BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com I love traveling on an airplane. I’ve only traveled this way about a dozen times in my 40 years, but each time I get into the pressurized tube that will fly tens-of-thousands of feet above the Earth, I am overcome with the immense magic of what is […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Most of the Mahomet community knows that marching band season is right around the corner when they hear the Mahomet-Seymour High School drumline begin practicing. It’s a serious role that the drumline members hold in high regard. Senior Evan Herriott, who crossed the finish line of the […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Her last march as drum major will be one she will remember forever. As Mahomet-Seymour senior Annie Henrichs led the Bulldogs — alongside her dear friend, William Larson — through the streets of downtown Phoenix on Saturday, she knew the opportunity was rare. “It was amazing,” she […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com “(Being in the Fiesta Bowl) is so cool because when you were walking, people are like, ‘Thanks for coming!’ and you realize how crazy it is that we’re from Illinois and in Arizona,” senior Cora Walker said. The fact that the Mahomet-Seymour Marching Bulldogs, from a town […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com Illinois motorists will see an increase in fees associated with vehicle registration and traffic offenses in 2020. Motorists saw the first part of the “Rebuild Illinois” capital bill, which passed in the Illinois House and Senate to rebuild roads, bridges, public schools and university buildings throughout the […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com How to dispose of your christmas tree in Champaign County Santa has come, the presents have been unwrapped and the family ornaments have been taken off the tree. Those with an artificial tree will pack it up for next year, while those with a live tree figure […]
BY DANI TIETZdani@mahometnews.com As Santa prepares his sleigh for the annual Christmas Eve trip around the world, the Illini Lodge 17 Fraternal Order of Police this morning prepared their sleighs for a trip around Champaign County. Nearly 30 volunteers gathered at ValuCheck in Champaign around 5 a.m. to pack boxes […]
An increase in Scott’s Laws violations in 2019 has led to stronger penalties for 2020. Named after Chicago Fire Department Lt. Scott Gillen, who was killed by an intoxicated driver while assisting at a crash scene, Scott’s Law requires drivers to move over one lane or slow down for any […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board approved the 2019 tax levy, which includes an increase to be collected in 2020, with a vote of 6-1 on Monday. Ken Keefe was the sole board member to vote no to the levy. Keefe, along with board members Jeremy Henrichs and Lori Larson, missed the […]
Business owners throughout Illinois will have to comply with new laws and regulations in 2020. Employers throughout the state will begin the minimum wage increase to $15 an hour by 2025 with two minimum wage increases this year. Public Act 101-0001 mandates that employers who have minimum wage employees will […]
