Mahomet Daily

The Village of Mahomet is scheduled to repair a storm sewer and replace two concrete street panel sections on Eastwood Drive near the Heritage Inn Motel at 801 E. Eastwood Drive the week of October 2, 2017. To complete this job safely and as efficiently as possible, the street To […]

With a following throughout Central Illinois, Cakes by Lori is now located inside the Mahomet IGA bakery. Lori Martin has always loved being artistic and baking for other people. When her love landed her a job at the Roundbarn IGA in Champaign more than 27 years ago, her creativity was […]

What is white privilege? This is the question white conservative Brian Grimm asked in 2008 when the United States was in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Grimm learned that black people have double the unemployment rate as white people and that the poverty rate […]

MSHS Cross Country The Peoria Nortre Dame Invitational featured the powerhouse of cross country runners, including 11 AAA State ranked teams, 5 AA State ranked teams, and 3 A State ranked teams. Under hot conditions that slowed down the entire field, Mahomet-Seymour Cross Country finished 9th. Despite less than favorable conditions, Riley […]

The Village Board of Trustees will meet on September 19 at 6 p.m. at the Village Administration Building. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/9-SS-09192017-AGENDA-REVISED.pdf”]

The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education will hold a Budget Hearing at 6:30 p.m., and its regular Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 18.  The meeting will be held in the Board Conference Room at Middletown Prairie Elementary. [gview file=”https://mahometdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Web-Packet.pdf”]

Photo: Fred Kroner DeYoung stands in her pantry where she has more than 30 flavors of jam prepared and ready for sale. Her four-ounce jars are $4 apiece. Sara DeYoung likes to find herself in the middle of a jam. It’s a common position for the westside Mahomet resident, especially […]

When natural disaster strikes, people want to help immediately. It’s a natural response. But often, after the Red Cross has left the area and the national news has moved onto another story, the victims in a natural disaster are left wondering what comes next. “ You have the first-responders: the state […]

The Mahomet Lions Club invites the Mahomet-Seymour community to participate in their golf outing on October 20 at Lake of the Woods Golf Course. The event is a four-person, 18-hole golf scramble that will be a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. for all golfers. All participants must be at least […]

The Mahomet-Seymour School District is in need for adults workers for the Kids’ Club program at Sangamon (first and second graders). Preferred applicants are adults who are available five days a week from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Once hired, adults who have school aged children in K-5th grade will receive […]