Construction on Sunny Acres Road is scheduled to begin at the end of March. The contractor, Beniach Construction, will set up the detour and close Sunny Acres Road, from South Mahomet Road to the railroad tracks on Monday March 25. Beginning construction from South Mahomet Road to the railroad tracks […]
Champaign County CASA is a not-for-profit organization that recruits, trains, and monitors volunteers who speak for the best interest of abused and neglected children. CASA will have the next volunteer training from April 16-May 8, 2019. If you are interested in giving your time to youth in our community with […]
Champaign County residents may have an Easter egg hunt or two scheduled on their calendar over the next month. But residents don’t have to wait until the big day to find eggs. They could just visit any Champaign County Forest Preserve park. In 2018, Lake of the Woods visitors were […]
Wendy Starwalt submitted her resignation as Principal of Middletown Prairie Elementary Monday night. Starwalt was hired in 2017. Since January 2018, the Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School Principal and Assistant Principal, the District Technology Coordinator, District After-School Program Coordinator, District Director of Facilities and District Transportation Director have resigned.
The Sangamon Valley Water District boil order for Park Hills Subdivision has been lifted as of 11 a.m. on March 8.
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Did you know Cinderella has a twin brother? The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Drama club will tell the story of Cinderella and her twin brother, Bob, during this weekend’s performances of “Twinderella.” Under the direction of seventh-grade English teacher Brittany Immormino, more than 100 students are participating in […]
All Illinois residents will have the opportunity to dispose of their hazardous waste products from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 23 at 115 S. Sangamon Ave. in Gibson City. The event, which is sponsored by the Illinois Environments Protection Agency and hosted by the Ford County Soil and […]
The Sangamon Valley Water District has placed Park Hills Subdivision under a precautionary boil order until further notice. A contractor hit a water pipe Wednesday afternoon. In order to ensure drinking water quality, the district established the boil order. After water testing comes back, residents will be notified that the […]
Not everyone gets this opportunity. With the rising costs of a college education, many families are collecting every penny they can get to make sure their child does not graduate with debt. Seniors are applying for scholarships here and there, knowing they are going up against thousands of other students […]
What happens if you have a Basketball Jones, but you can’t find a team? What if you have a Basketball Jones and there are opportunities for boys to play on a team and not for girls to play on a team? What if you’re only 9 years old? These are […]
