We live in a village. Bondville, Illinois. Population 502. I think my husband and I are the oh-two. My husband was born and raised here, in Central Illinois. I was born in England and grew up in Las Vegas; and the both of us spent the last 20 years living […]
The Village board approved the appointment of Planner and Community Development Director, Kelly Pfeifer during the Village board meeting Tuesday night. Pfeifer will begin her duties on Oct. 28. Pfeifer replaces Bob Mahrt who resigned in July to accept a position in another community. “Kelly bring a lot of customer […]
Breast cancer awareness has become personal for Mahomet Curves. Nationally, the Curves organization wants to help women “Punch Out Breast Cancer” with $10 punch cards, which can be purchased as gifts or in memory of a loved one. All proceeds from the fundraiser go to breast cancer research. Locally, the […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District will go into the initial talks for a District-wide 15-year plan within the next few months. At the Monday night school board meeting, Superintendent Rick Johnson said through looking at the capacity of the District and setting benchmarks for development, the District will be able to […]
I don’t remember exactly when it began, but I know I was fairly young when I first started criticizing my body and comparing myself to friends. Until High School I was taller than most of the boys, which meant I was easily taller than my girlfriends as well and that […]
Mahomet Mayor Patrick Brown joined the Mahomet Chamber of Commerce this morning to present his vision for Mahomet. In his first six months in office, Brown, the Mahomet Board of Trustees and the Village staff began to implement the changed vision for Mahomet that Brown promised in his campaign. Through […]
Canadian Thanksgiving is my new favorite holiday. No. I’m not Canadian. I’ve only been to Canada once, and it was barely over the border. My husband’s family is German. And with little research, I’m pretty sure I may qualify to register as a Daughter of the American Revolution. I’m about […]
Along the old, muddy streets of Champaign, when laboring immigrants made local empires possible and the Orpheum Theater housed a vaudeville and moving pictures theater, criminal activity and ghost stories haunted the area. Mahomet resident Camille Born brings these tales and the historical downtown area to life through “After Dark: […]
After more than 75 years of service to the Mahomet community, the Mahomet Town and Country Women’s Club (MTCWC) is ready to reach out to those in need again this year. MTCWC kicked off its first meeting in mid-Sept. with their annual nut sale. The money raised from the nut […]
Parents throughout Champaign County who believe in the benefits of babywearing will join babywearing groups throughout the world this week to celebrate International Babywearing Week. During International Babywearing week, the non-profit group, Babywearing International encourages local chapters to host events during the second week of Oct. to promote babywearing by […]
