has been enthralled with the stories of Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk and Ant-Man. These characters have wowed spectators with their resiliency and ability to conquer Earth’s impending doom, time-and-time again. But before the armor and fancy suits, these characters started […]