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 […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometdaily.com Whether you want to catch bluegill in a local pond or trout from Lake Michigan, you must purchase an Illinois fishing license before casting your line. Prices of Illinois fishing licenses vary by the age of the participant, the type of fishing to be done and […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Village of Mahomet will vote on the annexation of 11 properties in the Lakeview Subdivision at tonight’s July 23 Board meeting. Board members heard from Village attorney Joseph Chamley about the annexation of properties in Lakeview on July 16. In March, approximately 40 properties in […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Village of Mahomet opened Sunny Acres Road on July 12 after approximately 3.5 months of construction. The $1 million reconstruction project came in under budget. Village Engineer Ellen Hedrick said some manicuring will be done to the project near the end of August or in […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees approved a 5-year, $400,000 loan from Busey Bank at a special board meeting on July 16, 2019. The funds will be used for the purchase of the properties currently known as 511 E. Main St., 107 […]
