The Mahomet-Seymour School District notified parents that there are two confirmed cases of Whooping Cough, also known as Pertussis, via email today with a letter from Champaign-Urbana Public Health District. The letter states that one identified case is in the third-grade class and the other is in seventh-grade. Communicable Disease Investigator Rachella […]
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Longtime Lincoln Trail P.E. teacher ready for new pursuit
Lu Rippy will soon transition from working with a building of children to focusing on one specific child. On Dec. 20, the Lincoln Trail physical education teacher will retire from her classroom duties for a pursuit she expects to be enjoyable. The first-time grandmother — who earned that title on Aug. 29 — will have […]
Mahomet Public Library Make and Take Ornaments on December 2
The Mahomet Public Library will host their annual Make and Take Ornament event on Saturday, December 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pictured below are the ornaments that can be made this year.
Mahomet Illinois Bicentennial Flag Raising Ceremony December 4
(MAHOMET, Ill, – – November 20, 2017) The Village of Mahomet along with other communities in the state will host an Illinois Bicentennial Flag Raising Ceremony on Monday, December 4, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. at the Village of Mahomet Administration Building located at 503 E. Main Street. Sunday, December 3, […]
Bulldogs begin season strong at Lincoln Tournament, fall in final two games
The Mahomet-Seymour boys basketball team began the Lincoln/Eaton Round Robin Tournament 3-0 and 1-0 in the Apollo Conference with wins over Cahokia, Bartonville and Lincoln High School. After a 53-50 win over Cahokia Monday night, the Bulldogs defeated Bartonville 58-22. Cory Noe scored 23 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and […]
Mahomet School Awareness Group Meeting November 29
The Mahomet Schools Awareness Group will host a meeting at the Mahomet Public Library on November 29 at 7 p.m. The group hopes to bring parents and taxpayers together for the betterment of Mahomet-Seymour Schools. For more information contact the group at mahometschoolsawarenessgroup@gmail.com.
IMPORTANT CHANGE: Madrigal Dinner sales end at midnight December 1
Mahomet-Seymour Madrigal Director Jill Rinkel said the final purchase date and time for the Madrigal Dinner have been moved up to December 1 at midnight in order to give the catering company enough time to prepare food orders. To order Madrigal tickets, visit http://www.msmusicboosters.org./
Lincoln Lecture Series: A Guide to Lincoln’s Eighth Judicial Circuit December 3
For twenty-three years Abraham Lincoln practiced law on the Eighth Judicial Circuit in east central Illinois. Guy Fraker will speak about his new book Looking for Lincoln in Illinois: A Guide to Lincoln’s Eighth Judicial Circuit. In this first guidebook to the eighth judicial circuit, Fraker directs readers and travelers through the […]
Student council provides Thanksgiving dinner to senior citizens
As the final bell rings to dismiss class on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, hundreds of Mahomet-Seymour students flood the doors to get in their cars to go home. But members of the Mahomet-Seymour student council have stayed until after dinner hours on that Tuesday night for decades to serve a […]
‘Nutcracker’ cast features Mahomet youth
The magic of Christmas begins early for all children in “The Nutcracker,” including the eight from Mahomet. “I like being in ‘The Nutcracker’ because of the feeling backstage,” seven-year veteran Byla Chapman, 11, said. “It’s magical just watching the other dancers in the lighting. It just all goes together. It’s […]
