The month of May is a great time to put your best wheel forward. Established in 1956, National Bike Month, which is recognized in May, is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a try. On May 1, Champaign County […]
photo by Claire Daly It’s every ballerina’s dream to dance in iconic productions such as Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty, but not every ballerina gets to. As hundreds of spectators take their seats at the historic Virginia Theater for the Champaign-Urbana Ballet’s production of Swan Lake on […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The TIF District and Downtown Redevelopment plan were also discussed at the 4.23.2019 EDC meeting. That information is still to come for readers. Bill Peithmann, a member of the Village of Mahomet Economic Development Commission, voiced concern over the boom of multi-family housing being erected along the IL-150 […]
UPDATED MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT LINDSEY HALL “At this time, all buildings in the district will dismiss as normal this afternoon. There will be increased law enforcement presence at the impacted schools. Based on information that has been gathered, we feel it is best to follow our regular dismissal procedures at […]
Lincoln Trail and Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School are under a soft-lockdown as Mahomet Police Department investigates a domestic issue nearby. Parents received the following message via Skyward a few moments ago. “At this time, 12:52 p.m., both Lincoln Trail and Mahomet-Seymour Jr. High are going on a soft lock down. […]
On April 11th, State Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) Mahomet student Tim Glumac to serve as an honorary page for the day at the Capitol in Springfield.
The Mahomet-Seymour High School Science Olympiad earned seven medals at the Illinois Science Olympiad State Tournament on Saturday, April 13th. Students earning Class A State medals were: Armeen Mahdian and Nick Morrow-5th in AstronomyJason Fox and Grace Mies-3rd in BoomileverNick Morrow and Emma Amjad-3rd in Chemistry LabArmeen Mahdian-5th in Circuit […]
“How was your day?” It’s a common question among family members at the end of a work or school day. But that simple greeting means so much more for Middletown Elementary second-grade teacher Gay Fritz and her daughter Allison Fritz, who is in her first year of teaching science at […]
The race isn’t always just about the finish line. It’s a lesson that Alexander (9) and Jaden (7) Donahue have learned at a young age. The Boy Scouts’ annual Pinewood Derby was held in Mahomet on March 30. But the boys knew they had a lot of work to do […]
Roadshow is a term many junior high students have never heard of. DM (which stands for direct message) is an acronym that many adults have to turn to a search engine to understand. But when multiple generations turn to the internet, there is one common understanding: there are dangers out […]
