The Mahomet IGA will celebrate 61 years in the Mahomet community on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with it’s “Biggest Sale of the Year.” Alongside deals throughout the store, they will have a bounce house on-site for the kids. A cookout with butterfly pork chops and […]
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Museum of the Grand Prairie to celebrate May Day on May 4
April showers sometimes bring May showers. But the forecast for May 4 signals a break in the clouds. The Champaign County Forest Preserve and the Museum of the Grand Prairie will take advantage of the forecased mid-70’s temperatures to celebrate May Day on May 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High third quarter honor roll
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High released their third quarter honor roll students earlier this month. In order to be on high honor roll, students must maintain a 4.0 GPA. To be listed on honor roll a student must have a GPA between 3.0 and 3.99999. High Honor Roll 6th Grade 7th Grade […]
M-S Board Reorganization Meeting April 30
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board will meet on April 30 at 9 p.m. in the Middletown Prairie Elementary board meeting room.
Mahomet Public Library to host App Authors Coding Club
Does your child want to learn how to code? The Mahomet Public Library will offer a seven-week course between June 6 and July 26 for students entering fifth and sixth grades to learn basic coding skills. Class will not meet on July 4. Through the course, which was developed at […]
Village of Mahomet Garage Sales May 17 and 18
Village of Mahomet spring garage sales are scheduled for May 17 and 18. The Mahomet Daily will produce a free garage sale guide. For a garage sale lising to be included in the guide, an email with the address and description must be delivered to dani@mahometnews.com by May 15 at […]
MSHS Soccer picks up 12th shutout, Boys’ track places second at Gene Ward Invitational, Baseball wins over Rochester
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Dawson Finch and Jordan Veldman each collected three hits and Finch earned the pitching victory on Friday as the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs outscored visiting Rochester, 12-8, in a non-conference baseball contest. Veldman and Finch were each 3-for-4 at the plate. Teammates Rick Bohlen and Jon Latham had two […]
Illinois Marathon: More than the finish line for Nurmi, Nunn, Nykaza and Waldrep
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Jessi Nurmi decided to take the full plunge. There was no easing into her distance running debut on Saturday. Until she stepped to the starting line for the 11th-annual Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon, the Mahomet resident had never raced more than 10 kilometers at any one time. […]
Kent State Shooting: “I felt I grew up that day.”
By FRED KRONERfred@mahometnews.com Many of us look at life as right or wrong, yes or no, this way or that way. We tend to overlook the middle ground, the section that includes some of this and some of that. Kathy Bennett, the school librarian at Lincoln Trail Elementary from 1989-2014, […]
Champaign County Bikes celebrates a decade of C-U Bike Month: Lucky Moon Pies to provide free muffins and coffee on May 1
The month of May is a great time to put your best wheel forward. Established in 1956, National Bike Month, which is recognized in May, is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to give biking a try. On May 1, Champaign County […]