By Isabella Zarate Every September, the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy (USRC) hosts the “SangamonRiver Clean Up.” This year’s clean up took place on Saturday, September 10th. According to USRC volunteer Scott Hays “We do it this time of year because the river tends tobe very low.” “It definitely was this […]
By Isabella Zarate “I didn’t set out to write novels.” Mahomet resident, Cherie Roberson, shares her thoughts as she anticipates the release of her debut novel, Man in the Mist. “People often ask if I dreamed of becoming an author. The short answer is ‘No,’ but the longer answer is […]
By Isabella Zarate “It was really just by chance,” exclaimed Mahomet native, Rebekah Street. Street, who graduated from Mahomet Seymour High School in 2006, now lives in Long Beach, California. Amidst a new job and recently becoming engaged Street found herself busier than ever when a once in a lifetime […]
By Isabella Zarate For almost 40 year’s Mahomet’s Helping Hands (MHH) has been serving the community. In 1983 a group of women from local churches came together with the idea of creating a place for Mahomet residents to get help without having to drive all the way to Champaign. According […]
By Isabella Zarate Haus of Karma, a thrift store located in Urbana, is seeking to diversify, inform, and entertain the town of Mahomet with their first ever Pop-Up Art Festival. The festival, which will take place at the Tin Cup RV Park on Saturday, August 6th, is expected to be […]
By Isabella Zarate In efforts to preserve and restore the area, the Champaign County Forest Preserve District (CCFPD) is buckling down on emissions and taking measures into their own hands. With time and consistency, emissions like carbon dioxide eventually begin to build up in the Earth’s atmosphere. In return, the […]
By Isabella Zarate Mahomet’s Mitch Rolson was recently honored as the Urbana Firefighter of the Year. “The fire service has kind of been part of my life for my entire life,” Rolson shared. For almost 15 years, Rolson has followed in the footsteps of his dad who dedicated nearly 30 […]
Fellowship By Isabella Zarate Former Mahomet resident Barghav Sivaguru has recently made a name for himself as he was selected as a 2022 Charles B. Rangel Fellowship recipient. The fellowship, which is a U.S. Department of State program, is administered by Howard University. The program seeks to enhance both diversity […]
By Isabella Zarate In one of their various efforts to give back to the community, the Mahomet Rotary Club, led by former president Chad Hoffman, recently came together with the Mahomet Parks and Recreation department to create an interactive learning trail. The trail, which was designed for preschool age children, […]
By Isabella Zarate Jordan Roberts is known for a lot of things. In the eyes of his mom, Katrina, he is kind, loyal, silly, strong, and has a great belly laugh. Jordan was born with a bilateral cleft palate and lip, as well as autism, thus making communication a bit […]
