Three years after Zoom became the go-to for work meetings and presentations anywhere, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is asking lawmakers to move forward a bill that would make video conference calls, video streams, and social media illegal while on the road. “We need to take steps to change […]
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will vote later this month on bid packages for the construction of a 6-court tennis facility that will be located at Middletown Park. Mahomet Parks and Recreation Director Dan Waldinger said the apparent low bidder was from Petry Kuhne Company in the amount […]
By Dani Tietz There’s something special about Barb Oehlschlaeger-Garvey. Maybe it’s her soft demeanor that greets patrons at the Museum of the Grand Prairie. Maybe it’s the way she tears up as she tells the stories of local men and women who made their way toward the greater good for […]
By Dani Tietz It’s become commonplace at Mahomet-Seymour School Board meetings: “Illinois School Code.” It’s the compilation of laws and regulations that guide what school boards and school districts across the state can and cannot do, whether it’s in electing board members, governance, policy, or procedure. It provides protection for […]
By Dani Tietz EDITOR’S NOTE: In order to protect residents in the Candlewood Mobile Home Park, names will not be used in this piece. Actual conversations with residents, not just ones taken from Facebook, have taken place over the last couple weeks. This is the account of those families who […]
Village of Mahomet residents have a choice to make: join the municipal electric aggregation, choose a different supplier or elect to remain on utility default supply. Village residents were notified by mail on Dec. 5 that they are automatically enrolled in the program that gives the municipality the authority to […]
*This Christmas Light Guide does not include all Christmas Light Displays. The displays on this map are Mahomet’s iconic displays. If one has been missed, please let us know and we will do our best to add a short description this year, and will try to write a story next […]
By Dani Tietz All four Mahomet-Seymour Schools received a “commendable” rating on the 2022 Illinois Report Card, an annual report released by the Illinois State Board of Education. The highest ranking designation is “exemplary.” This is the first time since 2019 that Illinois school districts have received a designation. The […]
By Dani Tietz Tax dollars are on Mahomet-Seymour constituents’ minds as they head to the polls to vote on the Nov. 8, $59.4 million referendum. Should the measure to build a new junior high school pass, property taxes will increase to cover the expense. Since bond interest values are not […]
By Dani Tietz Donations and expenditures of Citizens for Bulldog Blueprint from July 1 to Sept 30 were released recently by the Illinois Board of Elections. This political action committee was formed to support the June 28 Mahomet-Seymour School District referendum for $97.9 million. It does not appear that this […]
