Mahomet Daily

Nineteen-year-old Heather Clarke of Mahomet was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash near 2175 CR 700 E in Hensley Township at 8:55 a.m. Monday. An autopsy is scheduled at the Champaign County Regional Autopsy Facility Monday afternoon. The crash is under investigation by the Champaign County Sheriff’s […]

Cody’s Video from JJ Creative Media on Vimeo. It’s an epidemic that is sweeping the nation. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 115 people in the United States die daily from an opioid overdose. And every single time a loved one dies of an overdose, the […]

The Village of Mahomet Pension Board voted 5-0 Friday morning to award former Mahomet Police Officer Jeremy Scharlow a disability pension. During a confrontation with Dracy Pendleton in the 500 block of South Vine Street on May 7, 2016, Scharlow was shot in the arm. Pendleton, who was also injured, […]

When Danielle Schuh was a student at Lincoln Trail Elementary School, she enjoyed the annual Mahomet-Seymour PTO HANDS Around the World event. And now, as a senior studying Psychology with a concentration in Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Illinois, Schuh was able to share her love of music with […]

Local artists from East Central Illinois will showcase their work throughout the Champaign-Urbana area during the Boneyard Arts Festival from April 12 to 15. The annual event, which always brings an exhibit to Mahomet, brings together local artists, businesses and organizations for a special event showcasing the art of Champaign County. […]

Several administration personnel changes within the Mahomet-Seymour School District have occurred in 2018. But to understand the recent turnover, it is important to look back about a year and a half. In November of 2016, the Mahomet-Seymour School District hired Lindsey Hall to replaced Superintendent Rick Johnston, who was to […]

There are some situations in life when bystanders don’t know what to do. Witnessing child abuse is often one of them. But, in the middle of Child Abuse Awareness month, the Champaign County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) wants bystanders to know that there are many things that can be […]

Students did not have to pack. They did not have to drive to the airport. They did not have to get shots to be in a foreign country. But students at Lincoln Trail Elementary traveled around the world Friday. The Mahomet-Seymour PTO’s 23rd annual HANDS Around the World took third […]

Do you know how to protect your child from a sexual predator? Are you, or is someone you love, going through the steps of healing from sexual abuse? One in 10 children in the United States will be sexually abused before the age of 18. And the Mahomet Persisterhood wants […]