Editor’s Note: The formal complaint by Rita Conerly was addressed by Mayor Sean Widener at the Village of the Mahomet Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night. The following includes the statement by Widener and the report the Village of Mahomet released on the complaints against Mahomet Police Chief Mike Metzler. […]
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Letter to the Editor: Police action does not align with mission statement
To the Editor: MISSION STATEMENT “The mission of the Mahomet Police Department is to safeguard the lives and property of the citizens we serve. We will work in partnership with the community to enforce the law impartially, protect lives, and enhance public safety. We will at all times conduct ourselves with the […]
Letter to the Editor: Discrimination and racism are still very real
To the Editor: I would like to open my letter with gratitude in thanking those such as Michelle Matthews, Paul Saban, and Maggie Kinnamon, along with those in the community of Mahomet who have been very supportive throughout this time. My experience in Mahomet had been a peaceful one prior […]
Letter to the Editor: Focus on values is insufficient for working against systemic racism and inequitable practices in schools
At the June 22nd Mahomet Seymour School Board meeting, members of the public spoke on the proposed anti-racism resolution, offering a variety of personal testimonies and perspectives on issues of systemic inequities. Afterward, members of the board responded. A few board members in particular forwarded the notion that efforts to […]
Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs Cancelled Due to COVID-19
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Pritzker will issue an Executive Order cancelling the Illinois and Du Quoin State Fairs this year. The announcement of the cancellations has prompted the Department of Agriculture to offer a safe, creative way to ensure youth exhibitors still get a chance to showcase […]
Parkland Colleges announces plans for Fall 2020
Parkland College has given students an idea about what the fall 2020 semester will look like. Parkland’s plan is contingent upon the Central District in the Restore Illinois plan being in Phase 4, where groups of 50 are allowed. At this time, the Central Region is on pace to meet […]
Commentary: Open call to Mahomet Police Chief to demonstrate sentiment with action
*Author’s Note: It has been brought to my attention that I made a mistake in regards to Mr. Metzler’s career history. I said that he worked for 40 years in this department, when in actuality he previously worked in Urbana before coming to Mahomet. Thank you to those of you […]
Fitness Premier coming to Mahomet in late fall 2020
Fitness Premier will be opening its 12th location at Churchill Crossing in Mahomet in late fall 2020. A press release from Guth & Associates said that Fitness Premier will occupy the third and final building to be constructed in the Churchill Crossing development. “We’ve been working with Fitness Premier for […]
Old treatment applied to new virus bringing hope to sickest COVID-19 patients
Urbana, Ill.— Carle Health and Community Blood Services of Illinois, are collaborating on an investigational treatment with a century-old approach to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients. First Community Blood Services of Illinois collects plasma from a recovered COVID-19 donor. Then, physicians use it to treat the sickest COVID-19 patients. Carle is the first […]
University of Illinois to move courses online, suspends events with over 50 attendees
In a massmail issued today, University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen and the chancellors from the system’s three universities issued new guidelines for students, faculty, and staff amid the global COVID-19 pandemic: Dear faculty, staff and students: We write today to share new policies for the University of Illinois […]