November 2, 2018 Matt Grandone is the most qualified candidate for Champaign County Clerk. Matt is conscientious, hardworking, ethical, honest, and dedicated to our community. The facts are simple: … For the past 4 years, Matt has been working with State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies to increase Election Security […]
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Commentary: “Kesher Moments”
By Jason Schifo Pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet Have you ever gone to the store in search of a particular thing and run into or across something unexpected along the way that wasn’t on your list? Maybe it’s just me, but that happens all the time. It […]
2018 Living Flag performance Nov. 2-4
[gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Flyer-A.pdf”] Honoring America’s Veterans is something the Mahomet community prides itself in each year. Mahomet-Seymour School do not close down, but instead, host Veterans from all backgrounds to recognize them with students who get to see their heroes up close. The same holds true for the Living Flag Celebration at […]
Commentary: Kroner encourages constituents to vote
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com This is a political column. When I told my buddies about this idea, they shook their heads. Almost in unison, they responded, “Don’t go there.” This is not a typical political column, however. After a half-century of involvement working in the media, I continue to have […]
Hand, foot and mouth disease: symptoms, causes and treatments
Whether a child is in daycare or at school, there is always the chance that they will be exposed to some sort of illness. With cold weather just around the corner, parents are encouraging their children to wash their hands and to not share drink containers in hopes that they […]
Pommier to perform at YoYo’s Saturday night
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Mahomet, Ill. – Mahomet-Seymour graduate Onoleigh Pommier will perform with Nashville recording artist Jake Loban at Yo Yo’s on October 27 from 7 to 11 p.m. Pommier is currently enrolled at the University of Missouri, Columbia where she studies social work. During the final months of her […]
Commentary: Watching the “truth” unfold
By Jason Schifo, Pastor at Community Evangelical Free Church I am fresh off of leading my sixth trip to Israel with a group of 31 pilgrims, and as always, I am excited about all that God continues to do through these trips! When I say that I am excited though, […]
Commentary: Vote People, Not Parties
by Ben Chapman, Candidate for County Board District 1 It’s no secret that some voters vote one party straight down the ballot. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it takes almost no thought. However, I doubt I would be hard-pressed to convince you that unquestioningly voting for one party is not […]
Commentary: Everything Changes, Even Words
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Words. They are with us every day, whether we are reading, writing, speaking or listening. There are nearly 172,500 currently in use, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, with another 47,000-plus considered obsolete. More words officially get added every year. In September, Merriam-Webster announced 840 new […]
Classic Plumbing PLUMBER(S) of October: Trinity Reeves and Preston Hodges
Each Classic Plumbing Plumber of the Month winner receives over $100 in prizes from the following sponsors: David Wickboldt at Legal Shield, Tim Culver at Classic Plumbing, Felipe and Carmen Rebollo at Los Zarapes and Dani Tietz at the Mahomet Daily. Trinity Reeves and Preston Hodges have a friendship built […]
