Champaign Urbana Ballet’s holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,” returns to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts for two weekends; November 30, December 1-2 and 7-9. This time-honored community tradition will feature a freshly reimagined scene featuring the very smallest cast members. The darling new “Dutch Dairy” scene is expertly designed, locally inspired, and […]
Author: Dani Tietz
MSJHS wins 7th Grade IESA Girls Basketball Regional Title
The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High girls basketball team captured the seventh-grade IESA Girls Basketball Regional title by defeating Champaign Jefferson 37-22 Monday night.
Commentary: Who Will Be Our Next President?
Who will be our next President? I hope I didn’t lose you right there. This isn’t a conversation about our President at all. But, my guess is that you know what the President does – or should do – or can do – or doesn’t do. Not this current President […]
M-S Board Meeting 11.19.2018
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Six tips to help young athletes prepare for upcoming season
Just because the weather outside is getting colder, it doesn’t always mean that athletes are taking time away from their sport. In fact, for many East Central Illinois athletes, the cold months are a time to prepare their body for the grind of spring, summer and fall seasons. Adam Tarr, Certified […]
M-S adds security measures to visitor check-in process
The Mahomet-Seymour School District unrolled added security measures to its four schools within the first few months of the 2018-19 school year. Visitors have been required to request admittance by pressing a button located outside each school since 2014. Beginning Nov. 1, 2018, guests are also required to present their […]
Services set for Joel Roberts
The United Methodist Church of Mahomet, located at 1302 E South Mahomet Rd., will open their doors to family and friends who wish to share their condolences with the Roberts family. Joel Roberts, an 11-year-old Lincoln Trail student passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning. Visitation services will be from 3 to 7 p.m. […]
LCC Comfort Dogs help students process grief
Disaster. It strikes when you least expect it. It leaves individuals and, often times, communities feeling uncertain, anxious and heartbroken. Although it takes time to work through the overwhelming emotions that come along with an unexpected event, Lutheran Church Charities’comfort dogs have seemed to meet a need in the grieving process […]
Commentary: Remembering Amity 21-years later
On Nov. 13, 1997, my basketball team sat in my coach’s classroom to have a meeting about our upcoming game. Like always, the team scattered after the meeting, but this time, we were quickly called back together. A senior, Amity Pascal, who played basketball in junior high with many of […]
Memorial fund for Roberts at Fisher National Bank
A Memorial Fund has been established for Joel Roberts, an 11-year-old Lincoln Trail student who passed away unexpectedly Saturday. Beginning November 13, Fisher National Bank, located at 1501 E. Oak St, will accept donations in his memory. For further details or questions on how to donate, contact the bank at […]
