Champaign, Douglas, Ford, Piatt, Vermilion and the 16 surrounding counties that make up Region 6 have met the Illinois Department of Public Health requirements to move into Tier 1 mitigations, which include re-opening indoor dining. Restaurant owners will be required to limit indoor capacity to the lesser of 25 guests […]
In the COVID-19 world, nothing is normal. But that isn’t necessarily always a bad thing. For Mahomet-Seymour’s scholastic bowl team, it was an opportunity to participate in an international scholastic bowl competition. Mahomet-Seymour senior Nate Lundstrom, who lived in Chile while his father was on sabbatical during his sophomore year, […]
If you could change one thing about the last year what would you change? Compassion, too many people didn’t take time to form their responses to situations. Is there anything new you tried last year? How was your experience? Not new, but new again, we started doing revivals again, both […]
Three Illinois Regions will move into Tier 2 mitigations Friday after being in Tier 3 since Nov. 20. Regions 1,2, 5 have met the requirements: average test positivity rate of less than 12-percent for three consecutive days, three-day average of staffed ICU and hospital bed availability above 20-percent for three […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Shawn Skinner would love to coach his St. Joseph-Ogden football team at some point this school year. He recognizes that his desire is not supported by facts. Though the Illinois High School Association has not yet determined what will become of the remaining (and rescheduled) fall […]
A post on Project 47 Smokehouse and Pub’s Facebook page states that the popular Mahomet barbecue restaurant will close its doors for the “rest of the winter” on Jan. 23. “(We) will be re-evaluating everything, if and hopefully when, the state of Illinois and Champaign County lift indoor dining restrictions,” […]
The Mahomet-Seymour Speech team will host their first-ever virtual tournament on Jan. 14 to 16. Twenty other schools throughout Illinois will be coming together, including schools from southern Illinois and the suburbs of Chicago. The competition includes 14 IHSA Individual Events which highlight a variety of public speaking styles. Eighteen […]
St. Jude is gearing up for the annual Monticello-to-Peoria Run on July 16 and 17. Last year organizers made some accommodations due to COVID19, but this year, they are preparing for a normal event, knowing adjustments may be needed. Registration is now open for runners to sign-up for a leg […]
The Village of Mahomet Board of Trustees will soon be able to be in the board room together again. During the Jan. 13 board of trustees’ meeting, Village Administrator Patrick Brown said that with the help of trustee Brian Metzger, the Village will be able to capture board meetings through […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Oakwood High School athletic director John Odle believes there comes a time when any decision is better than no decision. That time didn’t arrive on Wednesday as the IHSA Board of Directors met, but didn’t provide any further guidance on when – or if or which […]
