This is an old tale that illustrates a lot about diversity and humanity. A young woman visited her grandmother and told her grandmother how hard life was. She was on the brink of giving up because she did not know if she could make it in this world. She was […]
Author: Dani Tietz
For the Bieglers, it’s opposites attract
The story you are about to read had to be destined to happen. Although when Heather Foster and Neil Beigler were 8 and 11 years old, they had no idea what might happen a decade later. “My dad’s little sister married his mom’s little brother,” Heather said. “We were the […]
Champaign County Electronics Recycling Collection Event May 18
An Electronics Recycling Collection Event will take place May 18, 2019, with online registration opening April 8 at 8 a.m. There are free YEAR-ROUND local electronic recycling options (with the exception of most TV’s) Click here for more details:Year-Round Recycling Options. REGISTRATION & EVENT DETAILS:There is a FOUR television limit per person/postcard (ALL […]
Photographs are a family affair for the Yost family
Life is full of little moments and big moments; funny moments and profound moments. Sometimes those moments just come and go. And other times, we can capture them through pictures. Seymour resident Judy Yost is passing her love for moments onto her two grandchildren, kindergartner Alli Yost and sophomore Cora […]
Hoffman leaves MAYC, takes job at Habitat for Humanity
Mahomet Area Youth Club’s Executive Director Chad Hoffman will leave his position with the club after two years with the organization. Hoffman’s last day with MAYC will be March 24. Hoffman has accepted a position as the Executive Director of Habitat of Humanity in Champaign. “Chad’s leadership and direction has […]
Classic Plumbing P.L.U.M.B.E.R. of the Month: Collin Rath
For Mahomet-Seymour volleyball and basketball fans, the newly added Jumbotron in the Mahomet-Seymour gymnasium is something that adds a little flair to each competition throughout the regular season. But for Mahomet-Seymour freshmen Collin Rath, the Jumbotron is almost a dream come true. Rath, a student on the autism spectrum, has […]
MAYC Spring Break and Summer Registration Open
The Mahomet Area Youth Club has opened registration for spring break and summer programming. The clubhouse will be open for Spring Break from March 18 through March 22, then again for summer break from June 3 to August 9 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Youth between the ages of […]
Maple Sugar Days Feb. 23 and March 2
There’s nothing like sitting down to breakfast with a plate of pancakes and some maple syrup. But making that syrup begins with a process that was first documented in North America by French explorer André Thévet in 1557. Today extracting sugar from maple trees isn’t something people think about; it’s […]
Hunter named 2019-2020 principal at Lincoln Trail
The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education of Education has announced the hiring of Megan Hunter as the new principal at Lincoln Trail Elementary School. She will be officially appointed at the February 11, 2019 Board of Education meeting, and starts her position on July 1, 2019. Hunter joined the Mahomet-Seymour School […]
Civil Rights Panel to talk about Champaign County during 1968
Candy Foster is known throughout East Central Illinois for his velvet voice, contagious smile and his ability to get people out of their seats and onto the dance floor. But what many of his followers may not know is that he played a local role in the civil rights movement […]