Maple Sugar Days at Homer Lake Interpretive CenterMaple syrup is the sweet treat that children and adults alike enjoy putting on their morning pancakes. But creating this natural sweetener is a process that not only takes days to cure, but also one that restores life to the maple trees throughout […]
Author: Dani Tietz
Joseph Stephen Dauwe: a name you should know
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Joseph Stephen Dauwe. It’s a name that hundreds of Mahomet-Seymour spectators became acquainted with during the last month. A freshmen at Mahomet-Seymour High School, Joseph performed Christmas songs on the piano as loved ones found their seat for the M-S Christmas play. Then on Jan. 17, Joseph […]
Mahomet-Seymour School bus driver arrested on charges of a DUI and endangerment of children
While the Mahomet Daily knows the name of the man who was charged, we have decided to not publish the name of the individual here. A Mahomet-Seymour bus driver was arrested Tuesday night on I-72 in Piatt County after reports of a school bus swerving on I-72. The bus was […]
MSJHS Announces 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
Top 10 Things to do at the Champaign County Forest Preserve in Winter 2019
This list has been provided by the Champaign County Forest Preserve. Join the Museum of the Grand Prairie for their FREE public programs such as it’s MLK Jr. Day & President’s Day programs, our Civil Rights in Champaign County Panel on Feb 10th, our Garden Speaker Series beginning on Feb […]
Tandy and Waldrep bring songs to life through sign language
When The Greatest Showman hit theaters, its anthem song, “This is Me,” hit the hearts of viewers. When Karli Waldrep and Catherine Tandy hit the stage at the Mahomet-Seymour Variety show on Thursday night to perform “This is Me” in American Sign Language (ASL), they moved the crowd. Waldrep and […]
Closings and Cancellations
January 18, 2019 January 19, 2019 Mahomet-Seymour HS and Mahomet-Seymour Jr High are postponing or cancelling ALL activities, contests and practices for Saturday 1/19 and Sunday 1/20. The Fieldhouse is closed on Sunday for public access also. FitTek will be CLOSED tomorrow (Sat. 1/19). Mahomet Parks and Recreation Basketball games […]
Champaign Freight to perform at Pink Pig tonight
The Pink Pig, in Ogden, will welcome Champaign Freight to perform for patrons from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18. In their 10th year of performing, the band has morphed and changed, endured personal struggles and persevered. One of the band’s lead singers and co-founder, Mahomet native Richard […]
Snow Emergency Routes begin January 19 at 4 a.m.
With a winter storm warning in effect from Friday, January 11 to Sunday, January 13, the Village of Mahomet will place designated snow routes in effect beginning at 4 a.m.. January 12.
Museum of the Grand Prairie hosts free MLK Day Event
The Museum of the Grand Prairie will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King on January 21 with crafts, a scavenger hunt, books and a video.