The Mahomet-Seymour Interact Club will be collecting jackets, hats, gloves, books, canned goods and toys/board games for Mom’s Pantry on Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations are on a drive-by basis. The Interact Club will be in the Mahomet-Seymour High School front bus lane.
What makes a superhero? Is it a cape? Laser beams that shoot from the eyes? And incredible strength that stops evil in its tracks? After almost a full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the word superhero may be redefined. Is it the doctor that has worked 200 consecutive days? The […]
Mahomet Lions Club President George Castor delivered a $1000 donation to Mom’s Pantry last Monday. The Club also made a food donation to the pantry that offers food items, hygiene products and clothes for those in need that have a student(s) in the Mahomet-Seymour school district. The pantry is open […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com For one person, in particular, the busy season is approaching. In fact, the demands on the North Pole’s most famous resident haven’t subsided, even during a pandemic year. Requests for personal appearances have been arriving at a staggering rate. Santa Claus tries hard to be accommodating, […]
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Health officials gave an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan Friday with potential federal approval anticipated as early as next week. Gov. JB Pritzker said the state still expects to get 109,000 doses to be initially distributed in the 50 counties with […]
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced Friday that Driver Services facilities statewide will remain closed for in-person transactions until Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The expiration date for driver’s licenses and ID cards have been extended until June 1, 2021. Expanded Online ServicesWhite also […]
About Branda Farney I grew up in LeRoy, IL and graduated from high school there. Soon after graduation I got married and began my life together with Jerry these 54 years. Jerry went to college and became a pastor; so, I became a pastor’s wife. We lived away for 22 […]
Mahomet-Seymour will begin to follow new CDC guidelines, which add options for reduced quarantine times, according to an email from Superintendent Lindsay Hall Friday morning. Quarantine is used to keep someone who might have been exposed to COVID-19 away from others in an effort to stop the spread of disease […]
Yellow & Co., 604 E. Main Street, Suite C, Masks Required to Enter, Stock up on stocking stuffers! Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-4 Winderson’s Creations, 601 E Main St, Suite 105, find something that speaks to your soul. Winderson’s Creations specializes in custom gifts and apparel. Their space also includes locally […]
In light of Governor Pritzker’s announcement that the state will extend Coronavirus Tier 3 mitigations “for a few weeks,” Urbana Park District will continue to suspend all indoor activities through Sunday, December 27. The following safety guidelines are in place: Suspend indoor fitness programs at Phillips Recreation Center, The Lake […]
