Mahomet Daily

MAHOMET —Gov. Rauner today signed legislation that requires gas storage field owners to notify local communities if natural gas leaks threaten to expose residents and businesses to contaminated water. The new law also mandates annual storage field inspections by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “Notifying local residents and […]

Springfield, IL – Legislation built upon Urbana based Carle Hospital’s Healthy Beginnings program that seeks to provide workforce training and employment skills to those out of work, underemployed, or those at the lowest income levels was signed into law Aug. 10 by Gov. Bruce Rauner. Senate Bill 3232, sponsored by […]

Mahomet, IL– On April 3, 2018, well over 200 students were screened with an ECG, to detect potential heart issues, under the “Young Hearts for Life” (YH4L) program.   This program identifies high school and college-age students who could be at risk for sudden cardiac death.  Each week, sudden cardiac death […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 28, 2018      An investigation over the past 48 hours of an incident between a Mahomet-Seymour bus and private vehicle has yielded the following facts: On Monday, March 26th at approximately 8:00 a.m. a Mahomet-Seymour School bus, making a right turn to proceed west on State […]

The Mahomet American Legion Post 1015 invites community members to hear World War II Navy veteran Don Forna’s presentation at the American Legion Hall, 412 E. Main St., from 1-3 pm on Saturday, March 17. The Urbana man’s presentation will include discussions and slides concerning various Warbirds used during World War II. The […]

State Sen. Chapin Rose (left) met with Steve Stierwalt (right) from the Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District and Sondra Baker (center) from Dewitt County Soil and Water Conservation District. Both were in Springfield Feb. 27 to meet with legislators.

Champaign County residents interested in getting an inside look at how local law enforcement works are invited to participate in the Champaign County Citizen Police Academy. The academy, which meets Thursday nights from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. for 10 weeks beginning April 19, 2018, will cover crime prevention, community based […]

The 2018 Mahomet Music Festival, formerly known as the Sangamon River Music Festival, will headline country music starts Rodney Atkins and Mark Chestnutt August 24 and 25 at 9:30 p.m., respectively. The festival committee has also scheduled Christian group Carrollton to take the stage Saturday morning, August 25 at 11 […]

Thursday, January 18th, 2018 – RE/MAX Realty Associates welcomes Bill Oliger as a sales partner with The Nick Taylor Real Estate Team. Bill is a lifelong resident of Mahomet. He’s a graduate of Parkland College, Eastern Illinois University, and the University of Illinois Police Training Institute. Retiring after a twenty-year […]