About Mindy Mindy Spencer is the Director of Alumni Relations for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is also one of the founders of the Mahomet Seymour Equity Alliance. Mindy is a Mahomet-Seymour High School alumna. She has a BS in Environmental […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Dan Ryan taught an entire school year worth of mathematics classes last summer. The lessons weren’t for advanced students or for ones enrolled in summer school. They were for teen-agers at Mahomet-Seymour High School who are currently enrolled in either pre-calculus or honors geometry. Despite his […]
Yellow & Co., 604 E. Main Street, Suite C, Masks Required to Enter, This week at Yellow & Co. tees and sweatshirts 25 % off! We have restocked our puzzles and candles! New arrivals every day. Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4 Winderson’s Creations, 601 E Main St, Suite 105, find something […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School District will begin rapid antigen testingto help identify COVID-19 among Mahomet-Seymour staff and enrolledstudents beginning Jan. 11. With a valid consent form, eligible individuals will be able to betested at a drive-through facility in the bus lane at Mahomet-SeymourJr. High School on Mondays, an asynchronous learning day […]
By RAYMON TRONCOSOCapitol News Illinois | Report For Americartroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — The state is soliciting computers and related equipment from individuals and companies as part of a new program announced Wednesday that will distribute refurbished devices to low-income households. The Computer Equity Network is a collaboration between the state, the […]
Minimum wage in Illinois is set to increase another $1/hour again come Jan. 1, 2021. This will be the third increase since Jan. 1, 2020 when the minimum wage moved from $8.25/hour to $9.25/hour. On July 1, 2020, the minimum wage moved to $10/hour. Annual $1/hour increases until 2025 will […]
Not all gifts come in packages with bows. A gift to Veteran Erica Kennedy came with a knock on the door, friends and family, and David Jones, the owner of Kingdom Lawn Care and Lighting, stating that she had been nominated for Christmas Decor’s Decorated Family Program. “She was actually […]
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board agreed to keep public comment limits to 5 minutes for each individual Monday. The board did not vote on the measure, but discussed the impacts of the agenda item that looked to change Board Policy 2:230 to read: “At the beginning of the public comment section […]
Churches throughout Mahomet are offering Christmas Eve services in 2020. Here is a rundown on what’s coming up: Community Evangelical Free Church of Mahomet December 24th, Christmas EveIn-person gathering at 6:00pm and 7:15pmWatch online at 6:00pm at www.communityfreechurch.comWe will have seating in small clusters spaced out by 8 feet. We will be […]
Felipe Rebollo and Carmen Garcia have done more than provide a before-game, after-church, let’s-get-a-margarita hotspot at Los Zarapes. They’ve been watching babies grow into adults, creating opportunities for children to play sports and providing employment opportunities for members of their family since 2007. “So many connections have been made for […]
