The Mahomet Daily provides government, school, fire protection and library news for Mahomet-Seymour readers.
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Hate has no home here. That’s what a petition handed to the Mahomet Music Festival committee Thursday night signed by 80 Mahomet residents said. Prior to Thursday’s final meeting before the festival on Aug. 23 and 24, the group reached out to Committee Chairman Dave Parsons […]
Myerscough and agriculture kind of go hand-in-hand. Mahomet-Seymour alum Michael Myerscough knows that. “Ag has been my everything,” he said. “That’s all I’ve ever done.” Some of his earliest memories include watching his sister, Megan, show sheep at the Champaign County Fair. “It’s brought my sister and me closer as […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@sjodaily.com Thursday, July 25 was a big day for incoming Mahomet-Seymour High School freshmen Taylor Dietz. As she was celebrating her 14th birthday, she also won Grand Champion Ram and the Senior Showmanship award in the sheep division at the Champaign County 4-H Fair. Like many children […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Showing cattle is in the blood of the Turners. Ten-year-old Mahomet resident Callie Turner has spent her childhood watching her dad, brother and sister learning the ropes of the show ring. When she turned eight, it was her turn to take the reins. “I just thought […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com The Monticello Theater Association invites community members to experience a world of imagination this weekend. The cast, which has been working on their Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory-Youth Production performance for the last six weeks, will take the stage June 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Five years ago, Mahomet’s Karen McHale decided it was important for children to see in person some historic sights they had read about in history books or had watched on videos. “I talked to a friend who was leading a trip to Washington, D.C. at the […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com I will never be chosen to serve on a jury for a case that could require capital punishment. I don’t believe the death penalty is ever the correct option. As I count the pros and cons, however, there are certainly many more reasons to justify not […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Diane Guth just wanted to talk about books all day. It didn’t start that way, though. When Guth, who retired from Mahomet-Seymour High School in May, went to college, she wanted to defend the defenseless. So, she began in pre-law. But once she learned just how […]
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet Parks and Recreation Director Dan Waldinger asked the Village Board of Trustees to approve $26,000 for playground equipment at Brooks-Warfel Park located at 405 E. Dunbar St. on July 16, 2019. The Village board approved the request on July 23. Known as Mahomet’s “toddler park”, […]
BY JASON SCHIFO Author John Eldredge, in his book “The Sacred Romance”, shares the pain of not belonging: “Being left out is one of life’s most painful experiences. I remember the daily fourth-grade torture of waiting in line while the captains chose their teams for the kickball games. As each […]
