By Dani Tietz The Sangamon Valley Public Water District Board on April 5 approved a contract with Veolia North America to manage operations of SVPWD water and wastewater systems that serve Mahomet residents north of I-74 and east of IL-47. The $1.358 million-per-year contract secures a licensed management and operations […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Mahomet Public Library Spring Book Sale this weekend
The Friends of the Mahomet Library Spring Book Sale will be April 14-16. Thursday, April 13, 5:00 – 8:00 pm (preview night for Friends members only; you can join at the door)Friday, April 14, 9:00 am – 6:00 pmSaturday, April 15, 9:00 am – 5:00 pmSunday, April 16, 1:00 – […]
Museum of the Grand Prairie to celebrate CCFPD’s 75th Anniversary
By Dani Tietz East Central Illinois residents may not know that some of their favorite spots in Champaign County are all connected. But the Lake of the Woods Covered Bridge, Illinois’ first International Dark-Sky Park and the Homer Lake Forest Preserve Maple Grove all have one thing in common: they […]
Glenwood residents enjoy time spent with Mahomet-Seymour Junior High students
By Dani Tietz The possibility of a new friendship is everywhere. Although Mahomet-Seymour Junior High seventh and eighth-grade students have hundreds of peers to choose friendships from, a group of 17 participating in the Community Action Program found some new friends at The Glenwood Assisted Living in Mahomet on March […]
Mahomet Family Dentistry Athlete of the Week: DeAngelo Hughey
Heading into the 2022 outdoor track season, Mahomet-Seymour Junior DeAngelo Hughey is drawing attention with his times coming out of the indoor season. Hughey finished third in the 400-m and 200-m races at the Illinois Top Times tournament. He ran his personal best 400-m at 50.07 and 22.72 in the […]
Fact Check Hennesy and McComb: Lawyer Fees
On Jan. 31, 2023, Mahomet-Seymour Board President Max McComb wrote an opinion piece for the News-Gazette in rebuttal to what board member Meghan Hennesy said at the Jan. 17, 2023, regularly scheduled board of education meeting. The following are just excerpts from those pieces. Hennesy’s speech (Jan. 17) can be […]
Fact Check Hennesy and McComb: Quid Pro Quo
On Jan. 31, 2023, Mahomet-Seymour Board President Max McComb wrote an opinion piece for the News-Gazette in rebuttal to what board member Meghan Hennesy said at the Jan. 17, 2023, regularly scheduled board of education meeting. The following are just excerpts from those pieces. Hennesy’s speech (Jan. 17) can be […]
Fact Check Hennesy and McComb: Candidate Support
On Jan. 31, 2023, Mahomet-Seymour Board President Max McComb wrote an opinion piece for the News-Gazette in rebuttal to what board member Meghan Hennesy said at the Jan. 17, 2023, regularly scheduled board of education meeting. The following are just excerpts from those pieces. Hennesy’s speech (Jan. 17) can be […]
Fact Check Hennesy and McComb: Goal Setting
On Jan. 31, 2023, Mahomet-Seymour Board President Max McComb wrote an opinion piece for the News-Gazette in rebuttal to what board member Meghan Hennesy said at the Jan. 17, 2023, regularly scheduled board of education meeting. The following are just excerpts from those pieces. Hennesy’s speech (Jan. 17) can be […]
Fact Check Hennesy and McComb: Predicting Future Decisions
On Jan. 31, 2023, Mahomet-Seymour Board President Max McComb wrote an opinion piece for the News-Gazette in rebuttal to what board member Meghan Hennesy said at the Jan. 17, 2023, regularly scheduled board of education meeting. The following are just excerpts from those pieces. Hennesy’s speech (Jan. 17) can be […]