BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Did you know Cinderella has a twin brother? The Mahomet-Seymour Junior High Drama club will tell the story of Cinderella and her twin brother, Bob, during this weekend’s performances of “Twinderella.” Under the direction of seventh-grade English teacher Brittany Immormino, more than 100 students are participating in […]
All Illinois residents will have the opportunity to dispose of their hazardous waste products from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 23 at 115 S. Sangamon Ave. in Gibson City. The event, which is sponsored by the Illinois Environments Protection Agency and hosted by the Ford County Soil and […]
The Sangamon Valley Water District has placed Park Hills Subdivision under a precautionary boil order until further notice. A contractor hit a water pipe Wednesday afternoon. In order to ensure drinking water quality, the district established the boil order. After water testing comes back, residents will be notified that the […]
Not everyone gets this opportunity. With the rising costs of a college education, many families are collecting every penny they can get to make sure their child does not graduate with debt. Seniors are applying for scholarships here and there, knowing they are going up against thousands of other students […]
What happens if you have a Basketball Jones, but you can’t find a team? What if you have a Basketball Jones and there are opportunities for boys to play on a team and not for girls to play on a team? What if you’re only 9 years old? These are […]
The Mahomet Daily is accepting questions for the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum at the Cornbelt Fire Department on March 12 at 6 p.m.This event is open to the public.Because the Chamber forum will have a limited amount of time, the Mahomet Daily will use additional question submissions to […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District hopes this summer to finish the fiber optic loop it began to build in 2013. Director of Technology Jared Lynn presented the $164,000 project to the Mahomet-Seymour School Board on Feb. 11. Lynn said with a federal e-rate program and a one-time state matching grant, the […]
Early voting in Champaign County has begun. Voters can visit the Brookens Center located at 1776 East Washington Street in Urbana to cast their ballot from Feb. 21 to April 1. Brookens Center will be open for voting during the following times: February 21 – March 26: weekdays 8:00am – […]
Mahomet-Seymour High School honored 90 junior and senior students as they were inducted into the National Honor Society Wednesday night. Since its inception in 1921, the National Honor Society has recognized students for scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Payton Dean Ade Noelle Kahawai’i Bailey Madi Jeanne Balbach Annie Wang Bao Ellie […]
*photo from Museum of the Grand Prairie For some, the lessons of 1968 are ones learned through the study of history. For others, the knowledge comes from having lived through that time period. Three panelists — Izona Burgess, Stan West and Candy Foster — in the Museum of the Grand […]
