BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Prairie A’s Antique Ford Club will host Antique Ford Day in St. Joseph on August 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Owners of antique Fords, including Model A and Model T Fords, whether original or restored, shiny or rusty are invited to bring their vehicle […]
BY KELLY SKINNER Ever feel like you need a change of pace and a new view? Last weekend, I made my husband take us on a day trip to Arthur, Ill. It’s kind of a running joke between us. We’ve lived in this area for 12 years and I’ve always […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Hate has no home here. That’s what a petition handed to the Mahomet Music Festival committee Thursday night signed by 80 Mahomet residents said. Prior to Thursday’s final meeting before the festival on Aug. 23 and 24, the group reached out to Committee Chairman Dave Parsons […]
Myerscough and agriculture kind of go hand-in-hand. Mahomet-Seymour alum Michael Myerscough knows that. “Ag has been my everything,” he said. “That’s all I’ve ever done.” Some of his earliest memories include watching his sister, Megan, show sheep at the Champaign County Fair. “It’s brought my sister and me closer as […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Thursday, July 25 was a big day for incoming Mahomet-Seymour High School freshmen Taylor Dietz. As she was celebrating her 14th birthday, she also won Grand Champion Ram and the Senior Showmanship award in the sheep division at the Champaign County 4-H Fair. Like many children […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Showing cattle is in the blood of the Turners. Ten-year-old Mahomet resident Callie Turner has spent her childhood watching her dad, brother and sister learning the ropes of the show ring. When she turned eight, it was her turn to take the reins. “I just thought […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Monticello Theater Association invites community members to experience a world of imagination this weekend. The cast, which has been working on their Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-Youth Production performance for the last six weeks, will take the stage June 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Diane Guth just wanted to talk about books all day. It didn’t start that way, though. When Guth, who retired from Mahomet-Seymour High School in May, went to college, she wanted to defend the defenseless. So, she began in pre-law. But once she learned just how […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet Parks and Recreation Director Dan Waldinger asked the Village Board of Trustees to approve $26,000 for playground equipment at Brooks-Warfel Park located at 405 E. Dunbar St. on July 16, 2019. The Village board approved the request on July 23. Known as Mahomet’s “toddler park”, […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve will host Take Me Fishing on July 27 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Boathouse Peninsula. The Champaign County Forest Preserve puts on family-friendly fishing events throughout its parks each year to promote the park system and to encourage children […]
