By Dani Tietz It’s true. Everything you need to know you learned in kindergarten. For some, Robert Fulghum’s list of 16 life lessons gathered in kindergarten is a motivational poster. But for Mahomet-Seymour kindergarten teacher Julie Myers, those details that tend to get overlooked as an adult were the backbone […]
Author: Dani Tietz
CCFPD sticks to Climate Commitment in the decision to host final Freedom Fest in 2023
By Dani Tietz The upcoming Champaign County Forest Preserve July 4 Freedom Fest in 2023 will mark the final event held on the Lake of the Woods property. The event scheduled for June 30 will begin at 4 p.m. and conclude after the fireworks show beginning at dusk. A $2 […]
CCFPD sticks to Climate Commitment in the decision to host final Freedom Fest in 2023
By Dani Tietz The upcoming Champaign County Forest Preserve July 4 Freedom Fest in 2023 will mark the final event held on the Lake of the Woods property. The event scheduled for June 30 will begin at 4 p.m. and conclude after the fireworks show beginning at dusk. A $2 […]
There’s no stopping Cindy Brumfield, even in retirement
By Dani Tietz Getting involved and giving back is easier to talk about than to do. But for Mahomet-Seymour’s Cindy Brumfield, it’s just what she does. Brumfield has been with the Mahomet-Seymour School District for 32 years, working with K-12 students in the special education program. “I have always had […]
Blue Dot Society to host fundraiser for scholarship
By Dani Tietz As the 2022-2023 school year comes to an end, Mahomet-Seymour football players and fans have their sights set on next season. Athletes have been in the weight room, working on their speed, gearing up for summer camp and that late August evening when they travel to Morton […]
Mahomet-Seymour School Board to host listening tour, hires Educational Leadership Solutions for Strategic Plan
By Dani Tietz The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will go on a summer listening tour beginning May 22. The suggestion came from Board President Sunny McMurry after a May 4 discussion where the board members listened to a plan to develop a district strategic plan by Richard Voltz from Educational Leadership […]
Mahomet Soda Fest scheduled for June 10
By Dani Tietz The 2023 Mahomet Soda Fest is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 10. The event, hosted by the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce, will feature over 100 soda flavors along Main Street in downtown Mahomet. In its third year, the Mahomet Soda Fest will also […]
Village of Mahomet water and wastewater customers will see increase in bill for FY’24
Village of Mahomet water and wastewater customers will see an increase in their rates for fiscal year 2024. Water Fees Water usage charge (in-Village): = $ .68 per 100 gallons of use for water use up to 50,000 gallons= $ .58 per 100 gallons of use for water use over […]
Kodiak still waiting on many Candlewood residents to sign lease
By Dani Tietz As of April 27, only 58 of the 521 residents at Candlewood Mobile Home Park in Mahomet had signed a lease from Kodiak Property Management, LLC. For Candlewood residents, the problem appears to be threefold: some residents have not received a lease agreement from the management group; […]
Bulldogs defeat Urbana 10-6
By Fred Kroner Madelyn Logsdon stroked four hits and Jenna Wade and Madisyn White both laced three hits on Wednesday (April 19) as the Mahomet-Seymour softball team outscored Urbana, 10-6, on the Tigers’ field. Contributing two hits apiece were Madeleine Cortez and Rio Casillas. Logsdon and White each delivered two […]